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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday, announced that it has temporarily shut down its result-checking portal due to technical problems, just hours after releasing the 2025 WASSCE results. This was shared in a statement on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle. “WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org […]
Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin in person as early as next week to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, a White House official has said.
President Bola Tinubu has extended his deepest condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana over the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of two of his ministers. Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, were among six other victims of a military helicopter that crashed on Wednesday. […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that a significant number of abandoned estates in Abuja and other parts of Nigeria were owned by civil servants who used stolen public funds to finance their construction. Olukoyede made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking at a policy dialogue organised by […]
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Oladele Alake has paid glowing tribute to the late former Managing Director of Concord Press of Nigeria, Dr. (Mrs.) Doyin Abiola, describing her passing as a personal loss. Alake also credited the deceased with leading him up the media corporate ladder to become what he is at the moment. […]
Ghana’s defence and environment ministers are among eight killed when a military helicopter crashed, the government has said.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has accused the renowned Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, of spilling alcohol aviation workers during a boarding process at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday. LEADERSHIP reports that KWAM 1 is a prominent socialite, traditional title […]
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of one of its most distinguished members, Dr. Doyin Abiola (née Aboaba), who died on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at the age of 82. In a statement issued to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, NPAN President Kabiru Yusuf described Dr. Abiola […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has thrown its weight behind the Credit Card Initiative of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CreditCorp). The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this on Wednesday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation, held at the NYSC National […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India have agreed to intensify their efforts in the fight against shipment of illicit drugs between the two countries especially the illegal flow of opioids such as tramadol and codeine-based syrup to Nigeria from the South Asian country. This was part […]