Tragedy struck, yesterday, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, when the wall of  Ketu  Adiye Owe Primary School collapsed, killing a pupil and injured four others. The incident came barely 48 hours after the state House of Assembly  Committee on Education decried what it described as deplorable condition of public schools in […]

A 50-year-old pastor, Emmanuel Mathew, appeared on Wednesday, before an FCT High Court for allegedly raping three pupils in a school at Mpape, Abuja. Mathew, who is the pastor and general overseer of The Choice Bible Church, Mpape, and proprietor of the primary school where his victims schooled, was arraigned on a five-count charge. The

The National Association of Seadogs has raised concern over the increasing numbers of primary and secondary school drop-outs as a result of alleged cases of corruption in the education sector. NAS, in a statement made available Thursday by its National President, Mr. Ide Owodiong-Idemeko, drew the attention of the world to how increased cases of

It’s true – money does not grow on trees. But gold does, at least according to a group of scientists who have confirmed the presence of the mineral in the leaves of some plants. Australia based researchers found the gold particles hidden within eucalyptus tree foliage, indicating that gold deposits may also be buried many

All Isabella “Bella” Weems really wanted was a used car. That desire set in motion a chain of events that led to the Arizona teenager spearheading what is now a multi-million dollar enterprise that she may someday control. When she finishes school, that is. Weems, now 17, is founder of Origami Owl, a custom jewelry

A Colombian mother has been caught selling her 12 young daughters’ virginities for just £125 (N32,177) each, police said. Margarita de Jesus Zapata Moreno, 45, was detained in Bogota earlier this week after one of her girls, now 16 and pregnant, contacted police. The teen was angry after her mother ordered her to abort her

Despite the sing-song of the Nasarawa State government on its efforts to improve the level of primary education in the state, primary school enrollment may be dropping by the day. In a Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 4) Report recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), school enrollment in Nasarawa was placed at

The President, Rotary Club of Lagos, under the Rotary International District 9110, Rotarian Kehinde Ayo-Kasumu, has described education as a weapon for fighting ignorance and also a key ingredient in nation building. He said this after donating books to Holy Child College, Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, in company with other members of the association. Ayo-Kasumu