Dr. Echezona Dr. Augustine Echezona is of the Department of Religion and Human Relations, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. He teaches African Traditional Religion (ATR). He was a Catholic priest for 17 years before resigning to embrace traditional African religion. In this interview, after defending his PhD Dissertation titled “Rainmaking and…
Education Minister The federal government has proposed the establishment of a National Examination Malpractice Court/Tribunal to serve as a deterrent to others by promptly prosecuting examination infractions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said this in Abuja while receiving a committee report on the improvement of quality examinations on Friday. Affirming the recommendations of…
Some gunmen invaded the Government Secondary School, Odugbo in Benue State while students were sitting for their Senior Secondary School West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. Zagazola Makama, a counter-terrorism expert said the gunmen invaded the school at about 1.20 pm on Thursday, Makama said the gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen shot sporadically into…
Secondary school students in Enugu have stormed the residence of a native doctor, identified as Obi Obieze, a native doctor also known as Ichie Million, E de play E de Show, and Obu Onyeka, to lay curses on him after discovering that he used one of their classmates, previously declared missing, for ritual purposes. This…
Kenyan celebrated novelist and scholar, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, is dead, the daughter has confirmed. He died at the age 87. In a statement on Facebook, Wanjiku Wa Ngugi disclosed that the celebrated author passed away on Wednesday, May 28, in the morning. In her message, Wanjiku urged Kenyans to celebrate Ngugi’s life and his work,…
To encourage technical education, the federal government has announced a monthly stipend of N45,000 for students enrolled in technical colleges across the country. This is in a landmark move to revitalise Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, disclosed this in an interview…
Late Emmanuella The Benue State Police Command has alleged that the occupants of the vehicle in which Ella, a 400Level university student was killed in Makurdi, Benue state, on Friday, first shot at them (police operatives) before they responded. CSP Anene Sewuese Catherine, Police Public Relations Officer, Benue State Police Command, in a statement said…
The resit of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) commenced Friday, May 16, with several candidates missing their examinations. The students, however, have a chance at rescheduling their examination, a new information released by the coordinating body, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) confirms. In a short statement released on Friday, JAMB urged…
Principal of the school inspecting the birds In a real show of love for education, a grandmother in Benue State reportedly brought six live fowls to Adiedo Mixed Secondary School to settle her granddaughter’s unpaid school fees after the girl was sent home. The incident, which has sparked widespread sympathy and debate, underscores the severe…
Prof. Oloyede After admitting to glitches, the making of the examination body, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said on Wednesday that a total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos, who were affected by the glitches in the 2025…
