The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results of the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released on Monday. The exam body broke the news on its Twitter page on Sunday night. It added that the results will be released at 10:30am. “This is to inform candidates […]
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Gareth Bale came off the bench to head the winner for Tottenham Hotspur in a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday. It was Bale’s first goal since returning to the club from Real Madrid. The Welshman was brought on in the 70th minute and three minutes […]
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Ace Nigerian Singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly called ‘Wizkid’ has finally dropped his much anticipated studio album, Made In Lagos. Made In Lagos by Wizkid dropped on Oct 30th, 2020 and is made available to all his fans. The Album includes already dropped tunes such as Smile & No Stress. ‘Made In Lagos’ features international acts […]
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Tottenham Hotspur slumped to a shock 1-0 Europa League defeat at Royal Antwerp on Thursday, while Serie A leaders AC Milan eased to victory over Sparta Prague. Jose Mourinho’s Spurs failed to create a single chance of note in a lifeless display, with Gareth Bale, who rejoined the club on loan from Real Madrid in […]
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Commonwealth member countries have unanimously adopted a statement to promote human rights and tackle discrimination at all levels of sport – from community games to elite sporting events. The consensus statement sets out 13 commitments and serves as a guide to protect and promote the human rights of every individual involved in the sport sector. […]
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A top British official has revealed that the government of the United Kingdom trained the operatives of the disbanded special anti-robbery squad (SARS) for four years. In a letter dated October 29, 2020, James Duddridge, UK minister for Africa, said the former operatives of SARS participated in a training “designed to improve human rights.” The […]
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has disclosed that Nigeria recorded an all-time national peak of 5,459.50 megawatts (MW). In a statement on Thursday, Ndidi Mbah, TCN general manager of public affairs, said the new record was achieved on October 28. She said the power generated was efficiently transmitted through the nation’s transmission grid at […]
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The Federal Government of Nigerian has declared Thursday, October 29 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the government, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad […]
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Okoli Aguwu, who appeared before the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution set up by the Lagos State government, says he spent 48 days in the detention of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Recall that the panel was set up to look into the allegations of brutality and highhandedness by personnel of the unit of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Mahmood Yakubu as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall that Mahmood Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November 2015. He succeeded Attahiru Jega, who supervised the 2015 general election. Mr Yakubu supervised the 2019 general election and off-cycle elections in states such as Kogi, Edo […]
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