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FG raises WAEC, NECO fees to N50,000 per candidate

By Adesina Wahab & Omeiza Ajayi The Federal Ministry of Education has given approval for the National Examinations Council, NECO and the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to increase registration fee for their Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE, to N50,000 per candidate, beginning in 2027. Read Also: Banks slash lending, cut N5.4trn across key sectors…

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Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members led victims’ rescue

By Dapo Akinrefon FRESH details have emerged on the intelligence-led operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point….

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Ukraine PM exits as Zelensky effects wartime cabinet change

The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Y​uliia Svyrydenko, has stepped down from the position after one year in office, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday. Svyrydenko​ became the 19th Prime Minister ​on July 17, 2025, after being approved by the ​parliament. She previously served as First Deputy PM and Economy Minister. ​Zelenesky ​explained that ​her exit…

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Transfer: Trossard agrees deal to leave Arsenal

Arsenal forward, Leandro Trossard, is close to agreeing personal terms with Besiktas ahead of a summer move. According to The Athletic, the agreement between both clubs is in it final stages. Besiktas will pay the Premier League champions a fee around €18m upfront and €2m in add-ons. Trossard is expected to put pen to paper…

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Italy icon Maldini national team’s technical director

Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC) looking to rebuild after Italy’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. “Maldini has always been my target,” said newly-appointed FIGC president Giovanni Malago. “I felt he was the right person to oversee the FIGC’s technical sector…

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Police arrest four chiefs, others over MACBAN chairman’s death in Benue

By Peter Duru The Benue State Police Command has arrested seven additional suspects, including four traditional chiefs and an 80-year-old man, over the gruesome murder of the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Benue State chapter, Ardo Risku Mohammad, and one Yakubu Isa in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of…

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Russia threatens nuclear weapon use if existence is endangered

The Kremlin has threatened to deploy nuclear weapons if the corporeality of Russia, which has the most nuclear warheads, faces an existential threat. President Vladimir Putin’s aide Dmitry Peskov pointed to the Federation’s nuclear theory in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Die Weltwoche. The diplomat described Russia’s nuclear doctrine as “bold, simple, and understandable,”…

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DSS frees Sowore’s media aide detained over drone

The Department of State Services, DSS, has released Omoyele Sowore’s media aide, Zainab Sodiq, to the leadership of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria). Sodiq was arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) over her possession of a drone. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Secretary of IPI Nigeria, Malam Ahmed…

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How 22-yr-old uses lighter as gun to rob in Abia

By Florencemary Nwabueze The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly robbing members of the public using a stainless lighter designed to resemble a pistol. Read Also: We’ll honour those who died in Oriire kidnap rescue operation – Makinde According to a statement by the force Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen…

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Skit maker admits fabricating videos on Soludo’s son, apologises

By Vincent Ujumadu A man identified as Ejike Ofoegbu, publisher of Igbo Time Magazine, has admitted responsibility for creating and circulating videos on Facebook and other social media platforms in which he falsely claimed to be Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s son, Ozonna Soludo. In a video released by Ofoegbu, he acknowledged that the claims made in…

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