Author: Akintayo Adams

The 15 students abducted at the Qur’anic school in Sokoto State have regained their freedom. Two weeks ago, the students were kidnapped at Gidan Bakuso village in Gada Local Government Area while trying to escape attack on the community by bandits. At the time of the abduction, the school proprietor confirmed that the terrorists invaded the town around 1am, shot one person and also abducted a woman in the process. “As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them. “So far, 15 students were unaccounted for, but we are…

Results of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the first of its kind for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series has been released by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Novel CB-WASSCE contains using a hybrid method where all questions were projected on the computer, according to a statement from the body. Revealing further, it said answers to the multiple-choice questions were supplied on the computer in real-time, and answers to the essay and test of practical questions were contained in booklets given to the candidates. “2,519 candidates representing 30.95 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has signed the bill which puts a stop to pension payments to former governors of the state and their deputies. The Abia House of Assembly had passed the bill for a law to repeal ‘The Abia State Governors & Deputy Governors Pensions Law No 4 of 2001’ on Tuesday. The bill was sponsored by Okoro Uchenna Kalu, the House Majority Leader and member representing Arochukwu State Constituency. The law makes it compulsory for former Abia governors and deputies to receive 100 percent of the annual basic salaries of the incumbent governor and deputy. The law,…

Uganda’s long-standing President Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as head of the army, further confirming the suspicions of many that he is grooming his eldest child for the presidency once he decides to retire. The appointment of Muhoozi Kainerugaba as Chief of Defence Forces was announced on Thursday Night by the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. Although the 49-year-old general has in the past denied claims he intends to succeed his father, this appointment is a testament to his rapid ascent through the Ugandan army ranks since the late 1990s. Last year, in a now-deleted post…

Former Manchester City and Brazilian National Team Star Robinho has been arrested in Brazil after losing a last-minute court bid to delay serving his nine-year sentence for raping a woman 10-years ago. “the detention order is maintained… so that he can begin serving his sentence” was the ruling from Supreme Court Judge Luiz Fux who rejected Robinho’s request for a stay. In a statement to AFP on Thursday night, Federal Police in Santos said that their forces “carried out an arrest warrant… against Robson de Souza.” “The prisoner will undergo an examination at the (Medical Legal Institute), a custody hearing…

Two female students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have died following a stampede that reportedly occurred at the institution’s convocation square on Friday. Nasarawa State government had chosen the convocation square as the venue for the distribution of palliatives to the students. “What we are hearing now is that two female students have died. They were said to have been suffocated because of the crowd and they were later declared dead by the healthcare workers,” a witness said as quoted by the PUNCH. The incident has been confirmed by the National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku…

Two former lawmakers from Lagos, Dipo Olorunrinu and Sir Jude Idimogu have hailed President Bola Tinubu for his courage and determination to fight terrorism by listing alleged financiers of terrorism in the country. They both made this remark in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. They were reacting to the Federal Government’s release of the identity of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change operators and firms, allegedly involved in terrorism financing on Wednesday. The alleged financiers were disclosed by The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in an email, entitled: “Designation of…

Ahead of Senegal’s presidential election on Saturday, Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum, WAEF, to the country on a mediation mission. This was revealed in a statement signed and issued in Yenagoa on Thursday by the Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Wealth Ominabo. Fmr. President Jonathan, who also is the chairperson of WAEF, and other members of the forum left Abuja for Dakar on Thursday, according to the communique. The statement named Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of March salaries, pensions and palliatives for Public Servants in Osun State. In a statement released by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, the approval of the salaries, pensions and palliatives have been confirmed by the Head of Service, and the approval covers all categories of local and state government employees including tertiary institutions in the state. “I can confirm that Mr Governor has approved the March salaries, pensions and palliative wage awards, including the payment of the outstanding half salary for retirees under the contributory pension scheme yet to obtain their…

The local currency continued it’s recent recovery on Thursday by appreciating significantly against the dollar. This is in no small part thanks to recent interventions by the Yemi Cardoso-led Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). From ₦1,536.83 on Wednesday, the naira appreciated to ₦1,382.35/$ within 24hrs at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). This marks the first time in a long while that the Nigerian currency would record such a huge gain. It happened barely 24 hours after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced it had cleared $7bn valid foreign exchange claims while increasing the country’s forex reserves. The…