EDO SOUTH

This study assessed the availability and utilization of physical facilities and their influence on teachers’ effectiveness in public senior secondary schools in Edo South Senatorial District, Nigeria. The study was motivated by concerns over inadequate and poorly utilized educational facilities, which have been linked to declining instructional quality and teacher performance. Guided by the Resource Dependence Theory and Herzberg’s Two-Factor (Motivation-Hygiene)Theory, there search investigated the extent of availability and utilization of school facilities, differences in teachers’ effectiveness by gender, and the influence of school size on these relationships. The study employed a descriptive survey design, drawing data from selected public senior secondary schools within the district.Data were collected through a structured questionnaire validated by experts and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and z-test statistics at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that physical facilities in public senior secondary schools were generally inadequate and underutilized, leading to reduced teacher effectiveness. Moreover, significant differences were observed in facility utilization based on gender and school size. The study concluded that adequate provision, proper maintenance,and effective utilization of physical facilities are essential to improving teachers’ performance and achieving educational goals. It recommended that government and school administrators prioritize infrastructure development, ensure regular facility maintenance, and train teachers on efficient resource utilization to enhance instructional outcomes and promote sustainable educational development in Edo State.

This research study examined National Question of State Police as a Panacea to Security in Edo South Senatorial District, Nigeria. The study aimed to determine the crime rates in Edo South Senatorial District, Edo State, find out the most common crime in Edo South Senatorial District, Edo State, ascertain the roles of State Police in crime control in Edo South Senatorial District, Edo State, and determine the perception of the Edo South residents towards State Police if established. Anchored on structural functionalism theory as the theoretical framework of the study, the research descriptive survey design methods and questionnaires to obtain information and employ frequencies and percentages to analyze data. The research unveils that there is a high rate of crime in the senatorial district, kidnapping rank first among the common crime in the senatorial district, followed by cultism, theft/burglary, then rape, and fighting, Edo South senatorial district residents perceived that the if State Police get established, will be very good, worthwhile and commendable. It was suggested that the government should make a priority to meaningfully engage the youth in the county thereby reducing the rate of unemployment, for an adage says "idle hands are the devil's workshop, the establishment of the State Police is strategic to the national security of the country because of its size and heterogeneous nature. The State Police if created will not only decongest the administrative stress at the federal level but will also have a closer chief of security officer in the person of the governor monitoring to address security issues before they escalate, to this end if it gets initiated, it should be guided against abuse by State actors.