Cambridge: Why We Can’t Authenticate Buhari’s Result

The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), now known as Cambridge Assessment, has declined to authenticate the West African School Certificate (WASC) result recently issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Nigeria.

The attestation of result, which was delivered to Buhari last Friday sparked a fresh controversy with some Nigerians alleging fraud and demanding further proof from Cambridge Assessment, the original body that was in charge of conducting school certificate examinations across West Africa in the 1960s. In a response to one of the requests to authenticate the controversial certificate yesterday, Cambridge said on its website: “We can only confirm or verify results at the direct request of or with the permission of a candidate.

“This is in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Act 2018 and section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.”

However, the organization confirmed that according to the Regulations for 1961, African Language papers, including those for Hausa were set for the West African School Certificate while examination results were classed in grades by 1 to 9. “1,2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9 indicates a Failure. To pass the School Certificate, candidates had to pass examinations in a variety of groups.

It was compulsory to pass English Language, but not Maths, in order to gain the Certificate,,” the examination body said. Cambridge disclosed that a total of 152 candidates sat for the WASC Hausa examination in 1961 and that Hausa language was one of the subjects set in the Northern Region that year. It however failed to confirm if there was any Muhammadu Buhari among the candidates.

It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Secondary School Certificate has been a subject of controversy since 2015 when it was found missing in the forms he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the purpose of the presidential election. At that time, Buhari had through a sworn affidavit claimed that all his credentials were with the Secretary of the Military Board. Several lawyers filed suits in different courts challenging his claims and seeking his disqualification.

Many of these cases were stalled following several long adjournments where other plaintiffs were forced to withdraw their suits due to intense pressure from forces sympathetic to Buhari.

Little Boy Holds "Don't Worry Ladies I'm Still Single" Notice On Wedding Day

At a recent wedding held last weekend, a little boy hold “Don’t worry ladies am still single” notice.


What do you want to do with these singles at this your age, moreover who’s this little girl sitting beside you?  So Adorable!!!

I wonder what the little what both of them will say in 20 years time when the saw this picture.

Federal Government Feeds Pupils With 6 millions Eggs, 594 Cows Weekly – Official

The Special Adviser to the President on National Social Welfare Programme, Maryam Uwais, on Monday said the federal government feeds pupils with 6 million eggs and 594 cows weekly under its Home Grown School feeding programme.

Mrs Uwais disclosed this in Abuja, when she received a delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a study tour of Nigeria to learn from the social intervention programmes in the country.

She noted that 9 million children are currently being fed under the programme in 26 states as a way of encouraging schools enrolment.

She noted further that the programme had created a value chain in the agricultural sector and had also led to the employment of Nigerians thereby creating a market for agriculture.

“Presently, each child eats at least an egg in a day, adding up to 6.8 million eggs being consumed weekly by children under the programme in just 26 states.
“So, the poultry farmers are now doing so much to provide eggs for the schools because every meal is a balanced diet and every child must have at least one egg.

“We need to slaughter 594 cows every week for the pupils and 83 metric tonnes of fish is consumed weekly in just 26 states and more states are coming on board.

“Farmers are growing and requesting for rice meals now because they are saying I was growing 20 bags but because of the programme, I now provide more so I need a rice mill.’’

Mrs Uwais said that farmers were now calling on the government to support them to engage in mechanised farming.

She added that the programme was helping the agricultural sector, by providing markets while women were also being employed as cooks and they in turn employ others.

“The cooks are employing people to wash and serve in classrooms so imagine a child being fed and the cook is the mother while the father is a farmer that provides the foodstuff,” she said.

If We Have Weapons, Nigerian Army Can't Face Us - Shiites

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria(IMN) alias Shiites has said that the Nigerian army can not face its members if they have weapons.

PoliticsNGR gathered that during a Press conference on Monday,  the group spoke on its recent clash with Soldiers in Abuja.

The leader of the group, Abdullahi Zango, accused the Nigerian army of "fabricating lies cooked up to cover their atrocities". In his words;

“They continue to say that we are armed, this is a blatant lie. If we are armed, Nigeria army cannot face us.

“If we have weapons with us, Nigeria army is too small to face us. With our courage and brevity, with empty hands, they are running away from us talk less of when we have arms.

“They know that we are not armed because they are cowards.”

He disclosed that the group has paid N8 million in hospital bills for 106 Shiites receiving treatment in various hospitals in Abuja.

