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Hardship: Bauchi Students Laud Senator Buba For Payment Of JAMB Registration Fees

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2 years ago

March 26, 2024

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As hardship keeps biting harder, some students sitting for the 2023/2024 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination in Bauchi state, have commended Sen. Shehu Buba representing Bauchi South at the Senate for paying their fees.

Some of the students that spoke with newsmen in Bauchi on Monday, said that the gesture had relieved their parents of the burden to pay for their JAMB examination as they kept struggling to put food on their tables.

Jabir Khalid, one of the beneficiaries who admitted that his parents couldn’t pay for his JAMB registration because they had no money, extended his gratitude to the senator, adding that Buba also organized JAMB lessons for them so as to pass the examination.

“Senator Buba came to my rescue and paid for me and many more students. I’m writing my exam on April 19, 2024,” he said.

Similarly, another beneficiary, Khadija Hassan who was elated by the gesture, said her parents tried and paid for the first JAMB examination she wrote but couldn’t raise the money for this second one.

“I am privileged to be among the beneficiaries even though my parents are doing their best to see that I further my education because they paid for the first one but the second wasn’t possible.

“I was taken by surprise as I was given free form and my JAMB examination is on the 19th of April and I want to call on the senator’s supporters to keep giving him good advice to continue with his good deeds,” she said.

Also, Abubakar Ibrahim, said that the senator had supported them by paying for their JAMB examination in this difficult time when things were hard especially, for the poor masses.

He said, “Some politicians don’t care about people’s education, not minding if you can afford to go to school or not.

“However, Sen. Buba has shown us that he cares about our education to the extent of paying for our jamb examination fee and I am among the lucky beneficiaries.

“I also wrote the JAMB mock examination which I passed. The main examination will be held on the 19th of April whereby everybody is expected to go to the jamb office on the 12th to know their Examination center,” he explained.

Also speaking, Mr Mohammed Dahiru, the Programmes Supervisor, said that the Senator had paid for the JAMB examination of not less than 350 selected science students in his constituency.

According to him, all the successful beneficiaries would also be sponsored by the Senator in any university of their choice within the country, urging them to be more serious and read well in order to triumph.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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2 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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8 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.