sparkytech

WASSCE 2020: WAEC reveals those who leaked question paper  The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has claimed that some of its supervisors leaked exam questions before the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) began. This was revealed by WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrik Areghan, on Wednesday. Areghan stated this during a monitoring exercise to some schools in Yaba, Lagos State. He confirmed that the culpable supervisors have since been arrested and warned students not to indulge in malpractice. “Students should not go about looking for anything they call expo. It is shameful, supervisors collecting question papers from WAEC and going somewhere to open the questions. “Yesterday we caught one in Nasarawa. They don’t know that we have a way of detecting them. In Bauchi, we caught another. We detected it from here. In Port Harcourt, a candidate did the same thing and was arrested,” Areghan said. This year’s examinations began on

COVID-19: Pastors yet to open churches are not believers – Chris Oyakhilome attacks Bakare, others Rev Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Believers Love World, also known as Christ Embassy Church, has lambasted pastors that have refused to reopen their churches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oyakhilome said such pastors have denied the faith, stressing that they are no longer believers. Addressing his members yesterday, Oyakhilome said, “If you refuse to open church for fear of being infected, you were never a believer. “This is a great concern because there were churches that were thought to be churches until recently. We find a lot of ministers who were thought to be advocates of the gospel advocating for shutting down the churches because they cannot guarantee safety. “It is pressure like this that reveals what is a church and what is not. Do they really believe in God, the same God of the patriarchs in the Bible?” “When you get to that point where you a

ASUU lied, we have remitted over N200 million to Ekiti govt- EKSU Leadership The Vice-Chancellor of the Ekiti State University(EKSU), Ado Ekiti, Prof. Eddy Olanipekun, has disclosed that the university has paid a sum of N203, 206,812.62 to the coffers of the State’s Internal Revenue service out of the unremitted tax he inherited from his predecessor, Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele. Olanipekun faulted the claims by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) that the current Governing Council, led by Prof.Tale Omole lacked the capacity to turn around the institution and to resolve some of the problems confronting the ivory tower. ASUU, had last week descended on the management and governing council of the institution, accusing the duo of incompetence in the running of the university among other allegations bordering on fraud. Olanipekun, in a statement signed by the Director of Information and Head of Corporate Affairs, Bode Olofinmuagun, on Sunday, clarifie

Your service to Nigeria will always be remembered – Buhari tells Babangida President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm felicitations to former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on the occasion of his 79th birthday. IBB turns 79 on August 17, 2020. And a statement to DAILY POST on Sunday signed by Femi Adesina said that Buhari joins family, friends and associates to celebrate with the elder statesman. The statement read “As the former military leader turns a new age, the President believes his services to the country will always be remembered.” The President further prayed “that the Almighty God will continually strengthen Gen. Babangida, grant him good health and longer life.”

2023: Ohanaeze, others name Amaechi, Umahi, Onu as best presidential candidates A coalition of Igbo groups and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, on Sunday named Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and Minister of Science and Technology Dr Ogbonnaya Onu as the best presidential candidates from the Southeast. The coalition said it reached the decision after a joint meeting in Abakaliki where it deliberated on the best candidate from the Southeast and South-south for the presidency in 2023. This was contained in a statement to DAILY POST and signed by, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, (OYC), Mazi Alex Okemiri (President World Igbo Youth Congress), Dr Mrs Helen Ogbonnaya (National leader, Southeast Women Professionals) and Comrade Chidi Ugwujo (President Igbo Students Union). According to the groups: “Umahi is the jewel of the Southeast with evidence of infrastructural development in Ebonyi. He is the best-perform

