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The House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to order a partial reopening of schools to allow pupils sit the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. The House called on Buhari to overrule the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, and allow pupils to sit the examination. The House made the call at …

When we thought the abuse trend was over, we just recorded another, as a 20-year-old identified as Sherifat Suleiman, have committed suicide over alleged physically and psychological abuse by her own brother. According to reports, the ugly incident happened in Isawo community, Ikorodu, Lagos State Nigeria. It was learnt that Sherifat committed suicide after her efforts to stop her brother …

Eight months ago, the Nigerian Air Force recorded its first female helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, who was decorated by the Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, and now, she has lost her life in an accident in Kaduna State. According to reports, Arotile died in an alleged accident which took place at the Nigerian Air Force base in Kaduna State, …

The people of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, were in a state of shock as a 59-year-old Pastor Okedokun Abiodun of the Light Christian Church has been arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl. It was reported that, the father of the girl, whose name is withheld for personal reasons, reported the case to the Odeda Police station. …

463 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Tuesday’s new cases raised the total number of cases recorded in the country to 33,616. The highest number of cases were recorded in Lagos with 128, followed by Kwara with 92, Enugu with 39, Delta with …

Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi was denied and was told by a judge in Chicago that he will remain detained until his trail later this year. Hushpuppi who is a Nigerian citizen was arrested over a month ago in Dubai, over allegation of internet scam, money laundering and other incriminating charges. According to his lawyer, Gal Pissetzky, who insisted …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced that the country has recorded 595 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 33,153. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Monday night. “595 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-156 Oyo-141 FCT-99 Edo-47 Kaduna-27 Ondo-22 Rivers-20 Osun-17 Imo-13 Plateau-10 Nasarawa-8 Anambra-8 …

As the nation continues its fight against Coronavirus, Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19 and the total number of cases so far is now 32,558. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official Twitter handle. According to the NCDC, 740 people have died from the virus, with 13,447 patients discharged. …

A contradicting situation occurred over the week as the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, proclaimed that students nationwide would not be allowed to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination slated for August 4, 2020. Last week Monday, the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, had announced that the 2020 WASSCE conducted by WAEC would run from …

A tending video which showed a Nigerian man being tortured over an alleged failed drug deal in Pakistan by his brother who fled away has revealed that he is alive. The man who was later identified as Innocent Chima took to social media to appreciate the love from Nigerians and his kinsmen for standing by him during a time of …