The 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17, the Federal Government has declared. To this end, it asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit classes to sit for the exams. The government said students will have two weeks to prepare for WAEC. These were parts […]
The quest for the 2023 presidential or vice presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), might have informed the decision of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara to join the ruling party. The chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Walid Jubrin, disclosed this in […]
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has declared its facilities and environs a no-mask no-entry zone in preparation for the resumption of operations on Wednesday. Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Mr. Pascal Nnorli told reporters that the corporation has put measures in place to ensure passengers obeyed COVID-19 guidelines on the trains. “We are 85 per cent […]
The flight for evacuation of Nigerians from United Kingdom scheduled for August 8 is fully booked, the Nigeria High Commission in UK has stated. The Commission, which disclosed this in a memo, also urged prospective evacuees yet to make payment not to bother to do so. They however said efforts would be made to schedule […]
A chief Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Abubakar Danladi, has claimed that over 10,000 health workers across Africa have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. He added that 200 Nigerian health workers and 10 doctors have so far been killed by the disease. Danladi, who stated these in Kaduna, said the development, coupled with lockdown, reduction […]
Former Big Brother Africa star, Pokello Nare has come out to blast people who say she bleached her skin so she could look light skinned. Pokello Nare, a Zimbabwean socialite and businesswoman, rose to fame during the 2013 edition of Big Brother Africa (BBA). According to Pokello who shared her childhood photos on Monday, not everyone who […]
Two persons have been confirmed dead while three others were injured after a 20-feet container fell on a commercial bus at Ilasamaja on the Oshodi-Badagry Expressway in Lagos state. A statement released by the Director-General Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, today July 27, said the accident occurred on Sunday, July 26 and that […]
Lucy has won the second week’s Head of House challenge in the Big Brother Naija house. The housemate who won the challenge will now be free from eviction this week alongside the Deputy Head of House she is expected to pick. Lucy went on to pick Prince as Deputy Head of House, citing their closeness […]
Ramon Abbas a.k.a Hushpuppi has gotten another lawyer to represent him in California. Hushpuppi’s lawyer, Gal Pissetzky who is only licensed to practice in Chicago will now be supported by Vicki Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles. The law firm specialises in representing individuals in both state and federal criminal matters, as well as companies […]