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WAEC announces plan to release certificates with results

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October 19, 2022

The West Africa Examination Council has announced plans to make its certificates available to candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination once their results are released.

The Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, made this known on Tuesday at a luncheon organised by the exam body in Lagos.

He also noted that the digital certificate set to be launched on Thursday, October 20, 2022, applies to those who wrote the exams between 1999 till date, adding that the preceding years would be considered much later.

According to him, the new the digital certificate cannot be tampered with or falsified, just as it would send fakers out of the market.

He said, “Whether your certificate was burnt or lost to flood or eaten by termite, you don’t have to go through the stress of recovering it. Just pick your phone and log on to our website and it comes straight from the WAEC database.

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“We have solved the problem of theft. We have saved you the headache of carrying the hard copies of your certificate. And the good thing that will come out of this is, by the time we take a final decision and perfect everything, if we release the results today, I can tell you that the certificates are ready. It is just to roll them out. If we announce the release of results today, the certificates will automatically be ready for release. It may just take a year to transit, because the certificates we have now is going to be treated, but immediately they are treated, they will be available in the database. The next one, that will be 2023 or 2024, immediately we release the results the certificate will be ready.”

He, however, listed insecurity as one of the challenges the body was facing in conducting exams across the country.

He said, “Places where you go to by road, you now have to fly because of insecurity. Almost everybody in WAEC now flies. We are the greatest movers of leg and materials. We stay in hotels. And you know for security reasons you can no longer stay in anyhow hotel. You have to stay in a safe area. There are some places you cannot conduct exams without the physical presence of the police and the Nigerian Army.

“When you go to the East due to what I will call ethnic separatism; you go to the north where you have banditry and insurgency; how do you conduct exams in those areas? Thank God some state governments cooperate with us. If not for the military and the brigade command in Yobe and Borno States, we would not have been able to conduct examination. In the East, we thank the DSS. And generally all over the country, we thank the Inspector-General of Police. We take the exam to every nook and cranny of the country. Our exam is not such that you gather people together in one central location. There is no facility like that in Nigeria. Wherever the school is located, you must go there to conduct the examination. That is a great challenge. Even in some places where you don’t have banditry, gunmen or insurgency, the roads are not good. These are the challenges we have in trying to serve the Nigerian child.”

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LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

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October 5, 2024

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LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

Hoodlums have set the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission office in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state on fire.

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom confirmed the attack, leaving many to wonder if this was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the local government elections

In a chat with journalists in Ugo on Saturday, the police public relations officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, said that all electoral materials meant for the election were not consumed by the fire.

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Ms John said that the command had reinforced security at all the AKISIEC offices and strategic locations in the state.

“Some hoodlums partly touched the AKISIEC office in Ibiono

“Ibom, but election materials remained intact, election is also ongoing,” he said.

LG Polls: Hoodlums set Akwa Ibom electoral commission office ablaze

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Man kills newlywed wife, sets room ablaze in Lagos

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October 5, 2024

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Man kills newlywed wife, sets room ablaze in Lagos

A tragic incident occurred at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe in Ikorodu, Lagos State, where 30-year-old Motunayo Olaniyi reportedly stabbed his newlywed wife, Olajumoke, to death following a heated argument.

According to a statement from the Lagos State Police Command, delivered by its spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin on Saturday, the incident took place on Friday.

Olaniyi allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife multiple times during the altercation, locked her inside their room, and then set it on fire. He later inflicted wounds on himself.

A team of policemen who arrived at the scene were however said to have extinguished the fire and after that discovered Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.

The statement read in part, “A distress call was received on October 4 at Ikorodu Division that a newly wedded couple, one Motunrayo Olaniyi, aged 30, and his wife Olajumoke, aged 25 years, allegedly engaged in a domestic scuffle in their room at Amazing Grace Estate, Elepe, Ikorodu.

“In the process, the husband reportedly stabbed the wife to death, locked her in the room, and set it ablaze, while he inflicted wounds on himself.

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“Police from the Ikorodu Division responded to a distress call and put out the fire. They found Olajumoke’s lifeless body with abdominal wounds.”

The police spokesperson further stated that Olaniyi was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital where he was treated and discharged before being taken into police custody.

According to him, a preliminary investigation later revealed that the suspect stabbed his wife during the altercation and inflicted minor wounds on himself.

“The corpse has been deposited at Ikorodu General Hospital morgue for autopsy. Investigation is in progress,” he concluded.

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Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of jewelries

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October 5, 2024

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Four South African police officers arrested for robbing Nigerian man of jewelries

They are accused of stealing jewelry valued at R20 million (approximately N1.9 billion) in a high-profile robbery case.

The officers, identified as Jacobus Groenewald, Bradley Minnaar, Mthuthuzeli Mafanya, and Bathandwa Soldati, appeared before the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on October 3.

Reports indicate that the suspects carried out the robbery using their official uniforms and police vehicles, claiming to be in pursuit of a wanted Nigerian national.

However, they left behind crucial evidence, including fingerprints and DNA, which led to their arrest.

It is believed that a total of eight officers were involved in the robbery.

“Those caught are four of the eight officers behind the entire operation,” a source disclosed.

“They entered the home of a wealthy Nigerian, pretending to search for a wanted individual. Instead, they made off with jewelry valued at R20 million.

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“They left their fingerprints all over the crime scene, taking luxury items like Rolex watches, gold bracelets, emeralds, and ivory pieces. Everything they stole was from high-end brands. Although they clearly planned the heist, their actions were careless. The officers came from different stations, but they had formed a syndicate,” the source revealed.

“They even placed fake number plates on their SAPS vehicles, but the police tracking system still placed them at the scene of the crime.

“In the police force, both DNA and fingerprints are kept on record, which made it easy to link them to the crime after the homeowner filed a report.”

The Provincial Community Police Board condemned their actions, calling it a severe breach of public trust and a blow to confidence in the police force.

FC van Wyk, a police spokesperson, confirmed the arrests and stated that the Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit is leading the investigation.

“On September 14, at approximately 1:35 a.m., a house robbery took place at the residence of a foreign national on Sunset Avenue, Llandudno, allegedly involving several police officers. The case was initially reported at Hout Bay police station and later transferred to the Western Cape Anti-Corruption Unit for further investigation,” van Wyk said.