This is coming amid apprehension that most primary and secondary schools in Nigeria are churning out half-baked students.

Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai said qualified teachers would be employed to replace the dismissed teachers.

It is unclear when this will happen.

A senior official in the state told the BBC that more tests would also be carried out in the coming weeks for secondary school teachers to determine their suitability.

Analysts say the figures are a terrible reminder of the deplorable state of education in Nigeria, where it is alleged that the hiring of teachers has always been politicised.

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Source: BBC

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Bulldog was arrested on the 15 May, 2014 by the Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service as a prime suspect in the murder of Fennec Okyere, a music producer.

Fennec Okyere was killed at his residence on March 13 by unknown assailants. The deceased was the manager of hiplife artiste, Kwaw Kesse.

Bulldog made his first appearance at the Magistrate Court on Monday, May 19 and was remanded into police custody to reappear on June 2.

He was however, released from police custody last Thursday, May 29.

Read his letter of appreciation below:

Thanks to God, my family, my wife and kids, my mom and dad, to my siblings, cousins and my entire extended family… to Mr. Charles Mensah and your whole family, God bless you.

To my artistes: VVIP, Shatta Wale, Brainna, NaturalFaCe, Koo Ntakora, Paulina Oduro, 5Five & Iwan.

To Solid Multimedia, 4Syte tv, OM Studios, Rackus Production… To my Godfather Abraham Ohene Djan, may God bless you abundantly…Big thanks to Mr. Felix Okoe and my entire Rackus family, to my brother Stip, Ignace and Sadeeq one love…

To my counsels King Garry F.N. Marfo Esq. and Jerry K. Avenorgbo Esq., you are the best in the world. To President Obour and the entire Musiga, God bless you. To Lawyer Willie Akuffo… God bless you.

To Tinny (BMF), Edem, DBlack(BAM), Sarkodie, Castro, D2, Luther, Shatta Rako, Pope Skinny, Bukom Dancehall, and to the the entire artiste in Ghana for the love and support.

To my colleague managers in the entertainment industry… to the whole Flex on Pluzz Team and Talk Showbiz team and to the entire industry for the love and support…

To all pastors, spiritual leaders and churches and every household that said a prayer for me, may God bless you…

To Adabraka and Nima my home and to every Ghetto and Ghetto youth in GH, to the streets where i hail from, thanks for showering abundant love during this trying times may Jah bless you forever…

To friends of Bulldog who offered to pay my legal fees thanks so much.

To all my colleagues at Bullhaus Entertainment, Shatta Movement, BDN Records and the Money Team in Canada and BDN Records in the US.

If I forgot your name please forgive me and know I appreciate every prayer said on my behalf, may God bless you all. I never knew I had so much love.
JAH BLESS GHANA AND BLESS YOU ALL…

Read PSALM 35… GOD WON’T ALLOW THEM KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN…‪#‎bullhaus ‪#‎shattamovement ‪#‎moneyteam ‪#‎bdnrecords.

By: Evans Effah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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Lawyer for Bulldog, Gary Nimako, confirmed this to citifmonline.com.

Bulldog, manager of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale is standing trial for allegedly murdering Fennec Okyere.

He was picked up by police on May 15 in Kokomlemle as a prime suspect in the death of Fennec Okyere who was murdered at his residence on March 13 by unknown assailants.

According to the police, Bulldog is only a prime suspect because he sent threatening messages to Fennec prior to his death.

Bulldog made his first appearance in court on Monday, May 19 and was remanded into police custody to appear in court on June 2.

By: Evans Effah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The Police Homicide Unit of the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) on Thursday arrested the manager of dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale and CEO of Bull Haus Entertainment, Bulldog as ”prime suspect” in investigations of the murder of Fennec.

But lawyer Akuffo on Eyewitness News said it is wrong for the police to tag Mr. Hanson as a suspect.

”I dont think that the gentleman [ Bulldog] should be a suspect at this stage. I think that the gentleman is only a person of interest at this stage,” he said.

The Police say they arrested Bulldog on the basis of threatening text messages he purportedly sent to  the deceased.

“Text messages on its own do not amount to anything, whiles it may be the basis to begin to investigate that person [ Bulldog]. It does not necessary transcend the person into a suspect,” lawyer Akuffo explained.

He noted that unless the police can connect Bulldog to the scene of the crime by a forensic test or by conspiracy [in the sense that some third party is arrested and they mention the name of Bulldog], ”you have nothing”.

Aside the threatening text messages, Bulldog is alleged to have also threatened the deceased openly on live radio but Lawyer Akuffo said: ”Because the gentleman made this statement does not make him a suspect. Those statements cannot convict Bulldog, it cannot even sustain a criminal trial” adding that such statements are ”bragging” statements.

He advised the Police to rather see Bulldog as a person of interest, ”and begin to find out whether they can connect him to the trial instead.”

He accused the Police of adopting a lazy attitude towards the investigations adding that, the logic the Police is operating with means, ”when a man is murdered, all his enemies or perceived enemies must be arrested”.

”A mere text statement does not connect the person to murder; its lazy work from the Police to make such assumption,” he reiterated.

Fennec Okyere was killed at his Manet Gardens residence on the Spintex Road, Accra on Thursday, March 13 by unknown assailants.

He died at age 31 and left behind a wife and a son.

By: Evans Effah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The Homicide Unit of the Police Criminal Investigative Department (CID) on Thursday arrested Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson (Bulldog) as a ‘’prime suspect’’ in the murder of manager of hiplife artiste, Kwaw Kesse.

Madam Owusu said the family is pleased with investigations so far. ‘’We [Family] are happy that finally they have been able to find the suspect who may have committed this gruesome murder; however it wouldn’t bring him back.’’

The MP said the arrest and investigations will help answer some of the questions, adding that, the family will follow events closely to see how it ends.

Fennec Okyere was murdered at his residence at Spintex on March 13, 2014 by unknown assailants.

By: Evans Effah/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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