Namtira Bwala
25 Apr 2024
Safe For Children Society, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the safeguarding and protection of children, has called for concerted efforts among all stakeholders to eradicate the persistent menace of bullying within the school system. In a statement yesterday by its founder, Taiwo Akinlami, in reaction to the trending video that had elicited widespread outrage involving…
25 Apr 2024
Namtira Bwala, the bullied student of Lead British International School, Abuja, has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce stiffest possible sanctions in the student’s rule book on the perpetrators, identified as Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya and nine other students.
24 Apr 2024
Bullied Lead British International School student Miss. Namtira Bwala has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce the stiffest possible sanctions in the student's rule book on Ms.Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya, and nine other students. In a viral video posted on the internet on April 22, 2024, Bwala who is a student of…
23 Apr 2024
The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…
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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its influence over state governments and securing the presidency in the upcoming 2027 general elections. PDP National Treasurer, Ahmed Yayare, made this declaration while speaking on behalf of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) during a visit to Bayelsa State…
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Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has expressed sorrow on the passing of notable businesswoman and socialite, Mrs Adebisi Edionseri, describing her death as a significant loss to the state and Nigeria. Mr Lekan Adeniran the Chief Press Secretary to the governor stated this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday. The News Agency of…
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office, goes on trial Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.