FIFA, members take stand on Swiss probe FIFA President, Gianni Infantino enjoys the unconditional support of football associations around the world. The General Secretary, Fatma Samoura, declared the body’s position in a statement. In July, Swiss authorities confirmed that proceedings had been launched against Infantino. A special prosecutor is looking into the president’s meetings with Swiss Attorney-General Michael Lauber. Samoura, a Gambian, disclosed that she attended 25 virtual meetings in the last few days during which Infantino spoke to presidents of 180 national associations. She noted that to hear all of them express total and unconditional support to the FIFA head “is certainly heart-warming.” “There is clearly a strong feeling among FIFA member-associations that under President Infantino, FIFA is by far a more transparent, accountable and especially better-governed institution.” Samoura stressed that the Swiss case was not considered a big iss

BBNaija 2020: Nengi risks strike after pushing Kaisha during heated argument [VIDEO] Big Brother housemate, Nengi, may be issued a strike for shoving fellow housemate, Kaisha, during an argument. The issue began when Kaisha said she saw water plugged in but wasn’t boiling and decided to fix it properly, however, Nengi who thought she disconnected it faulted her action. This led to both housemates hurling insults at each other while others tried to separate them. Nengi said, “Kaisha go and work on your character. You are shapeless.” Kaisha responded, “Go and work on your face like you worked on your Ass. You are a useless attention-seeking girl.” Nengi also shouted at Kaisha repeatedly to get out of her face but she refused. Nengi then shoved her out of her way. The punishment for such violent act is uncertain at the moment, as Biggie is yet to address the alteration. However, it will be noted that the Big Brother’s house rules frown against any a

The International Press Centre, IPC, has expressed dismay over the imposition of a fine of N5 million on a radio station by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC. The IPC has also demanded an immediate reversal of the decision stressing that it was the only path of honour left for the NBC to follow having embarrassed itself with the unreasonable fine against the radio station. On Thursday, NBC had cited alleged unprofessional conduct by the said radio station in the handling of its Programme, “Morning Cross Fire”, aired on August 10, 2020, between 8.30am and 9.00am. NBC’s statement further detailed that “The station provided its platform for the guest, Dr. Mailafia Obadiah, to promote unverified and inciting views that could encourage or incite crime and lead to public disorder” The Executive Director of IPC, Lanre Arogundade, said in a statement, that the NBC gave the impression that it was the Radio Station that put words in the mouth of the guest and went on t

Kidnapping: Court to decide fate of Evans, others   The ruling of Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on the no-case submissions made by Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans and co-defandants is expected today. Justice Hakeem Oshodi is presiding over the kidnap and murder trial. His pronouncement will determine whether or not the case will continue. Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba want the charges against them dismissed. Only the second defendant, Uche Amadi, did not file a no-case submission. The defence counsels – Roger Adewole, Olanrewaju Ajanaku, M. C. Izokwu and Emmanuel Ochai – are urging the court to dismiss the case. But Lagos State, through the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, is opposing their demand.

Edo: Council Vice Chairman dumps PDP as another SSA resigns from Obaseki govt A Senior Special Assistant from Urhonigbe South ward 8, Faith Obasuyi, at the early hours on Friday, tendered her resignation letter from the services of the Edo State government. Barr Faith in her resignation letter stated that the recent activities of the present administration led by Gov Godwin Obaseki will not lead to the actualization of development and the promotion of woman and girl-child interest. According to her, ‘I’m, therefore, not persuaded that the recent activities of the Gov Obaseki administration can lead me to achieving these interest especially when the governor has now abandoned the APC on whose back he rode to power. ‘This decision is borne out of my desire to join forces with our great party, the APC to ensure the emergence of a true Orhionmwon man as governor come September 19th, 2020.” Meanwhile, the vice-chairman of Orhionmwon Local Government Area, H

North Korea: Kim Jong Un sacks prime minister   North Korean leader, Kim Jung Un, has replaced Prime Minister, Kim Jae Ryong. Ryong was elected in April 2019. The reason for his sack has not been made public. Un has appointed Kim Tok Hun to the post, state media reported on Friday. The economics expert in his late 50s was also appointed a member of the steering committee. This was during the politburo meeting late on Thursday. The politburo is the highest organ of the ruling Communist party’s central committee. Kim Jong Un is chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the highest decision-making body in North Korea.