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Final year secondary school students in Nigeria won’t participate in the forthcoming West African Examination Council(WAEC) examinations, the Federal Government has declared. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said there is no date for school resumption yet. He said he ... Read More »

The Ag. Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC in Rivers State, Hon Sokonte Davies has called on the Government of Governor Nyesom Wike to reopen markets in the State. Dr Davies said while receiving a delegation of market women in the State who paid him a visit at the Party Secretariat that the APC is acutely aware of the suffering ... Read More »

…Foreign nationals listed among victims Every bit of him cuts the image of a taciturn, harmless and easy-going individual. But Ndubisi Anthony is extremely dangerous. He poses as a shoe dealer on Ogbunabali Road, Port Harcourt City, but behind the visible business of buying and selling shoes, the 52-year-old indigene of Ngo-Okpala in Imo State has other secret criminal ventures, ... Read More »

There was a miild drama on Sunday at the Oluyole, Ibadan residence of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, when the state deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan was denied access to the eighth day fidau prayers holding in the compound. The family had announced the fidau prayer as a private programme, urging the public to watch through virtual channels ... Read More »

Ipara Remo (ICDA) in a bid to deliver good humanitarian services to its communities, and make Ipara dwellers felt the impact of development, the Ipara Community Development Association, (ICDA), has renovated the Primary Health Centre, Ipara in Remo North LG of Ogun State, and equipped it with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Birthing Overalls, Solar System/Baterries, Hand Sanitisers, Noseguards, Handgloves and ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Abass Mohammed and a Bureau De Change operator, Ibrahim Saidu Jogal, who connived to hack into the Flexcube database of Union Bank and defrauded the bank of N2,550,000,000. The commission received a petition alleging that fraudsters had hacked into the bank’s database and diverted the ... Read More »

Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, could get a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted, the U.S. government has said. Mr Abbas, 37, who was resident in Dubai, was known for living an extravagant lifestyle and flaunting it on social media. Hushpuppi was arrested recently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and extradited ... Read More »

France is to name a new prime minister on Friday shortly after the announcement of Edouard Philippe’s resignation President Emmanuel Macron wants a new government to focus on efforts to relaunch the French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis. The French presidency said a new prime minister will be appointed “in the coming hours.” Many government members are expected ... Read More »

A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change. The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce them to the ... Read More »

Mr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for Coronavirus, is coming barely two days after her husband was confirmed to have contracted the virus. A source in the government confirmed the news to our correspondent on Thursday. The source also revealed that some security aides to Mrs Akeredolu also tested positive for the virus. ... Read More »