Zango added that the group does not regret throwing stones at the security agents during the clash, saying it is the only weapon of the defenceless.

He said: “The situation of throwing stones at them, yes it is the weapon of somebody who is not armed.”

40-year-old Man Turns 16-year-old Neighbour’s Daughter To Sex Slave

A 40-year old man, Oluwafemi Abidoye, has landed in trouble in Lagos after he was caught in a sex romp with his neighbour’s 16-year old daughter who he had allegedly turned to a sex slave.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the incident happened at Seriki Compound in Bariga Lagos where they reside.

It was gathered that Abidoye had been sleeping with the victim since 2017 when she was 15-year old and continued till this year before he was caught in the act.
He was said to have come back early from work when the parents of the victim will not be around, lured her to his apartment and engaged her in sex romp. He warned her not to tell anybody including her parents and she then turned to his sex slave.

However, the act was exposed after he was caught; the victim opened up that he had consistently raped her since 2017 and put fear into her not to reveal it to anyone.

The matter was reported to the police; Abidoye was arrested and transferred to the Gender Section of the State Police Command, Lagos.

During interrogation, he was said to have admitted penetrating her but claimed that all those while he did not force her into it.

However, the police found him culpable and charged him before the Ogba Magistrates court for defilement.
The prosecutor, Mr. Christopher John, informed the court that the victim was a minor and that the advice of DPP should be sought on the matter.

Thus, the Presiding Magistrate, Mr. Peter Nwaka, did not take his plea and ordered him to be remanded in prison custody.
The court also directed the prosecutor to duplicate the file and send to DPP for advice.

The matter was adjourned till 12th November, 2018 for the report of DPP advice to be available.

However, it was gathered that the matter may be transferred to the High Court and Abidoye may spend a long time in prison if DPP finds him culpable and he is found guilty for the offence he allegedly committed.

Victor Moses to play his first match against Inter Milan

Victor Moses is in line to play his first pre-season game when Chelsea tackle Inter Milan tomorrow evening, with new manager Maurizio Sarri including the Nigeria international on the roster.

Chelsea have published photos via their Twitter account showing the Blues on their way to the airport, and Moses was one of the first-team players sighted as well as England U21 star of Nigerian descent Tammy Abraham.

It remains to be seen whether Chelsea Academy product Ola Aina, Fikayo Tomori and Kenneth Omeruo made the squad list.

As well as Ola Aina, Moses is challenging Davide Zappacosta, Pedro Rodríguez, Willian (if he remains) and César Azpilicueta for the right-wing positions in the new season.

The former Crystal Palace man didn’t feature in the Blues friendly against Perth Glory on Monday as he was in England undergoing fitness training, having just reported for pre-season.

Apart from today’s tie against Inter in Nice, Chelsea will play two more friendlies, one against Arsenal (August 1) and the other with Olympique Lyonnais (August 7), before their Premier League opener vs Huddersfield Town on August 11.

Ronaldo makes Juventus debut on August 19

Juventus new signing Cristiano Ronaldo will make his Serie A debut against Chievo Verona on the weekend of August 18-19 revealed.

The 33-year-old Portugal skipper moved Allianz Stadium from Real Madrid for £88m earlier this month and Massimiliano Allegri’s team to make a trip to the 31,000 Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi in the opening weekend of the season.

The fixture list for the 2018-19 season of the Italian championship was announced on Thursday evening as the pick of the first batch of the games sees Napoli who now coached by Carlo Ancelotti make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico to face Lazio.

However, Roma face Torino away, Inter Milan make the trip to Sassuolo and AC Milan welcome Genoa.

Newly-promoted Parma, who will start the season with a five-point deduction after striker Emanuele Calaio was adjudged to have sent “suspicious messages” to a rival player ahead of a match in May, start at home to Udinese.

The following weekend sees Lazio make the trip to Turin to play Bianconerri, where new signing Ronaldo could make his first appearance in a Juventus shirt at the club’s home ground.

Police arrest owner of Otedola Bridge accident truck, commence DNA on victims’ bodies

THE police have arrested the owner of the  truck that allegedly caused the July 28, 2018 multiple accident on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

This is just as a DNA test to  confirm the identities of the victims of the fatal accident has commenced .

The owner of the truck was identified as  Hassan Yussuf Maiwake. He was arrested by detectives from the homicide section of the Lagos State Police Command.

