The 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is out. The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) announced the release through Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council. Making the announcement on Monday, Areghan said a total of 80.56 per cent have been fully processed, and 19.44 per cent still…
Popular Nigerian actor, Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe has passed away. The actor died on Monday at the age of 67. Baba Suwe’s death was announced by one of his daughters, Adesola Omidina. She said: “This is to announce the sudden death of my father, Babatunde Omidina, the legend and rare gem, Baba Suwe on…
The Police Command in Osun says the autopsy on the slain postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke, is delayed because his family’s insisted on being part of the process. The Police Public Relation Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Femi Adesina, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the report by the Lagos state judicial panel on the shootings at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2021, that indicted the Nigerian army and police. Adesina, on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, said the…
Under new laws imposed by the Taliban, Afghan women have been banned from appearing in television dramas. Female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen, although the guidelines do not say which type of covering to use. Reporters say some of the rules are vague and subject to interpretation. The…
A17-year-old girl, Zainab Abu has gone against her father’s wish to marry a Boko Haram member. The incident happened in the Kurebe community of Niger State. The incident happened in October after the insurgents had flooded, settled in the community and begun to indoctrinate young residents in strange Islamic creeds. According to a resident who…
The Presidency has broken its silence on the judicial panels on police brutality and extrajudicial killings set up by different states of the federation. The Presidenchy said States including Lagos won’t submit their reports to the Federal Government. Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, made this known on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast programme on Monday….
A girl of 16 has taken her own life after being bullied. Lathitha Nako, a South African girl committed suicide after being subjected to bullying and accused of witchcraft by classmates. According to report, Lathitha swallowed pesticide and died in hospital on Wednesday, November 17 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa The Bhisho High School…
Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, an APC governorship aspirant in Zamfara in the 2019 governorship election has been killed by unknown gunmen on Kaduna-Abuja highway. According to a family source, he was shot dead on Sunday evening. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered from the deceased’s elder brother, Kabiru Hamidu, that Sagir was killed near Abuja…
The Federal High Court in Abuja would arraign activist, Omoyele Sowore afresh on alleged treasonable felony today, November 22. Sowore is to be put on fresh trial by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice on behalf of the Nigeria government in a charge marked ABJ/CR/CS/365/19. A document just stumbled upon…