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2024 BECE: Edo Private School Owners Back Cancellation Of Leaked Paper

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1 year ago

June 14, 2024

The Coalition of Private Schools Association in Edo State has its weight behind says it the State Government’s decision to cancel the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) paper slated for Friday.

The association, during a news conference in Benin, said the state government took the decision to cancel the Cultural And Creative Art (CCA) paper in consultation with the association.

The coalition is made up of the Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED), National Association Of Proprietors Of Private Schools (NAPPS), and the Association Of Private School Owners Of Edo Nigeria (APSON).

The Edo Government suspended the BECE examination paper, claiming that the question paper had leaked to the public.

In an address read by its chairman, Bishop Elakhe Imokhuede Ohis, the association disassociated itself from those seeking to undermine the effort and success of the present state Ministry Of Education in this regard.

“The Attention of the Coalition Of Private Schools Associations in Edo State has been drawn to a viral video and online report regarding the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination ( BECE).

“We wish to state in strong terms that the 2024 BECE Examination which commenced on Monday, 10th June 2024 has been going on smoothly with little or no logistics challenges.

“Exam questions arrived at the centres on time, OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) sheets are coded and individualised with the students names on them.

“Supervisors have been professional and students have been engaged in the examination properly with the Coalition Of Private Schools carried along in the whole process.

“It became necessary to applaud the current Ministry of Education, Edo State and the team that put this examination activities together.

“The smooth running of the 2024 BECE is the first in the history of Edo State where such magnitude of examination will be concurrently ongoing with the eventful events of the “State Education Week” which brought dignitaries across the African Continent.

“The Coalition Of Private Schools Association in Edo State hereby dissociates from any video that seeks to undermine the effort and success of the present Ministry Of Education in this regard.

“The decision to cancel the CCA formerly slated for today, 14th June 2024 was reached in consultation with the associations.

“Consequently, it was agreed that, the Practical Assessment will be used to form the Final Grades for Cultural And Creative Art,” said the association’s chair in his address.

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50-year-old Man Arrested For Alleged Murder Of Traveller

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11 hours ago

October 31, 2025

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A 50-year-old man, Muhammad Wanzam, has been arrested by the Kebbi State Police Command for allegedly killing a traveller, Alhaji Babuga Muhammad, in Bena, Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.

According to the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the incident occurred on October 16, 2025, when the victim was travelling from Bena town to his village, Karaye in Bagega District, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The assailants reportedly blocked the road near Malakachi village, abducted the victim, and took him into a nearby forest, where he was attacked with a machete. The victim later died from his injuries.

Abubakar said police officers from the Bena Division visited the scene and took the body to the General Hospital, Bena, where he was confirmed dead.

Wanzam was later arrested in connection with the killing. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to conspiring with an accomplice, Nuhu Bena, who is currently on the run, to commit the crime.

A search of Wanzam’s residence led to the recovery of one fabricated AK-47 rifle, a Dane gun, two live ammunition, one magazine, and the cutlass reportedly used in the attack.

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Birnin Kebbi, for further investigation and to track down the fleeing suspect.

Police authorities urged residents to report suspicious activities to security agencies instead of resorting to self-help, assuring that efforts to ensure safety and order across the state are ongoing.

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Police Rescue Suspected Phone Thief From Being Lynched In Delta

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11 hours ago

October 31, 2025

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Police officers from the Sapele Division in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday night rescued a suspected phone thief from being lynched by some angry mob who apprehended him after he allegedly attacked one of their kinsmen around Shell Road and New Road in Sapele.

According to DAILY POST, the suspect, alongside a member of his criminal gang who fled the scene, allegedly stabbed and injured the victim, a Hausa youth, before stealing his mobile phone.

The victim raised an alarm, prompting his kinsmen and residents to come to his rescue.

The suspect was chased down and apprehended, while his accomplice escaped.

The suspected thief was beaten to a stupor until he confessed to the crime and revealed the name of one of his fleeing gang members as “Azaman.”

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Another Accident On Otedola Bridge Causes Fresh Traffic Disruption In Lagos

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11 hours ago

October 31, 2025

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Barely 24 hours after a multiple-truck crash on Kara Bridge caused major gridlock along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, another road accident occurred on Friday, involving a 14-tyre truck and a commercial bus on the Otedola Bridge, inward the Lagos Secretariat.

The incident, which led to yet another round of traffic congestion, was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, through its official X handle.

According to the agency, the crash occurred when a 14-tyre tipper truck carrying granite collided with an inter-state commercial Mazda bus.

The impact forced the truck into the road barrier, spilling its contents across the roadway opposite Capital Oil, just before the Otedola Bridge section of the expressway.

The statement read: “A 14-tyre tipper conveying granite had a collision with an inter-state commercial Mazda bus. The tipper ran into the barrier and spilled its contents on the road opposite Capital Oil, just before the expressway on Otedola Bridge inward Secretariat. There is no significant effect on traffic flow at the moment.”

LASTMA officials said recovery efforts were ongoing as a tow truck was expected to arrive at the scene, while personnel remained stationed at the location to manage traffic and ensure safety.

This latest crash comes a day after another tragic multiple-truck collision on Kara Bridge, outward Lagos, claimed at least eight lives and caused a massive traffic backlog stretching through Berger and adjoining routes.