The image maker of the state police command, Chike Oti, confirmed the arrest of the truck owner in a statement which he personally signed by him and made available to Saturday Tribune.

Oti said in the statement “ Homicide detectives from the State Criminal Investigation And Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti Yaba,  assigned to investigate the multi fatal motor accident that occurred on 28 June, along Lagos/Ibadan expressway by Otedola bridge, inward Ibadan, have arrested the truck owner, identified as Hassan Yusuf Maiwake, male.”

The statement added that “The truck with registration number NSR 888 YQ, driven by a yet to be identified suspect, laden with petroleum product, lost control, spilling its content and went up in flame, burning 56 vehicles and killing 9 unidentified persons.

“Meanwhile, the owner of the truck, Hassan Maikwe of No.16 Hotoro Limawa, Kano State, was arrested yesterday, in Kano and he is now helping the police in its effort to locate the driver of the ill-fated truck.

“The CP assures that the Command will do all it can to help families who lost their beloved ones in the accident by ensuring that anyone found culpable is brought to book.“

It also said that “DNA test to ascertain the true identities of the charred remains of the victims is ongoing. Further development will be communicated to Lagosians.”

Why Baby wipes are a must have for every mom

Baby wipes are wet wipes drenched with solutions from gentle cleansing ingredients to alcohol-based cleaners. The origin of baby wipes most likely came in the mid-1950s as more people were travelling and needed a means to clean up on the spot. Nice-Pak was one of the first companies to produce baby wipes. The first wet-wipe products specifically advertised as baby wipes appeared on the market scene in 1990.


Infants are young beings with very sensitive skins that are susceptible to environmental scums if not neatly handled. This has encouraged the need to be cleansed with a soft wet material.

The skin around a baby’s diaper area has more crinkles than other areas, thus, making thorough cleaning difficult. These creases are major reasons why most babies experience at least one case of diaper rash.

To effectively prevent and treat diaper rash, frequent changings and cleansing to remove urine and fecal enzymes from the skin is required as the skin around a baby’s diaper area is often exposed to wetness, urine, and poop.

Baby Wipes can remove irritants around the baby’s “often wet” area and help in restoring the skin's natural, healthy pH balance.

While some parents have argued that water and washcloth are good standard for cleansing, it is important to note that water can't remove oily substances from the skin easily, and water alone doesn't provide pH-defending action. More so, often used washcloths or sponges can create friction against a baby's skin and cause skin impurities.

Causes and Remedy Abdomen pains after s3x

I am a newly married lady who was deflowered by my husband. Even though I don’t have pains during s3x which I enjoy very much, I usually start feeling some abdominal pains about 30 minutes after s3x. I am worried about this and will appreciate your kind advice.                                                                                              _Anonymous (by E Mail)




Pain after s3x can be caused by many reasons. One is connected to ejaculation: Semen contains a molecule called prostaglandin, and if a woman is sensitive to it, its release into the vagina during ejaculation could result in cramping afterward. Another possibility is that the bladder gets irritated from the friction during intercourse; that can also feel like cramps after intercourse. In addition, organs such as the ovaries or the uterus may get jostled or hit during intercourse in a way that potentially leads to pain during or after s3x. Also, the pressure s3x puts on the cervix may cause pain afterward. Ovulating and menstruating women are more likely to experience cramping after s3x. Although s3x is a pleasurable experience, orgasms can also set off contractions that cause cramping in the abdomen.  This is why relaxation techniques such as Stretching, yoga, deep breathing, and meditation can sometimes help ease pain. In addition, emptying your bladder before s3x, using a condom to prevent sperms from getting into you as well as trying different s3x positions to know which one will reduce the pain can also help.

Osun State Election: Oluwo of Owu endorses AGA aspirant

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi

has expressed his satisfaction with the choice of Barrister Femi Kehinde as the candidate of the All Grassroots Alliance (AGA) at the September Governorship elections in Osun State.

Oba Akanbi said the emergence of Kehinde, a former member of the House of Representatives, aligned with his campaign for a son of Osun West Senatorial District as successor to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

The traditional ruler said his endorsement of the candidate was also informed by his confidence in the capability and competence of Kehinde, whose track record in political development of the state is hard to forget by the electorate.

“I am throwing my weight behind Barrister Kehinde based on the good name he has long made for himself in public service as former member of the House of Representatives. I maintain it that it is the turn of Osun West to produce the next governor and I have no doubt that God will answer my prayer.

