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DELEGATION FROM SOKOTO VISITS BORNO TO INSPIRE FROM ITS REMARKABLE SUCCESS STORY
DELEGATION FROM SOKOTO VISITS BORNO TO INSPIRE FROM ITS REMARKABLE SUCCESS STORY
By: Our Reporter
In a bid to revamp the Education sector in Sokoto state, Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education, Mohammed Tukur Alkali and the AGILE team have visited Maiduguri to embarked on a fact-finding mission.
Commissioner of EDUCATION Science Technology and Innovation Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe warmly received the education delegation from Sokoto to learn from the Borno initiative’s innovative approach to repositioning the education sector, particularly the AGILE project.
In addition , the team who had gone round some school projects constructed and reconstructed were amazed by the modern and well-designed structures that dot the landscape of Borno State.
The Sokoto Commissioner of Basic and Secondary Education Mohammed Tukur Alkali praised the foresight of Sokoto Governor Ahmed Ali, who sent them to Borno to learn from the state’s strategies, acknowledging the importance of learning from others and adapting successful initiatives to improve their own education sector.
Borno state Commissioner of Education, Science Technology and Innovation Engr. Lawan Abba Wakilbe made known efforts of Borno state government for the resilient buildings that have replaced the over 5,000 school infrastructures destroyed by the insurgency.
Similarly, the Commissioner also highlighted government’s efforts to rebuild and renovate schools, bringing the number of out-of-school children down from 2.2 million to less than 800, attributing this success to the visionary leadership of Governor Zulum, who has made education a top priority.
Furthermore, the Sokoto delegation departed, armed with new knowledge and a renewed sense of purpose, eager to implement the strategies they learned in Borno, with the goal of transforming the education sector in Sokoto state.
DELEGATION FROM SOKOTO VISITS BORNO TO INSPIRE FROM ITS REMARKABLE SUCCESS STORY
Benue ward head kidnapped by gunmen, search underway
By: Zagazola Makama
A 50-year-old ward head, Dickson Idu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Benue State.
Zagazola understand that the incident occurred around 7:30 PM on April 29, 2025, along a bush road between Egwanokwu and Aiegaji villages, located in the Ohimini Local Government Area.
Nigerian troops with the support of the Police and Benue Civil Protection Guards, were swiftly deployed to the scene.
Authorities have begun combing the surrounding bushes in an effort to rescue the victim unharmed and to engage the kidnappers.
Benue ward head kidnapped by gunmen, search underway
Student Commit Suicide at Nasarawa State University
By: Zagazola Makama
A 23-year-old student of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), identified as Jatau Shebah Rilokwah, was found dead in an apparent suicide in the university’s senior staff quarters.
Zagazola was informed the discovery was made on April 27, 2025, by Emmanuel Gyawo, a security officer at the university, who was directed by Professor Shedrack Jatau to check on his son. Upon arriving at the residence, Gyawo found Rilokwah hanging from the ceiling.
Professor Jatau, who was reportedly out of state at the time, was informed of the incident. A team of police detectives, led by the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Angwan Lambu, was dispatched to the scene.
The body showed no signs of violence, and no suicide note was found. Rilokwah was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor. His body has been deposited in the hospital morgue.
Police sources say investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Student Commit Suicide at Nasarawa State University
Police foil banditry, rescue 12 kidnapped victims in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA on patrol along Funtua–Gusau Road has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued 12 persons, including a driver, from armed men suspected to be bandits.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident occurred late on Monday, April 28, around 11:22 p.m., when the attackers ambushed a Mitsubishi Canter vehicle.
The vehicle, driven by one Sama’ila Abdullahi, 35, of Buke Village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara, was said to be conveying passengers and goods before the gunmen struck.
Security sources said the patrol team responded swiftly and engaged the bandits in a gun duel, successfully subduing them and rescuing all victims unhurt.
The hoodlums reportedly fled into the bush following the encounter.
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