The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has called on corps members to be discreet and objective in their analysis of issues surrounding the nation to enable them play mediating and stabilizing role of bringing about peace and development in the country. Dr. Uduaghan also called on corps members to be part of the sustainable development efforts being undertaken by the State Government in their various places of primary assignment across the State. The Governor made the call at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Batch ‘A’ Corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Issele Uku,. and explained…
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The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare has warned teachers who break the teaching norm by abandoning their primary assignments to student teachers, stressing that no responsible Government would fold its arm and allow those who are not ready to work to remain in the system. Prof. Muoboghare gave the warning when he paid an unscheduled visit to Issele-Uku Technical College where out of 48 teaching staff; only two teachers were in the classrooms teaching. The Commissioner disclosed that all teachers in the State- owned technical colleges will be sent back to the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB) as…
The Governor of Delta State , Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has advised the various ethnic groups in the country to forge a common front towards making Nigeria a great and prosperous nation, and also disclosing that the State Government would soon tackle the traffic and sanitation problems in some part of the State. Governor Uduaghan in his speech at the funeral service of late Pa Nawe Eric Akporiaye in Warri also promised to see his agenda to transform Warri city through before leaving office. Dr. Uduaghan observed that the late Akporiaye, who was the father of the Chief Medical Director of the…
The United States said Thursday it has voiced concern to Iran on its potential selection of a UN ambassador with alleged links to the 1979 seizure of the US embassy. Iran has not announced a nominee to be its ambassador in the United Nations. But a…
David Letterman, a pillar of American late-night TV talk shows, announced Thursday that he’ll be stepping down as host of “Late Night” on CBS next year after a 22-year run. “We don’t have the timetable for this precisely down,” said Letterman, 66,…
Serie A champions-elect Juventus remained on course for the Europa League title with a 1-0 win at Lyon in a forgettable quarter-final first leg on Thursday. After losing their 14-match unbeaten run in a 2-0 loss at Napoli at the weekend, Juve continued…
American senior citizens are gradually finding their way to the Internet, but lagging the overall population in online usage, a survey showed Thursday. The Pew Research Center report showed that 59 percent of US adults age 65 or older use the Internet…
The US Senate’s intelligence panel voted 11-3 Thursday to declassify hundreds of pages of its detailed report on the CIA’s controversial Bush-era interrogation program. The move allows Senator Dianne Feinstein, the powerful chair of the Intelligence…
Global police body Interpol on Thursday called for concerted international action to stem the highly lucrative tiger trade “if the species is to avoid extinction.” In a statement, the Lyon-based body called for the creation of a “cohesive global strategy…
So far, this has been one bad week to make announcements on the Internet. Tuesday was April Fool’s Day, making it hard to separate the facts from the fiction. And yesterday, Amazon stole the show by announcing Fire TV, a major reveal in both the media…
The original scroll on which the Marquis de Sade wrote the draft of his novel on sexual depravity, murder and paedophilia “The 120 Days of Sodom” has finally been returned to France following years of legal wrangling. The parchment piece — originally…
Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians has told them that a planned release of 26 prisoners cannot proceed, a source close to the embattled peace talks told AFP Thursday. A frustrated US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier demanded that recalcitrant…
Eleven Western and Middle Eastern powers on Thursday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against holding elections, saying that the vote would have no credibility amid the country’s brutal civil war. In a joint statement, the 11 core members of…
The long-serving and trusted white personal aide of Nelson Mandela will publish her memoirs in June about how her life was transformed by South Africa’s late anti-apartheid icon, Penguin Books announced Thursday. Zelda la Grange, Mandela’s private assistant…
A new Syrian commercial airline plans to start operating to several Arab cities next month, its chairman told AFP on Thursday, despite the conflict raging in the country. “We hope to operate our first flights in mid-May,” Kinda Airlines chairman Naim…
World champion Sebastien Ogier claimed the opening super stage of the Rally of Portugal on Thursday in a Volkswagen cleansweep. French driver Ogier, in a Volkswagen Polo, finished ahead of teammates Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland and Norway’s Andreas…
Seven players from English lower-league clubs have been arrested over alleged spot-fixing, with six others re-arrested, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday. The 13 men, aged between 18 and 30, were being interviewed at police…
Belgium’s Christian Benteke will miss the World Cup after Aston Villa confirmed their star striker has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. Benteke sustained the injury in training on Thursday and is expected to be sidelined for at least six months…
Over the last couple of weeks, the conversation about wearables has shifted from our faces to our wrists. Samsung unveiled a new batch of Gear smart watches, while Google’s Android Wear platform will be making its way to store shelves via offerings…
Britain’s former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins will race the Tour of Flanders on Sunday for the first time since 2005, his Sky team have confirmed. The 33-year-old who became the first British rider to win the fabled Tour de France in 2012…