65-year-old held for impregnating minor
A 65-year-old man, Matthew Omokhafe, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old primary four pupil in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State.
The Acting Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Benin.
She said when the board got wind of the incident it visited the school to ensure that the culprit was arrested.
“We ensured that the case was transferred from the Akoko-Edo Area Division of the Nigeria Police The Kaduna State government has paid June 2018 salaries, the Senior Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor (Media) Samuel Aruwan, has confirmed.
Kaduna State was earlier listed among those that had not paid June 2018 salaries.
Our correspondent confirmed that at the time some of the workers said they were yet to receive their June salaries, the state government had released the money and may have been delayed due to bank processes. Aruwan said the state government had been consistent in paying salaries, noting that most of its employees usually received their credit alerts around the 25th or before the last day of the month.
He said the government placed premium on its workforce as a vehicle of quality public service delivery and execution of policies aimed at achieving coherent development. Division to the Criminal Investigation Department at the state command.”
She said with the collaborative efforts of the Child Protection Network (CPN), SUBEB was able to handover the child to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and assured that the case would be charged to court to ensure justice.
‘We have paid June salaries’ Fed Poly Bida to build new hostels for 500
The Federal Polytechnic, Bida in Niger State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a private developer, Bertah Nigeria Limited, for the building of 125 hostel rooms at the sum of N125m.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Abubakar Dzukogi, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Minna yesterday, said the hostel when completed would accommodate 500 students, adding that the gesture was part of the effort at reducing the accommodation needs of students. He said the project sum would be repayable within 10 years. Dzukogi also disclosed that the management had signed an MoU with another private developer to build a market at the polytechnic.