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National Assembly Conducts quiz For Bauchi Schools

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3 years ago

October 13, 2023

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The National Assembly on Thursday, conducted a quiz competition exercise for six secondary schools in Bauchi state.

The competition was carried out under the National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy (NILDS) of the National Assembly.

Speaking during the competition in Bauchi, the Director General, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, said that the competition is the eighth’s edition which is taking place across the 30 participating states.

Represented by Engr. Simon Wakawa, Bauchi state Coordinator, NILDS, the DG explained that the purpose of the competition was to provide continued education in the legislature and broaden the knowledge of students.

According to him, it was also to widen the knowledge of the Nigerian youth on the history, practice and procedure of the legislature and encourage deeper understanding of civic and democratic governance.

“The competition will also stimulate the interest of the young students in politics and make them more proactive in matters relating to the legislature and democracy.

“The first edition of the competition was held in 2016 with participating schools drawn strictly within the Federal Capital Territory.

“It continued to be an annual event in that format until the Institute’s Governing Council headed by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives directed it to be expanded across the country.

“This was successfully done in the year 2022 in collaboration with all the states of the Federation but with only 30 States participating and this is the 8th edition of the competition which is the second time it’s being held at the national level,” he said.

Also speaking, the Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Jemila Dahiru, said education is not only acquired in the classroom but through other curricular activities such as debates, quiz competition, sports, among others.

Represented by Mr Shehu Abdulsalam, Director, School Service, Ministry of Education, the commissioner urged the participants to follow all rules and regulations of the competition.

The participating schools included; Government Day Secondary School, Matsango in Azare, headquarters of Katagum LGA, Government Day Secondary School, Toro, Misau Model School.

Others included; Sa’adu Zungur Secondary School, Bauchi, Sunshine International School, and Immaculate Conception School, Bauchi.

However, the overall winner of the competition is Za’adu Zungur Secondary School, while Government Day Secondary School, Matsango took the second position and Government Secondary School, Toro, emerged the second runner-up.

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

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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.