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Covid-19: WAEC may postpone May/June examinations

Apr 7, 2021 topnews

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced through its head of the Nigeria national office, Patrick Areghan that, it is likely to postpone the 2021 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria. Areghan said, the coronavirus pandemic distorted the academic calendar so much that there is no guaranty the annual terminal examinations will be held on schedule. “It will, therefore, not be possible to have the examination in May/June this year,” Areghan said. “A convenient International Timetable for the conduct of the examination will soon be…

DIG Usman Alkali Baba named as acting IGP

Apr 6, 2021 topnews

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Usman Alkali Baba as acting the Inspector General of the Nigerian Police. Baba was a deputy inspector general before his promotion, which takes with immediate effect. Minister of Police Affairs Maigari Dingyadi made the disclosure at the Presidential Villa, Tuesday. Recall that Buhari had on February 4th extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for three months. Baba takes over from Mohammed Adamu who, until now, was serving a tenure extension. The Minister said the change is in line…

Polytechnic lecturers begin indefinite strike

Apr 6, 2021 topnews

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP says the failure of the government to address the sorry state of polytechnics and monotechnics and the expiration of the ultimatum issued since March 2020, has led to an indefinite strike which commences today. The action is coming less than a week after resident doctors embarked on a nationwide strike over non-payment of allowances and other issues. Announcing this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, the ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe, said academic activities had been shut shown in all polytechnics and…

Prince Emiko becomes the new Olu of Warri designate

Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021 topnews

Ode-Itsekiri, the ancestral home of the Itsekiri people came alive on Monday, April 5, 2021 as the Itsekiris unveiled the Olu designate, Prince Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko aged 37. The transition ritual began when one of the chiefs gave a short opening remark and then invited the Iyasere, Chief Johnson Atserunleghe, to speak, after which he formally announced the demise of HRM Ogiame Ikenwoli by breaking three native earthen pots containing white native chalks on the floor. This was followed by the presentation of Omo-Oba, the Olu designate, to the Itsekiri Nation…

Pastor killed after kidnappers received N2m ransom

Apr 6, 2021 topnews

A Lagos based pastor, Fredrick Aramuwa abducted by hoodlums on the Idoani-Ifira Road, in Ondo State on March 31st, has been found dead on Easter Sunday and his lifeless body, dumped by beside the road. It was gathered that, the pastor was going to Ifira Akoko from Lagos, with his driver when he got missing. It was later discovered that the deceased pastor was abducted a few kilometres to Ifira, his home town. The source said, “Contacts were made with Lagos and his departure was confirmed. The community started searching…

Security facilities attacked in Imo by gunmen, inmates set free

Apr 5, 2021 topnews

Unidentified gunmen reportedly attacked a correctional facility in Owerri, the Imo State capital, and freed inmates. The Imo State Police Command headquarters and SCID building situated in the state capital were also attacked in the early morning raid, which a security source said started around 1 am. Although the police said “some inmates” were freed, a media report claimed as much as 1, 500 inmates escaped. “At about 0100hrs of date, armed men suspected to be members of IPOB/ESN criminal gang in their numbers invaded Owerri Prisons mine using dynamites…

Austrian Catholics fly rainbow flag in solidarity for LGBT

Apr 4, 2021 topnews

Following the Vatican decision last month that the Church couldn’t bless same-sex partnerships, the Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the LGBT community . The powerful Vatican office responsible for defending church doctrine, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), handed down a ruling that same-sex unions could not be blessed despite their “positive elements”. The office wrote that while God “never ceases to bless each of His pilgrim children in this…

NAF says Fighter jet not shot down by Boko Haram

Apr 4, 2021 topnews

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Alpha fighter jet, marked NAF 475 was not shot down last Wednesday by Boko Haram terrorists in Sambisa Forest of Borno. The jet was reported missing on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, after losing radar contact with the air force base, Maiduguri, the state capital. While denying the alleged false report in a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, NAF’s Director of Public Relations, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said: “Our attention has been drawn to some videos being circulated on Social Media and media…

Covid-19: Afenifere spokesman, Yinka Odumakin is dead

Apr 3, 2021 topnews

Yinka Odumakin, the National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere dead. Report has it that, Odumakin died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital’s Covid Isolation Centre. Yinka, a human rights activist, who is married to a fellow activist, Joe Okei Odumakin, played a major role in the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO that fought the regime of late military head of state, General Sani Abacha, after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election. As Afenifere spokesman, Odumakin spoke tenaciously for the rights of the Yoruba and the people…

Reno Omokri leads protest against Buhari’s medical tourism in UK

Apr 3, 2021Apr 3, 2021 topnews

Pastor Reno Omokri, a social media activist and former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan flew from his base in the United States of America to lead protest against Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari who left Nigeria for medical attention in the United Kingdom. The rally, tagged #HarassBuhariOutofLondon took place on April 2, 2021 at President Muhammadu Buhari’s residence, Abuja House, 2 Campden Hill, Kensington, London W8 7AD. According to Omokri, “The rally was held in strict compliance with COVID19 protocols with protesters massing in groups of six.” He said the London…