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The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. A statement issued by WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, urged candidates to disregard other timetable in circulation. According ...

A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 27 people and injured more than 2,500 others, the health minister says. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion in the port region. Videos posted online ...

Virgin Atlantic has become billionaire Richard Branson’s second airline to file for bankruptcy this year as the industry continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. The Virgin Group airline filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday, ...

The award for best dad in Nigeria should be given to Ubi Franklin. Biko, call him serial baby daddy, sharp shooter, whatever name, Ubi embraces his children even if they are just a year apart sometimes and from different women. ...

Teachers brought along visual aids, including handmade coffins and a guillotine, while protesting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s schools reopening plan in Lower Manhattan on Monday afternoon. About 200 protesters many of them educators, parents and students marched from the United ...

Ajegunle’s finest, Daddy Showkey is 50 today and to celebrate himself he held a virtual party )well it’s only just mandatory). Showkey who was home danced along as he was being hailed by the singer, his other family members also ...

A mum has been left heartbroken after her baby died in the womb from a rare condition that could have killed her too. Laura McLeish, 31, from Bishopton in Renfrewshire, Scotland, was eight months pregnant when she delivered her baby ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the payment of fees and stipends of stranded scholarship students of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) studying abroad. A statement signed by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said Buhari conveyed the directive ...

Following increase in the prices of crude oil, marketers are pushing for the upward review of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol N150 per litre for the month of August. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) last month ...

Kwara Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi and his wife Abieyuwa have tested positive for Covid-19. Spokesperson of the state Technical Committee on Covid-19, Rafiu Ajakaye, confirmed this in a statement today. The statement reads: “Yesterday August 3rd, 2020, the Deputy Governor ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday raised the fine for hate speech from N500,000 to 5 million naira. The government also mandated broadcast stations to devote airtime for public education and enlightenment on emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister ...

The government of Osun State on Tuesday handed over the remains of the late Senator Ayo Fasanmi to the Ekiti State Government, for his interment at St. John Cathedral, Iye Ekiti. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ismail ...

Nollywood actress Bimbo Afolayan will be a year older this month. But the mom of one is so eager and can’t for the 8th of August. Yesterday she shared photos from her birthday pre-shoot which is an Egyptian theme and ...

A permanent deal has been reached between Inter & Manchester United for Alexis Sanchez. He’ll join Inter for free & earn €7m/season accoding to FabrizioRomano reports in Italy Manchester United will save €60M on Sanchez’s salary for the two years ...

  “My Lover” As Written, Composed and performed by Okpe Faith Oheji, is an afro praised song inspired by the Spirit of God that talks about our knowledge, personal relationships, and how we can do nothing  without Him ( Holy ...

Khloe Kardashian has issued a short, terse response to reports that she had forgiven ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson and rekindled their romance. It had been reported that Khloe was hoping the NBA star had “changed” his ways and they were “beyond ...

  Arsenal are willing to hand Willian a three-year deal in a bid to sign the winger on a free transfer from Chelsea this summer. Willian has moved a step closer to the Chelsea exit after turning down their latest ...

Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford has made the front cover of a special Black Lives Matter-themed edition of British Vogue. The footballer, 22, shared a photo of the cover on Twitter and said he was ‘humbled’ to be ...

Rob Kardashian has shown off his stunning weight loss as he poses shirtless by the pool, in the Californian sunshine. The 33-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has grown in confidence in posting photos of himself in recent weeks, ...

A cat that was detained at Sri Lanka’s main prison while allegedly trying to smuggle drugs and cell phone SIM cards has escaped, according to media reports on Monday. The feline was detected by jail intelligence officials on Saturday at ...

Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, has announced he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid $100 million corruption scandal. The royal family’s website on Monday published a letter from Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying ...

Nigerian ladies stranded in Saudi Arabia have cried out for help. In a video shared online, one of the ladies who spoke on behalf of the others, said they have completed their “contracts” in Saudi Arabia and have since been ...

United States President, Donald Trump, said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federal-owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told reporters at the White House that he was formally removing chair Skip ...

Two brothers identified as Uchechukwu Asuzu, 20, and Bright Ugochukwu, 20, have been arrested by men of the Imo state police command, for allegedly defiling their cousin, Ugochukwu Chigozirim Ehirim, 13, in Ezemanah Ezeamoruo Nkwerre, a community in the state on July ...

Kanye West has officially filed Michelle Tidball, a life coach based in Wyoming, as his vice president on Arkansas’ presidential ballot. A spokesperson for the Arkansas Secretary of State told TMZ that Kanye’s campaign turned in the needed 1,000 signatures ...