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 A secondary school ststudenir and she was allegedly angered by this.   Subsequently,  she arrived at school with a gun.       Soldiers were invited after the student was caught with the gun, as seen in photos shared online.   

The Public Affairs Section of the US Mission Nigeria has called for application from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in US universities and colleges.   The FLTA program allows foreign teachers to teach foreign languages and culture to American students in universities and colleges while also refining their teaching skills, increasing their English language proficiency and extending their knowledge of the cultures and customs of the United States by engaging in non-degree studies.   In a statement on its website, the US stated, "Becoming a participant carries with it a great responsibility. Along with their studies, participants teach language courses, supervise language labs and lead language table discussions.    "They may also act as resource persons in conversation groups, cultural representatives, attendants in language laboratories, coordinators of extra-curricular activities, guest speakers in civ...

The Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters to Oyo State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu, has drawn attention to a Nigerian postgraduate student, Jamiu Adebayo Adekunle, who has been declared missing in Turkey since 2020.   The missing student from Iseyin, Oyo State, graduated from the University of Ilorin and then proceeded to Uskudar University, Istanbul, for his Master’s degree. Speaking to journalists, Sarumi-Aliyu disclosed that the parents of the missing person had written a letter to the state government through the Diaspora Matters office, seeking assistance to find and return their son home safely.     In the letter written and signed by Jamiu Adebayo's parents, they explained that before their son got missing, he usually contacted them from time to time before the global outbreak of covid-19.   The father, Mr Muraina Adekunle in the letter said; “My son, Adebayo, graduated from one of the prestigious universities in Nigeria ...

Barack Obama announces his new memoir, A Promised Land, will be out in November 2020   Former President Barack Obama's long-awaited presidential memoir is coming this November.   The former US President made the book announcement on Instagram on Thursday morning. He said the book will be released on November 17.   The book is titled "A Promised Land - The Presidential Memoirs, Vol. 1."   Sharing a photo of the book, he wrote: "There’s no feeling like finishing a book, and I’m proud of this one.   "I’ve spent the last few years reflecting on my presidency, and in A Promised Land I’ve tried to provide an honest accounting of my presidential campaign and my time in office: the key events and people who shaped it, my take on what I got right and the mistakes I made, and the political, economic, and cultural forces that my team and I had to confront then—and that as a nation we are grappling with still.    "In the book, I’ve also tried to give r...