The Head of National Office, West African Certificate Examination, Nigeria, Dr Amos Dangut, said as of Monday, 8,285 candidates have registered for the first series of Computer Based-West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates, 2024. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, Dangut revealed that the examination would take place from Wednesday, January 31 and end on Saturday, February 17, 2024, across Nigeria. In November 2023, the council, in a press release, announced that it had concluded plans to conduct its WASSCE for private candidates, using the computer-based model. Dangut said the council was aware that…
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The impeached Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the capital of the state. Oluomo and the duo were dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of public funds running into N2.5 billion. Oluomo allegedly committed this financial fraud while he was the Speaker of the Assembly in 2022. The former Speaker was last week removed by 18 out of 26 lawmakers over…
The military air component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The air strikes were ordered by the military following an intelligence report which disclosed the movement of the terrorists in the area. A statement on Monday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said the eliminated terrorists were responsible for the ambush on troops at Kwanan Mutuwa recently as well as several attacks and abduction of innocent civilians in the LGA. The statement read, “In its relentless campaign to rid…
Napoli President, Aurelio De Laurentiis, has confirmed that Victor Osimhen will leave the club during this summer. Osimhen only signed a new contract with the Italian champions last month, but it is understood that there is a release clause of around £112m in the agreement. Earlier this week, the 25-year-old said he intends to seek pastures new during this summer’s transfer window. He hinted at a move to the Premier League amid alleged interest from Chelsea and Arsenal. Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are also believed to be keeping a close eye on the situation, while Manchester United are in…
“Reverend Doctor Anthony Ishaya, a Nigerian-born Anglican priest taking part in the WCC’s ecumenical program with the Bose Community, speaks with Vatican News about the role of ecumenism in response to violence in his home country”. In a series of attacks in the days leading up to Christmas, militant forces in northern Nigeria killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 500 more. The attacks came in the context of long-standing, often violent, conflict between Fulani herders and Hausa farmers. The issue of terrorism in Nigeria, says Anglican priest, the Rev. Dr. Anthony Ishaya, “is a very complex and…
DISCUSSION VIDEO LINK AND STUDY GUIDE 📺 WATCH THE DISCUSSION VIDEO VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/aHWeHjTVvmo?si=SMMZYKB4GOCAVf1- The Christian Race SEPTUGESIMA SUNDAY Date: Jan 28, 2024 Sub Theme: General Concept of Race 3 Topic: Nature of Earthly Race 2-Focus on Vain Glory Text: Est 3:1-15 Aims to study the concept of vain glory and to discuss the banes of vain glory on our Christian race to eternal life. Introduction In earthly race, the invitation for medal presentation to winners is the height of such events. Yet, they, are all forgotten within short time especially after the demise of the winner; thereby…
Date: 2024-Jan-27 🎯TOPIC: THE CHANGING POWER OF THE GOSPEL 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/0vX1CrwlyPM?si=1yilyYaC7W2povua ✝️TEXT: TEXT: John 4: 27-38(NKJV) 4:27. And at this [point] His disciples came, and they marveled that He talked with a woman; yet no one said, “What do You seek?” or, “Why are You talking with her?” 4:28. The woman then left her waterpot, went her way into the city, and said to the men, 4:29. “Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 4:30. Then they went out of the city…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday sentenced founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for “raping a church member”. The trial judge, Rahman Osho di, found the Lagos-based cleric guilty of rape and sexual assault of a female worshipper. Earlier reported noted that the Bishop, who took to the witness box in his own defense, testified that he believed three out of the four women who accused him of sexually assaulting them conspired to turn against him. While fielding questions under cross-examination, the prosecution’s lead counsel, Babajide Boye, sought to establish that the…
Operatives of the Special Intervention Squad, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, have neutralized three notorious bandits in a forest within the Bwari area of Abuja. The bandits were killed in the early hours of Friday, January 26, at about 2 am, in a forest linking Abuja to Kaduna State. Amongst the three bandits killed was their gang leader, Mai Gemu popularly known as Godara, who, alongside his gang members have been terrorising the FCT and neighbouring states. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed the development in Abuja on Friday during the parade of about 20 criminal suspects arrested…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday sentenced founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for “raping a church member”. The trial judge, Rahman Oshodi, 8found the Lagos-based cleric guilty of rape and sexual assault of a female worshipper in his church in 2020. In this report, News Corespondent highlights the major timelines of the rape incidents involving the young pastor. 1. Before Friday’s life imprisonment verdict, Daniels was said to have raped an assistant female pastor at his house in the Lekki area of Lagos State. 2. The victim (name withheld) was based…