Computer-based WASSCE starts Friday

The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. A statement by WAEC on Tuesday said the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had […]

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Mohbad: US toxicologist’s report received, says Lagos AG

The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), on Monday, said the toxicology report and other forensic analysis conducted in the United States on the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, alias Mohbad, is out. He said the autopsy report is now with the Lagos State Pathologist, as well as the […]

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WAEC to conduct CB-WASSCE for private candidates October 25

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has confirmed its plans to conduct the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024 – Second Series, scheduled from Friday, October 25, to Friday, December 20, 2024. In a statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, the Council’s spokesperson, it was revealed that the […]

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We won’t negotiate with bandits — FG

The Federal Government has declared that it will not negotiate with bandits. Rather, it will sustain the ongoing military onslaught against banditry, kidnapping, and rustling in the Northwest and other parts of the country until all bandits are chased away. According to the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru: “We are not going to jump into […]

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Ex-lawmaker Farouk Lawan freed after serving jail term

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan has been freed from prison after serving his five-year jail term for demanding and accepting a $500,000 bribe. He disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday after he left Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. According to the statement: “Today marks the beginning of a new […]

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Supreme Court reserves judgment in 19 state govts’ suit challenging EFCC’s Establishment Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the suit brought before it by the Kogi state government and 18 other state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices, and two others. A seven-member panel of Justices of the Apex Court, led by […]

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Fuel import: Marketers differ as Dangote sues NNPCL, six others

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has taken legal action against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and some major importers in the oil and gas sector at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, Dangote Refinery sought N100bn in damages from NMDPRA for continuing to issue licences for the importation […]

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2027: Pro-Wike PDP bigwigs comb North for Makinde’s running mate

There are fresh indications that several bigwigs and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party may have resolved to snub former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and settle for the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. The clandestine move comes barely a week after governors elected on the platform of the PDP-brokered peace between the party’s factions. Despite […]

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Boniface: A historical reflection through the lens of spiritual truth

By Olusola Adeyegbe The history of Boniface, a prominent Christian missionary, sheds light on the delicate relationship between spiritual traditions and forced imposition. The Germanic peoples were once deeply connected to the lighter realms of existence, directly perceiving substantiate beings within nature. This intimate bond gave them an unwavering conviction in their beliefs, which they […]

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Aiyedatiwa hails Afe Babalola over huge investment in Education

says Ondo working to revamp education sector Ondo State  Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has lauded the contributions of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), to Nigeria’s human capital development. He noted that the institution has changed the face of education in the country in the last 15 years of its existence, with its quality education evident […]

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