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WAEC withholds 214,952 results over exam malpractices

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The West Africa Examination Council on Monday released the results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates with the results of 214,952 (Two Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty Two) candidates, representing 13.79% of the total candidature for the examination being withheld for further investigation in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. Olutise Adenipekun, Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC at a press briefing at the council’s office in Yaba, Lagos said that out of the total number of out of…

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Entertainers kick over plan to stop production of Nigerian shows abroad

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Following statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed that the Federal Government has taken steps to amend the Nigeria Broadcasting Code to discourage the production of Nigerian movies and music outside the country, some entertainers have criticized the move, calling it an attempt to gage creativity. Mohammed had decried the situation whereby films, reality TV shows and music, were made outside Nigeria during his visit to Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON)’s new office in Lagos, on Saturday, saying the situation had hampered the development of the…

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Google’s mesh Wi-Fi system launches in Australia

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Get ready for an invasion of little white disks around homes and offices. No, they are not mini-alien spaceships on a mission to colonise Earth, rather little Google Wi-Fi devices that make up its new mesh-style Wi-Fi router system. Google starts selling them in Australia on Thursday. Google Wi-Fi represents a big change for the typical home network where you have a black box for a modem and a second black box for a router, or maybe one box for both, and they sit in the corner. The problem is,…

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Leave Lagos and come to Ondo – Akeredolu begs investors

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Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has urged investors to come down to his state, instead of concentrating their investments in “traffic-ridden and human congested” Lagos state. Akeredolu made the plea in Akure, capital of Ondo, while welcoming the delegation of federal government industrialization and economic diversification team led by Usani Usani, minister of Niger Delta affairs. The governor said Ondo would be ready to partner with investors in order to become the economic hub of Nigeria. “According to the Nigeria police force and Department of State Services (DSS), Ondo…

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Minister gets report for ICT varsity’s take-off

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Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications, has received the report on the proposed ICT university and pledged to study it and ensure speedy implementation of the recommendations. The report was submitted by the 31- member committee charged to draw up modalities for the establishment of the ICT University in Abuja. The minister said that in about three weeks, the ministry would come out with a memorandum to ensure the commencement of the university in September as planned. According to him, the university will be a legacy and hopes that…

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Wike’s administration misled us over petition against Amaechi – Integrity group

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The integrity group yesterday declared that the Rivers State government misled them into filing a petition against the former governor of the State, Chibuike Amaechi, before the Senate and anti-graft agencies over alleged corruption. The executive director of integrity group, Livingstone Wechie, who addressed newsmen in Abuja, disclosed that it dawned on them that the Nyesom Wike-led government was out to witch hunt Amaechi when it refused to take him to court. He however accused the Wike-led government of not being transparent in the administration of the state. The group…

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UN commends Osinbajo’s handling of Bakassi crisis

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The UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has commended Acting President Yemi Osinbajo for his handling of the recent conflict in Bakassi Peninsula, which affected Nigerian fishermen. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and Head of UNOWAS, Mr. Mohamed Chambas, spoke with the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York. Chambas regretted the maltreatment and killings of 97 Nigerians in the Peninsula by Cameroonian Gendarmes over failure to pay a N100,000 boat levy. “But let me commend the initiative…

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R. Kelly accused of housing a ‘cult’ of women in shocking report

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R. Kelly is being accused of holding women in a “cult” where he dictates everything from what they can wear and eat to their sexual behavior and controls any communication they have with the outside world, according to a Buzzfeed report on Monday. A rep for R. Kelly did not return Fox News’ requests for comment on the shocking report. Buzzfeed claims the R&B singer, who has homes near Chicago and Atlanta, houses up to six women. Three people who say they used to be a part of Kelly’s entourage — Cheryl Mack,…

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Oil prices hit $49 a barrel on slow down in US oil drilling

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A slow down of oil drilling by American shale oil producers helped to move oil prices to $49 a barrel in Monday trading, a good news for oil exporters such as Nigeria. Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up 8 cents at $48.99 a barrel by 1341 GMT. U.S. crude traded at $46.57, up 3 cents. According to Reuters, fewer drilling rigs were added in the United States last week, helping ease concerns that surging shale supplies will undermine OPEC-led production cuts. U.S. drillers added two oil rigs in the…

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Nigerians still believe in PDP – Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigerians still believed in the capacity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to lead the country after months of leadership crisis. Jonathan said at the expanded National Caucus of the party held on Monday night at Wadata House, Abuja that the reaction of Nigerians to the Supreme Court’s judgement the party’s leadership crisis is a testimony to support the party enjoys. “Nigerians still believe in the PDP because when the Supreme Court judgement was given, I was so surprised that some people called…

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