Reactions have continued to trail the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, with stakeholders in the education sector describing the outcome as a national embarrassment and calling for urgent reforms. Naija News reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) recently admitted to marking errors in the serialised objective questions in the recently released West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2025 results. The examination body disclosed this during a briefing with journalists on Friday, August 8. Speaking with a journalist in Lagos, Head of National Office (Nigeria), Dr Amos Dangut, said with the review,…
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Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Murtala Asada, has faulted suggestions for peace talks with bandit leader, Bello Turji, warning that such moves would endanger communities in the North West. According to Daily Post, Asada, on Wednesday, dismissed recent comments by Professor Abubakar Usman Ribah, who had urged the Federal Government to initiate dialogue with Turji as part of efforts to address insecurity in the region. According to the cleric, negotiations with the notorious bandit kingpin will only embolden criminals. “Dialogue with Turji is not the solution. People should not waste time hoping for peace talks with someone who has killed, kidnapped,…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has stated that the killings in Nigeria have reached an epidemic level that threatens Nigeria’s collective humanity. Naija News reports that a mosque in the Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi LGA, of Katsina state was attacked by gunmen on Monday morning. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said the incident was a reprisal attack after villagers ambushed and lynched suspected bandits two days earlier. According to him, the residents seized three motorcycles and two AK-47 rifles and rescued kidnapped victims from Ruwan Sanyi village during the incident. Speaking via a post shared…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has donated the sum of ₦900,000 to the family of one of its officers, SC Bashir Adamu Jibrin, who was killed while on duty. The State Commandant of NSCDC, CC Bala Bawa Bodinga, presented the donation to the deceased officer’s wife during activities marking his 100 days in office celebration at the Command’s headquarters in Dutse. Naija News understands that Jibrin was attacked and killed by hoodlums after he arrested a wanted suspect at Shiwarin market, Kiyawa Local Government Area, according to reports. Bodinga explained that the gesture was…
Nigeria international Ademola Lookman has reopened the door to a Premier League move after his transfer to Inter Milan broke down. Ademola Lookman, 27, who staged a two-week training strike in protest against Atalanta’s refusal to sanction his switch, has now returned to the club’s Zingonia training base. Inter formally withdrew their interest this week, ending protracted negotiations with the Bergamo outfit. According to TBR Football, Lookman’s representatives have reached out to Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Aston Villa as they work on securing a move back to England. “Lookman is hugely disappointed not to move to Inter,…
The Edo State Government has intensified its campaign against cultism, criminal gangs, and ritual practices in the South-south state. Naija News reports that the state government has sealed multiple properties linked to suspected cult leaders following the discovery of a shrine in Egbaen community and a violent confrontation in Evboyare that claimed a life. The coordinated operation, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, was led by the Squad’s coordinator, Idemudia Noah, in collaboration with allied security agencies. Acting on intelligence reports, operatives stormed a residence in Egbaen, Egor Local Government Area, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 20, 2025.…
The Nigerian Army has announced the assumption of office by Major General Abubakar Wase as the 44th General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division Nigerian Army, and Sector 1 Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma. Naija News reports that the colourful handover ceremony was held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Headquarters of 1 Division, Kaduna. According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Shuaib Umar, Major General Wase took over from Major General Mayirenso Saraso. Umar explained that the appointment formed part of the recent posting and reshuffle approved by the Chief…
Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal (RMAFC) proposal to increase the salaries of political officeholders by over 100 per cent. Speaking via a statement released on Wednesday on X, Obi argued that the increment shows the insensitivity and greed of political leaders. He fumed that the RMAFC decision to prioritise the desires of politicians over the needs of the masses is not only provocative but scandalous. Obi described the move as a “shameless grab for more” at the expense of Nigeria’s struggling majority. He wrote, “The recent proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation…
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has arrived back in Nigeria following a month-long medical visit to the United Kingdom. Ganduje, who resigned as APC chairman in late June, returned to the country on Wednesday morning and has resumed activities at his residence. He had travelled to London shortly after stepping down to receive medical care. Dr. Ganduje served as APC National Chairman from August 2023 until his resignation on June 27, 2025, citing health issues. After leaving the party leadership, he took up the Chairmanship of the Board of the Federal Airports…
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has clarified that his remark that any politician who promises to serve only one term in office requires a psychiatric evaluation was not directed at the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Naija News reports that Soludo, while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, on Wednesday, said his comment was made in the context of ongoing debates on zoning in Anambra politics. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) stated that similar promises had been made in the past when his predecessor was seeking a re-election, but were…
