In an effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus, the Lagos state government has directed that all schools in the state be shut from Monday March 23, 2020. The directive noted that the move has become “necessary to prevent…
Nigerians love ‘associations’ too much – Peju Akande
Nigerians love ‘associations’, no be lie. Virtually every artisan belongs to one association or the other, in fact, every Nigerian is a member of one association, ethnic, school, profession, even neighbourhood, anything at all. And it’s not a bad thing…
Okay, I killed my son but I swear I did it to save him
I am a mother who wanted the best for her child. I am a woman, who suffered to have a child. I am a good mother and what I did was simply to correct my own child. The same way…
MultiChoice Nigeria talent factory begins in Lagos (Punch)
The MultiChoice Talent Factory, the flagship Corporate Shared Value project of MultiChoice Nigeria, will begin on Friday (today) with its highly anticipated masterclasses. This was announced in a statement released by the video entertainment company. According to the statement, the…
Low turnout as pupils resume nationwide (Guardian)
The streets of Lagos yesterday got some stomping as pupils from kindergarten, nursery, primary and secondary schools in both private and public schools resumed from the three-week yuletide holidays and began a new term. At one of the public schools…
Boy stabbed to death in SA school toilet (BBC)
A 17-year-old boy is due in court in South Africa today accused of stabbing a primary school pupil. The older boy is alleged to have hidden in the school toilets overnight before attacking the younger boy. The alleged attacker is…
Ortom to name school after late Ochanya (Punch)
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday said he had directed the Executive Secretary of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Philip Attachin, to give the school in the country home of late Elizabeth Ochanya a facelift. Ortom, who stated…
Knife-wielding woman attacks school, injures 14 children in China (Punch)
A knife-wielding woman attacked and injured 14 children at a kindergarten in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Friday, authorities said. The 39-year-old assailant used a kitchen knife to slashed students while they were returning to the classroom after morning exercises,…
Dear mothers, What is all this Nursery Graduation? – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
Mothers gather round here…come closer What in the name of Fashola is going on? (I have no idea why Fashola but it just felt right.) Mothers and primary schools, what are you turning this nursery graduation thing into? Growing up,…