News Update

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 SSCE internal results. This was disclosed on Thursday, September 19, by the NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, while briefing journalists in Minna during the release of the 2024 SSCE internal results.

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 The Police have confirmed the arrest of a young man identified as Alex who allegedly kidnapped a young lady and kept her in the popular Top View Hotel, Wuse, Abuja. According to a trending video on social media, Alex was seen with the lady in a room with management of the hotel and an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC) where he was arrested.

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Tragedy struck in Ifetedo community in Ife South local government area of Osun State after a dilapidated building collapsed and killed a woman. It was gathered that the incident occurred around 5:30pm when the deceased was around the building. A statement by the spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke on Thursday confirmed that one Mrs Idowu was killed when the building collapsed.

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 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said once the Electronic Central Motor Registration (e-CMR) goes into effect, vehicle owners and users will no longer need to carry physical documents. All vehicle documents and information, the police said, will be available digitally. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on Wednesday night in a post via his account on the X platform.

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Godwin Obaseki, the Governor of Edo State, has alleged that a former state governor is using a police helicopter to campaign for the opposition party in Edo State. Obaseki stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said that the governorship election is a do-or-die affair because Edo people will not allow the APC to take over the state.

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 The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps carried out an early morning raid in Lekki on Thursday, leading to the arrest of 25 miscreants in a bid to strengthen law and order. This was revealed in a statement by the Commissioner for Water and Environmental Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Thursday.
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Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has described Nigeria as technically bankrupt. Obaseki added that the Federal Government was “stuck in the past” and needed to restructure the country for progress. The governor made this statement during a one-on-one interview on the Channels Television programme, Politics Today on Thursday evening.

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Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, on Thursday, presented a 152-page report to President Bola Tinubu, detailing reform measures for the livestock sector. Part of the report recommended a ten-year transformation process through which Nigerians and the government can harness gains in the sector.

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday granted the request of the Federal Government and a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Samuel Nkanu Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his removal as CJN. The decision of the court followed information to the effect that the two parties in the suit have intensified efforts to reach an amicable settlement of all issues in dispute.

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Rwanda has launched the first mpox vaccination campaign in Africa, marking a significant step in the continent’s fight against the disease.
As of Tuesday, the country administered 300 doses of the vaccine to high-risk individuals in a border region with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC), confirmed the commencement of the campaign, stating the urgency of curbing the outbreak.


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Kesaria Abramidze, a prominent Georgian transgender woman was killed in her home just one day after the country’s parliament passed a controversial anti-LGBT law.
The 37-year-old model and influencer, seen as a trans leader in the Georgian community, was found stabbed to death in her flat in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old man, reportedly known to Abramidze, in connection with the murder.
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Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Dele Agbeyo, professionally called Dele Gold has been buried.
The Ekiti-born singer died after a brief illness on September 11, 2024.
The burial ceremony which took place at his residence in Abule Egba, Lagos on Thursday, September 19 2024, was attended by prominent figures.

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