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Court restrains Gov Aliyu from sacking Sokoto monarchs

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Last Updated on June 27, 2024 by Fellow Press

The Sokoto State High Court on Wednesday issues an order restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from sacking two out 15 traditional rulers already removed by the government.

This came as the dethronement of traditional rulers continue to generate controversies in Sokoto

The orders were sought separately by Alhaji Buhari Dahiru Tambuwal and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim, the District Heads of Tambuwal and Kebbe respectively.

They were among the 15 traditional rulers earlier removed by the Sokoto State government, on the allegation of insurbodination and aiding insecurity in the state.

The presiding judge, Justice Kabiru Ibrahim Ahmed, however ordered the Governor of Sokoto State, his Attorney General and the
Sokoto Sultanate Council to revert to status quo, pending the determination of the suite filed before him by the complainants, who were represented by Prof Ibrahim Abdullahi SAN.

Justice Ahmed through two orders directed the defendants, their agents servants, privies or assigns or any person acting on their behalves to “maintain status quo and stay all actions and further actions in connection with all matters dealing with and or appertaining to the removal and or dethronement of Districts Heads in Sokoto State”, particularly those of Kebbe and Tambuwal, pending the hearing and determination of the motion for interlocutory injunction duly filed by the two before the court.

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I don’t want to return to Aso Villa, its stress is too much – Patience Jonathan

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Last Updated on June 29, 2024 by Fellow Press

Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. has stated that she wouldn’t want to return to the presidential villa she and her husband, Goodluck Jonathan, occupied for eight years because “the stress of Nigeria is too much.”

 

While at a public function on Friday, June 28, Mrs Jonathan said;

“If you call me now for villa, I wouldn’t go there. I won’t. Don’t you see how young I am? The stress is so much. The stress of Nigeria is so much. If God manages to bring you out of it, you should glorify God and thank for the lord’s doing because it is marvellous in his eyes. He has taken you there once, why do you want to go there again? Me I won’t go oo!!!” she said

The Jonathans exited the presidential villa in 2015 after Buhari won the elections and was sworn into office.

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Oyo govt. begins recruitment of 7,000 primary school teachers, 100 caregivers

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Last Updated on June 25, 2024 by Fellow Press

Oyo State Government on Tuesday opened a portal for recruitment of 7,000 primary school teachers and 100 caregivers for special schools across the state.

Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, announced the opening of the portal at a news conference in Ibadan.

According to Adeniran, the job portal for the recruitment is: subeb.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng.

He said that the portal would be active from 6 p.m. on Tuesday (June 25) to July 9.

He urged all intending applicants to be wary of scammers who might open other portals aside the official one released by SUBEB.

“subeb.jobportal.oyostate.gov.ng is the SUBEB job portal where we expect intending applicants for the 7,000 teaching positions as well as 100 caregivers to put in their online applications.

“The job portal, will register each candidate with his/her email, phone number and National Identification Number (NIN), among other requirements.

“At the end of the three weeks, the portal will be shut and we will go back to the drawing board to do our analysis to shortlist candidates and see those that actually complied with the requirements.

“Thereafter, the shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a Computer Based Test (CBT) examination.

“After the CBT examination, the number of those that passed will determine those that will proceed to the next stage, which is oral interview,” he stated.

The SUBEB chairman urged all intending applicants to channel the complaints or challenges encountered in the process of the online application through the phone number and email addresses provided on the website for free support services.

He advised every intending applicant to upload necessary documents, while assuring the general public that the exercise would be transparent and based on merit.

According to him, the application process from begining to the end is free of charge, adding
no person is assigned to collect money from any applicant.

Adeniran said that the decision to embark on the recruitment to reduce unemployment rate in the state.

“In addition, the administration of Gov. Seyi Makinde wants to expand the job space in the basic education sub-sector and those who are interested in working as caregivers, knowing fully well that education is a major pillar of the administration,” he said.

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