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IGP Launches Safe School Initiative In Bauchi

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12 months ago

May 9, 2025

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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun on Thursday, launched the Safe School Initiative programme in Bauchi state.

Speaking during the launching ceremony in Bauchi, the IGP said that the initiative was important owing to the fact that Schools were not only spaces of knowledge, but nurturing ground for future leaders.

According to him, the educational Security Policy provides a detailed framework of proactive and prompt response mechanisms to counter any emerging security threat.

He added that it guaranteed the safety and security of schools, Students,Teachers, Non-Academic Staff and the host communities in order to ensure smooth implementation of teaching and learning in schools.

Represented by Abubakar Sadiq, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 12 Headquarters Bauchi, Abubakar Aliyu, the IGP said that the importance of schools to the development of the nation could not be over emphasized.

“Our gathering here today at this epoch event is a clear reminder of the responsibility that rests on our shoulders to provide a safe and conducive learning environment for our children.

“Protection of lives and properties is a core mandate of the Nigeria Police and we are working tirelessly in collaboration and active partnership with stakeholders.

“I have equally directed all Commissioners of Police in the states to also engage their various stakeholders to ensure that the safety of schools is guaranteed in line with the overall National Plan of financing safe schools Initiative across the federation.

“It is by working that we can achieve a safer, more secure and conducive environment for our children,” he said.

He called on all educational authorities and community leaders to work together with the police and other security agencies to ensure that the schools were fortified against any potential threat.

Speaking earlier, Hajiya Halima Iliya, the National Coordinator on financing Safe schools, said that strengthening security resilience and integration of host communities in the protection of education is one of the objectives of the National plan on financing safe schools.

She explained that the national plan has incorporated a mult-level approach to provide response security coverage to host communities, schools and other learning places adopting the ‘whole society approach’ in the protection of education.

She called on states that are yet to key into the Safe Schools Programme to do so in order to achieve measurable outcomes which would improve Nigeria’s rating in the Human Capital Index in the long run.

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

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6 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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11 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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12 hours ago

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.