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The Katsina State Government has spent over N208 million on the payment of WAEC examination fees for 21,589 candidates in 2019. The Commissioner of Education, Prof. Badamasi Lawal, made the disclosure on Sunday in Katsina during a press briefing. He said that 7,276 out of 21,589 candidates who sat for the examination, scored five credits…
QPR manager Mark Warburton has praised Eberechi Eze for his quality and ‘tremendous talent’ after bagging a brace in their 2-0 win over Preston North End on Saturday. Eze found the back of the net in each half of the league encounter to take his tally to nine Championship goals this season and made him…
By David O Royal The presidency has noted that Omoyele Sowore is a person of interest to the Department of State Services, DSS. According to the presidency, it should not surprise anyone who has followed Sowore’s actions and words that he is a person of interest to the DSS. Presidency further accused Sowore of calling…
Multiple award-winning American rapper, Cardi B performed for the first time in Africa at the Livespot X Festival held at the Eko Atlantic City, Lagos on Saturday, December 7, 2019. During the electrifying performance which featured some of her hit tracks such as Bodak Yellow, Bartier Cardi, I Like It That, Girls Like You, Money,…
The National Human Rights Commission has urged the Federal Government to prosecute the Department of State Services personel that invaded court to rearrest Omoyele Sowore. “The National Human Rights Commission has watched with dismay the conduct of law enforcement officers in facie curie yesterday Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Federal High Court, Abuja. “The…
German Pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke who is principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa is dead aged 79. A post on his official Facebook page explained that he passed away peacefully and was surrounded by his family. “It is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved…
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged civil and public servants in the State to brace up for the challenges of statecraft in the new year. According to the Abiodun, there are more serious tasks in the coming year which would put serious demand on their moral, intellectual and management…
U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi United States House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is connecting the dots — “all roads lead to Putin,” she says — and making the argument that Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine was not an…
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Justice Augustine Ityoyiman of the Makurdi High Court has turned down the stay-of-proceedings application filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the N10billion libel suit instituted against him by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue. The APC National Chairman had approached the Court to stay…
A man was on Wednesday caught raping little girl in a bush in Abia state, around Hightaste Road by Ibere Street of Ngwa Road. According to a Facebook user, David Osinachi Nwankwo, who shared photos from the scene of the incident, the suspect lured the girl into a nearby bush and covered her mouth with…