Kehinde, who was accompanied to the Iwo palace by the Minority Leader of Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Ademola Ige, commended the Oluwo for what he called the monarch’s consistent campaign for one of his subjects emerging the next governor of the state. He pointed out that Oba Akanbi has proved beyond reasonable doubt that he was divinely chosen to the throne going by his disposition and welfarist policies in the town.

“I am particularly very proud to have you as my father on the throne. My coming is to pay home to you firs after I won the party’s ticket before open campaign starts. I am here to receive your blessing as a child who desires to prosper should do. Long shall you reign in peace and good health,” he said.

The former member of the House of Representatives said he was in the race to revive the legacies left behind by the duo of the Late Obafemi Awolowo and Bola Ige during their tenure in the defunct Western region and old Oyo State respectively. He added that Osun State is still blessed with enormous natural and human resources to grow beyond the position it currently occupies among viable states in the country.

“It is a thing of sorrow recalling how our past leaders failed to consolidate on the progress achieved for us by the Late sage, Obafemi Awolowo and Bola Ige. The Television station which Bola set up in Iwo should rank among the best in the world based on the quality of facilities embedded in it. But where is it today? Successive governments wasted the huge project,” he said.

President Muhammadu Buhari Heading for ECOWAS meeting in Togo Sunday

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Sunday for Lome, the Republic of Togo, to participate in two high-level meetings of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

According to a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on arrival, the President will have an interactive session at the Nigerian embassy with the Nigerian community-based in Togo.

On Monday, President Buhari will attend the Joint ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit which will deliberate on common security threats to countries in West Africa and members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) with a view to forging concerted strategies in tackling the menace of terrorism, trans-border crimes and other forms of violent extremism.

The statement recalled that President Buhari had expressed support for the proposed ECOWAS/ECCAS Summit when he received the current Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo on June 29, 2018, in Katsina.

It quoted the President as saying that “terrorism now transcends international boundaries, and no country can combat the scourge alone.”

While in Lome, the Nigerian delegation will also participate in a meeting on a Single Currency for ECOWAS with the deadline of 2020. Being the largest economy not only in West Africa but also on the continent, Nigeria’s leadership role in this sub-regional aspiration cannot be over-emphasised.

On Tuesday, President Buhari will join other leaders of the sub-region for the 53rdOrdinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government.

This session will be dominated by the political and security situations in Guinea Bissau, Mali and Togo; institutional reforms of the ECOWAS Commission to enhance its effectiveness; illegal migration of Africans to Europe; and the worrisome violent clashes between herders and farmers, among other issues.

At the end of the session, a new Chair of the ECOWAS Authority is expected to take over from the incumbent and host.

President Buhari will be accompanied by Governors Ben Ayade and Abubakar Bello of Cross River and the Niger States respectively.

Others are Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau; and the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno; the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin; the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar; and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, are also in the President’s delegation.

ICAN stages and courses to undertake

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria is rightfully considered one of the most authoritative educational institutions for obtaining professional skills and a special professional diploma of accountants. Almost every graduate who managed to finish ICAN stages and courses has a good chance of getting an excellent job in the best companies in Nigeria.



Stages for Accountant graduates Accountant graduates should go through the two stages of exams, and pass the ICAN skill level courses namely: Skills and Professional level.




Skills Level 
A1.Financial Reporting 
A2.Performance Management 
A3.Public Sector Accounting and Finance 
A4.Management, Governance, and Ethics 

Professional Level 
B1.Corporate Reporting
B2.Advanced Audit and Assurance 
B3.Strategic Financial Management 
B4.Advanced Taxation 
B5.Case Study 



Stages for Non-Accounting Graduates They pass the exams in three stages. The so-called: Knowledge, Skills and Professional. 

Knowledge Level
E1.Quantitative Techniques in Business 
E2.Business and Finance 
E3.Financial Accounting 
E4.Management Information
E5.Business Law 

Skills Level 
F1.Financial Reporting 
F2.Audit and Assurance 
F3.Taxation 
F4.Performance Management 
F5.Public Sector Accounting and Finance 
F6.Management, Governance, and Ethics 


Professional Level 
G1.Corporate Reporting 
G2.Advanced Audit and Assurance 
G3.Strategic Financial Management 
G4.Advanced Taxation 
G5.Case Study 


Approximately ICAN professional courses for non-accounting graduates can be completed in 18 months.