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Bauchi: Commissioner Charges Parents On School Enrollment

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1 year ago

June 29, 2024

Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru has called on parents and guardians to make sure they send their wards to school.

The Commissioner made the call on Friday at the end of schools visitation embarked upon by the ministry.

According to her, it was not ideal for the state government, having placed education in its topmost priorities by investing resources to upgrade school facilities without students to learn.

“It is sad to mention that we are seeing the need to improve on the enrollment because you don’t just want to come and build structures with no one to teach.

“We are calling the attention of parents, that people can send their children to these schools because honestly, we cannot continue to invest resources to upgrade school facilities without students to learn.

“So, please, this is a clarion call to everyone that we can exchange these learning possibilities for our students.

“We have a whole lot of schools with good infrastructure and a dedicated government that is super ready to come in and transform the system but then we also have a nonchalant attitude from some of our communities sending their children to schools,” she said.

The Commissioner also explained that her visit to some of the schools among many others was to understand the condition of learning, the environment, the students, and the teachers themselves.

She added that the visit was also to see areas of improvement as the government was determined to improve and transform the quality of education in the state.

“As you can see, in various schools, we have different stories to tell such as concerns areas of improvement around infrastructure, areas of improvement around teachers participation and enrollment.

“So far so good, we are happy with what we see because it’s a step forward as we have seen where we can improve and we have seen where we are doing very well.

“In terms of student attendance, we are very happy with the population in Tafawa Balewa Local Government.

“We have also seen an indication that we need to improve in the aspect of enrollment in Alkali Local Government especially for our boys and this is also an indication that we can sustain the status quo in the areas of enrollment in Tafawa Balewa Local Government,” said the commissioner.

Some of the Schools visited included; Government Secondary School (GSS), Duguri in Alkali Local Government, Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Bununu in Tafawa Balewa LGA.

Others were; Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Gital in Tafawa Balewa LGA, Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), also in Tafawa Balewa and Government Girls Day Secondary School (GGDSS) Gyamas in Dass LGA.

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Why I Charged My Husband Money For Sex —Woman

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21 hours ago

December 20, 2025

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Matero Local Court, Zambia, has heard how a woman from Chisamba, sexually starved her husband for four years, after he failed to pay her K3,000 she charged him for having a child out of wedlock.

According to Zambia Observer, Sophia Kwale, 32, a teacher by profession, said in line with her tradition, as admission of guilt for having a child, her husband, Samuel Chongo, 38, was supposed to pay her the money commonly known as ‘ndapusa’ (admission of guilt).

“In my tradition, when a man has a child outside wedlock, he is supposed to apologise by paying ndapusa.

“This can be in money or material form.

“I asked him to pay me K3,000 only or he wasn’t going to have sex with me,” she said.

Sophia said her husband later refused to pay ndapusa but wanted to have sex with her, so she charged him K500 which he paid instantly before she allowed him to engage in the act.

“I charged him K500 to make love with me and he paid it instantly.

“This was only last month. Before that, we last had sex in 2021.

“I didn’t even enjoy the sex because it was forced,” she said.

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Organ Harvesting: Ekiti Sacks Surgeon After Panel’s Findings, Suspends Support Staff

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21 hours ago

December 20, 2025

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Ekiti State government has dismissed the Surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery of a patient whose kidneys were removed from the service of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) with immediate effect.

This followed the submission of the report of the 7-man investigation panel chaired by Professor Francis Faduyile to the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani.

Recall the panel was constituted 11 days ago to investigate the claim made by a patient, Mr. Joshua Afolayan regarding a surgical procedure he underwent at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).

According to a statement by Filani, “Upon careful review of the report and its recommendations, the Ekiti State government has approved the following actions:

“That the surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery is to be dismissed from the service of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) with immediate effect.

“All members of the surgical team present in the theatre on the day of the operation are to be suspended from duty for a period of one month, pending further administrative review.

“The Ekiti State government will bear the full cost of a new kidney transplant for Afolayan, will take responsibility for his post-transplant care as well as transplant related medical maintenance for a period of two years.

“In line with the recommendations of the panel, a comprehensive reorganisation of relevant departments within EKSUTH will be undertaken to strengthen clinical governance, accountability, and patient safety.”

Filani said that while the Ekiti State government continues to stand firmly behind the many dedicated and hardworking health professionals at EKSUTH and acknowledges their sacrifices and commitment to service, it would not hesitate to take decisive action where professional standards are breached.

“The government remains resolute in its commitment to protecting patients, upholding ethical and professional standards in healthcare delivery, and restoring and sustaining public confidence in the Ekiti State health system.

“Necessary reforms will be pursued to ensure that incidents of this nature do not re-occur and that EKSUTH continues to serve as a centre of excellence in patient care.

“We thank the people of Ekiti State for their patience, and trust, and we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to continued improvement in quality health care, compassion, and responsible governance.”

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My Ex-husband Has Refused To Give Me, Our Unborn Child, Money For Upkeep, Woman Tells Court

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21 hours ago

December 20, 2025

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Please, grant me time to settle the issue —Husband

A pregnant woman, Harira Aliyu, has asked a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, to compel her former husband, Nasiru Al-Hassan to provide financial support for her upkeep.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the complainant also prayed the court to confirm one pronouncement of divorce made by Nasiru in March.

“I am eight months pregnant. Since our divorce in March, he has only been able to send me money for two months for my upkeep and our unborn child.

“It is important that he continues to provide for me as I await delivery in a month’s time,” she told the court.

In his defense, the defendant who spoke through his counsel, Abubakar Sani, said he was just briefed recently.

He asked the court to give him more time to respond to the petition.

The judge, Malam Mukhtar Aliyu adjourned the case.