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WAEC releases results, 50% of candidates pass Maths, English

Jul 5, 2018 topnews

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the result for the 2018 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) where a total of 786, 016 students, representing 49.98 per cent, obtained credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. In this category were 389,655 males and 396,361 females, representing 47.32 and 52.92 per cent, respectively. The Head of the Nigerian National Office (HNO) of the council, Mr Olu Adenipekun, who disclosed this to reporters in Lagos, said there had been a decline in this year’s candidates’ performance by 10 per cent…

Court grant lawyer leave to commence suit for order of mandamus on Buhari impeachment

Jul 5, 2018 topnews

A Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, Wednesday granted leave to two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer and Sulaiman Adeniyi, a human right activist in their suit, seeking to compel the National Assembly to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidency, however, claimed not to be aware of Wednesday’s court order. The duo had three months ago written to both the lower and the upper chambers of the National Assembly on the need to impeach President Buhari, citing alleged constitutional breaches by the president and threatened that…

Baraje, others form R-APC

Jul 5, 2018 topnews

Some aggrieved members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have branched off to form the Reformed – All Progressives Party (R- APC). The group, led by a foundation member of APC, Alhaji Buba Galadima and chairman of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Alhaji Kawu Baraje, addressed a press conference at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, declaring that the ruling party has dashed the hopes of Nigerians. However, APC national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has sued for calm, urging party faithful to be patient as he settles down to…

President Macron Endorses Ecobank’s commitment to creative industries

Jul 5, 2018 topnews

France President, Emmanuel Macron, was fulsome of praise at Africa’s culture and its creative industries on display during his visit to Lagos on Tuesday. The Event, which was the launch of the French Season of African Cultures 2020 in Lagos Nigeria was sponsored by leading pan-African bank, Ecobank. The event, entitled ‘A Celebration of African Culture’ was held at the New Afrika Shrine – which was the home of the legendary musician and composer Fela Kuti – focused on Africa’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and honoured Africa’s creators of…

21 suspects arrested over Pleatue killings

Jul 4, 2018 topnews

According to the special military task force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), twenty-one suspects have been arrested over the Plateau State killings. Among them are those found with arms and suspected hoodlums who hijacked the protests sparked by the killings. The special task force comprises police, Air Force, Army and paramilitary security agencies. The suspects were paraded yesterday at the OPSH Headquarters in Jos by the media officer of the task force, Major Adam Umar and Police Public Relations Officer Tyopev Terna. Major Umar said: “Out of the 21 suspects we…

Macron visits Buhari, pledges French security support

Jul 4, 2018 topnews

Emmanuel Macron, French President yesterday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, challenging him to work towards providing an enabling economic and political environment to help youths to achieve their dreams.He noted that it was important for leaders in Africa to understand why young people were disposed to joining terrorist groups. “What we have to better understand is why many people are convinced to join these jihadists and these terrorists. That is why it is very important to build not just the security approach but also the stabilisation approach at…

Protesters storm NASS, call for Saraki, Dogara’s resignation

Jul 4, 2018 topnews

Protesters under the aegis of National Convener of Citizens’ Action to Take Back Nigeria, CATBAN, yesterday, stormed the National Assembly, protesting alleged padding of the 2018 budget by the National Assembly. The protesters, mostly women and youths, were seen carrying placards with threats and caution to the National Assembly as they made vehicular movement impossible, even as they blocked the entrance to the National Assembly with a truck. Led by Comrade Ibrahim Garba, the protesters accused the lawmakers of cutting the 2018 budget as well as allocating constituency projects to…

‘Time To Check This Madness Is Now’ – Gani Adams

Jul 4, 2018 topnews

Iba Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland has called for an urgent Security Summit in the South West where the rampaging killings by suspected herdsmen can be discussed. In a statement, he personally signed on Tuesday, Adams said it is worrisome that while bloodthirsty maniacs are on the prowl killing and maiming innocent Nigerians, the federal government seems helpless to curtail the situation. The statement read: “Events of the last few months have shown that Nigeria is at the crossroads, Strange things are happening in the country. Blood thirsty…

Ronaldo-Messi Fight Ends Russian Couple’s Marriage In Divorce

Jul 3, 2018 topnews

A Russian man has filed for divorce after a blazing row with his wife over whether Lionel Messi is better than Cristiano Ronaldo. According to a report in newspaper ‘Argumento I Fakti’ the football-mad couple – named only as Arsen and Lyudmila – fell out when he celebrated Argentina’s victory over Nigeria. And he decided to pack up his things and leave when his missus continued to insist that Portuguese star Ronaldo was a superior talent to Messi. It was the latest in a series of arguments about football and…

Paedophile sentenced to 60 years imprisonment

Jul 3, 2018 topnews

Adelaja Olaide, a 48-year-old man, has been sentenced to 60 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos, for defiling a seven-year-old primary two pupil. Justice Sybil Nwaka, who convicted the paedophile, described him as an ‘animal.’ The convict, Olaide, a driver who resides at 17, Itun Oluwo Street, Ketu, Ejirin, Lagos, was convicted of a charge of defilement, which according to prosecution was committed on June 27, 2015. Reviewing the case, the court stated that “this defendant is 48 years old and the court has…