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  Ahead of the Supreme Court judgment in Kogi State, Primate Ayodele has hinted victory for the governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Supreme Court had fixed Monday, 31st Of August, 2020 to deliver judgment in the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Musa Wada and his party. Mr. Wada and the PDP are challenging the re-election of the governor, Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16, 2019 governorship election. However, Primate Ayodele explained that though the PDP and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are struggling with, at the end of the day, APC will become victorious ‘In Kogi State, the PDP and APC are struggling but at the end of the day, Yahaya Bello and APC will win it’’ Furthermore, Primate Ayodele reinstated his prophecy on Abia State which he made earlier this week.  In his prophecy, he made it known that if APC wanted to be delivered...

Elderman Folarin Coker, who died on 12th August, 2020 came, saw and conquered. The world has indeed lost a colossus, a man of integrity, a go-getter, a man of many parts, who served his state and his fatherland to the best of his ability. While some believe that Lagos State, Nigeria and Africa have lost a big fish, some are of the opinion that Elderman Folarin Coker is like a typical actor, who must have left the stage when the ovation was loudest. A selfless man with a large heart, Chief Folarin Coker left his footprints on the sand of time and the name of Baba Eto of Lagos would continue to ring a bell in many generations to come. Legendary Chief Nathaniel Coker was born on 22nd July, 1923 at 28 Joseph Street, Lagos, Nigeria to a Christian family. When it was time for him to find a life partner, Chief Folarin Coker got married to former Miss Larvinia Apinke Vanghan. Baba Eto attended CMS Grammar School, Lagos from 1934-1941. The respected elder statesman later attended the University...

Principals of secondary schools in Lagos State have been charged to utilise the increased running cost for schools to provide conducive environment for learning. Chairman of the State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu stated this during the committee's visits to some schools in the state on Thursday 27th August to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols in the on-going West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The committee started the tour, which will take it round the six districts in the state, with  Education District 1 in Agege on Tuesday 25th August. The visit to Education District 6, Oshodi under the Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Okelola Oludara began on Thursday. Speaking at Ijeshatedo Senior Grammar School, Okota where they were received by the Principal, Mrs. Olayemi Olowogboyega, Ogundimu said that the environment was too bad for students, and that it was not well kept.  "We have done something about the run...

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly committee on Education on Wednesday moved to more private and public schools under Education District 1 in Alimosho and urged the State Ministry of Education to conduct on the spot assessment of some public schools in the area due to infrastructural decay.  The Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu gave the directive on Wednesday during a tour to schools in Lagos to assess the level of compliance to COVID-19 protocols as students are writing this year's West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).  The Committee observed infrastructural decay at State Senior College Ipaja Road, Alimosho and Orisunmbare Senior High School, where students were writing their WASSCE exams under the shed.  In his comments at Orisunmbare  High School, Ogundimu said, "There are a lot of limitations in the school and we cannot blame the Principal. The situation is pathetic and the classrooms are not cond...

In its effort to curtail the spread of Coronavirus among SS3 students writing the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education on Tuesday commenced visitation to selected schools in the state to ensure strict compliance to COVID-19 guidelines. The Committee was led on the visit, slated to last two weeks, by its Chairman, Hon. Yinka Ogundimu representing Agege Constituency 2. Ogundimu informed the schools visited that the purpose of the visit was to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state by ensuring that the schools complied with the protocols for the prevention of the spread of the Pandemic during the WASSCE exams. Part of the observation of the committee in most of the schools visited was that the bags of the students were packed together instead of being spaced, while they were writing the examination.  Some of the things the committee looked out for were physical distancing in the sitting arrangem...

The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has declared that nothing will distract him from making education one of the major priorities of his government.    The Governor made this revelation to newsmen in Gusau the state capital over the weekend.   Matawalle recalled that it was obvious that the rural areas and nomadic settlements had been relegated educationally and economically and this situation created an avenue for high rate of crimes.    This, he said informed the government’s decision to provide schools, clinics and earth dams in the rural areas, which he said eventually led to the idea of Rural Grazing Areas (RUGA) as one of the solutions.   Matawalle said that he saw the need not to use unnecessary force only in battling crimes in the state but by also providing schools and upgrade education to engage the youths positively.     “We took schools to the nomadic Fulani settlements and to boost the morale of the teachers ...

The remains of the late Baba Eto of Lagos, Chief Nathaniel Folarin Coker, who died on 12th August, 2020 at the age of 97 would be committed to mother earth on Friday 28th August, 2020 at 11am. According to the burial arrangements released on behalf of the family by his son, Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, the Christian wake keep for the late Barrister, Pioneer Lagos State Civil Servant, Public Servant, Educationist and Patriot to the core will hold on Thursday 27th August by 4:30pm. All obsequies are scheduled to be streamed live on Zoom, YouTube and Facebook. The Facebook account was given as: http://bit.ly/ChiefFolarinCokerFB, while the YouTube account is: http://bit.ly/ChiefFolarinCoker The elder statesman is survived by an only child and son, the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, daughter-in-law, Aisha Folarin-Coker and five grandchildren. The grandchildren are; Feyintola Folarin-Coker, Folayinka Folarin-Coker, Feyiseye...