4m nomadic children have no access to education

Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Professor Rashid Aderinoye, yesterday revealed that over four million school-age children of nomads have no access to education in Nigeria.

Aderinoye, who stated this while fielding questions from journalists, after a meeting with the Minister of  National Planning and Deputy Chairman of National Planning Commission, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, in Abuja weekend, described the development as a “time bomb.”

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Bauchi Guber Aspirant Declares Wanted By EFCC Over $.5m fraud

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►A gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Abdulahi Usman Adamu, alias Dan China, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly obtaining $500,000 from a Chinese company, Shengjia International (HK) Limited, by false pretence.

►According to the commission, the suspect obtained the sum from the Chinese firm as part payment for the supply of 3000 metric tons of lead ore but failed to deliver.

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Lagos declares 3,000 intending pilgrims Ebola free

►Lagos State Government, yesterday, commenced airlifting of over 3,000 intending pilgrims from the state to Saudi-Arabia for the 2014 Hajj exercise after successfully passing the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, test.

►Chairman of the Lagos State Muslims Board, Dr. AbdulKabir Paramole, who disclosed this said, none of the pilgrims failed the deadly Ebola test and other medical test as required by the authorities.

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Davis revelations: Nigerians’ll hear from us soon — Boko Haram

More stunning revelations on the relationship among Boko Haram, the government and the Australian negotiator, Dr. Stephen Davis, may be unveiled by the sect’s leadership this week.

The move, according to a source close to the sect, is to put the record straight and clear the air on several controversial issues contained in the interview by the Australian to the media last week.

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Gunmen Rape and Rob Students at FRCN Training School

In what is fast becoming the norm, gunmen, Friday, stormed the Federal Radio Cooperation of Nigeria, FRCN, Training School, Lagos State, raping and robbing many of the female trainee journalists.

An eye witness in the school said that was the third time the armed men would be attacking the school.
An insider said: “The armed robbers were many. They attacked the school last week, last two weeks

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Legal obstacles won’t stop our efforts to market Jonathan – TAN

►The pro-Jonathan organisation, Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, weekend, said that it would not be deterred by any form of legal obstacle in her on-going nationwide rallies to market President Goodluck Jonathan and his achievements in the last four years.

►TAN said that the rally and road-shows already held in the three geo-political zones of the southern Nigeria would by next Saturday move to Minna, Niger State.

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