Month: January 2025
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WAEC Introduces Resit For Candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced a new initiative, which will allow students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025. This marks a significant shift from the previous system, where candidates had to wait for the next private exam cycle. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John…
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Osun Monarch Beaten by Angry Youth Narrates Ordeal
Punch Newspaper The Ajeniju of Halleluyah Community in Osun State, Oba Jelili Olaiya, has narrated how some hoodlums laid siege on his palace and injured four people last Friday. Oba Olaiya during the incident sustained bodily injury, while part of his palace was also vandalised by the protesters. Olaiya, in an exclusive chat with PUNCH…
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Saudi Arabia Releases 3 Nigerians Prosecuted For Cocaine Trafficking
Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement in Abuja on Sunday, the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said the release followed high-level diplomatic engagement between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities. The three Nigerians, Hadiza Abba, Fatima Malah and Fatima Gamboi,…
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Pastor Adeboye, Nuhu Ribadu, Others Make List of 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the National security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu have been recognised among the 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025. The list released on Sunday by Reputation Poll International (RPI), in partnership with the Global Reputation Forum, had the names of other notable…
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Lagos Police Clears Air Over Whereabout Of Killer of FUNAAB Student
Punch Newspaper The Lagos State Police Command has clarified that Ayomide Adeleye, who confessed to killing Christianah Idowu, his friend and neighbour, has been charged with murder and remains in custody for the offence. This clarification was issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in response to reports suggesting that Adeleye…
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Gunmen Kidnap Varsity Professor, Demand N10 Million as Ransom
Some suspected gunmen believed to be kidnappers have kidnapped Professor John Ebeh of the Department of Philosophy at the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba (PAAU), Kogi State, in Agbeji, a suburb of Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of the state. An eyewitness, Akpai, recounted the incident, stating, “The hoodlums operated in a commando manner..It…
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Marketers, Experts Project N500 Per Litre in 2025
The Sun Newspaper Strong indications emerged at the weekend that prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, may crash further in 2025. Industry experts, who spoke to Saturday Sun, noted that petrol, which currently sells for between N900 and N950 in many fuel stations, may have its price further crashing to as low…
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World Oldest Person Dies aged 116
The world oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, has died, aged 116 in her home country, Japan 🇯🇵. Japanese public television station NHK reported on Saturday that Tomiko Itooka died at a retirement home on December 29 in Ashiya in the southern Hyogo prefecture. The southern city’s mayor, Ryosuke Takashima, confirmed in a statement that Itooka died…
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Angry Osun Youth Beat Newly Installed Monarch Over Appointment of Imam
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NAPTIP Confirms Arrest of Wanted High Profile Human Trafficking Suspect
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has confirmed receiving a high profile human trafficking suspect from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The confirmation is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja by a press officer in NAPTIP, Vincent Adekoye. Mr Adekoye said the suspect, Uadiale-Christiana Jacob, popularly known as…