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How I Won Cambridge Award – Nigerian Lady, Miss Boladale

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July 9, 2023

A young visionary Nigerian and a female student of Erudite Millennium, Ibadan, Miss Aisha Boladale, has said that she is confident of getting a scholarship to study abroad without any hassle, just as she won the British Council’s Country Best Award for Cambridge A’ Level Biology examination.

Boladale scored 91% to beat all other Cambridge A’ Level scholars in Nigeria.

She was announced as the winner at an event held at Civic Centre, Victoria Island Lagos weekend.

Boladale, who recently scored 8/9 in IELTS Academic Writing, talks about her experience at the co-educational institution which has its headquarters in Ibadan, Oyo State.

During an exclusive an interview with Vanguard, she said: “I want to specially thank Erudite Millennium Limited for what it has made out of me during my one-year stay.”

“The educational institution is one-of-a-kind in Africa, known for its exemplary performance in different foreign programmes such as Cambridge, the Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT), IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, and lots more.”

“I personally joined Erudite in January 2022. I took part in the one-month training for the American College Test (ACT) and got 35 out of 36 in ACT English. Then I joined the Cambridge October November class.”

“I was quite taken aback when I realised it was only going to be an 8-month long programme, “thinking how was that going to be possible, will I not fail this?

“However, Erudite Millennium made it happen, and I came out with 16/16 points (A*AA: 91% in biology, 89% in chemistry and 83% in physics). Then, I proceeded to sit for the SAT after one month of training and scored 1410 out of 1600.”

“I also wrote the IELTS, and I got an overall band score of 8 out of 9, with a band 9 in listening and band 8 in academic writing.”

“The experience I gathered during my stay in Erudite was also immeasurable. I got to share ideas with other students from different educational backgrounds, including people from different parts of the world(America, Qatar, Malaysia, Liberia, and so on).”

“What makes Erudite different from other institutions is the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Programme, aimed at teaching students the most sought-after skills of the 21st Century, which will not only give them an edge over their peers when getting considered for foreign scholarships, but also provide a money-making opportunity for the young generation.”

“Perhaps what is most notable about Erudite is the utmost professionalism and diligence of the staff members, coupled with the determination to give excellent results in a short period of time and make unimaginable progress.”

“Imagine going from a 60% success rate in the 2022 May/June Cambridge examination to an incredible 80% success rate in the October/November series of the same year!!! This is truly what only Erudite can deliver.”

“For parents who seek both academic and social excellence for their children, Erudite Millennium Limited is the best bet. There is literally nowhere else in the entire Africa where such amazing results are delivered in such little time.

“As the CEO and founder, Mr Saheed Oladele would say,” We don’t celebrate mediocrity.” Erudite Millenium Limited in itself is an epitome of excellence, and so is its founder’.

Also speaking, Boladale’s father, Dr.Abiodun noted that he was surprised to be told that his daughter recorded such achievement.

“My Aisha Scoring 16 points in Cambridge A levels, that’s incredible. She has just been offered admission by University of Ibadan, effortlessly, into 200 level to study medicine and surgery. That is aside offers from universities abroad. Thank you for navigating this journey.”

While speaking with this correspondent, Erudite Millennium Founder/ Chief Executive Officer, Mr Saheed Oladele, noted that Boladale is a representative of October/November 2022 set where the co-educational institution recorded 80% success rate.

“We won British Council’s Country Best Award for Cambridge A’ Level biology on Thursday. Kudos to Aisha Boladale for making Erudite Millennium Ltd proud.”

“She scored 91% to beat every other Cambridge A’ Level scholar in Nigeria. Aisha is a representative of our Oct/Nov 2022 set where we recorded 80% success rate.”

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Welcome Home, Israel Confirms Return Of 20 Hostages From Gaza

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October 13, 2025

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Israel said that the last 20 living hostages released by Hamas on Monday had arrived in the country.

“Welcome home,” the foreign ministry wrote in a series of posts on X, hailing the return of Matan Angrest, Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Elkana Bohbot, Rom Braslavski, Nimrod Cohen, David Cunio, Ariel Cunio, Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa Dalal, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn, Segev Kalfon, Bar Kuperstein, Omri Miran, Eitan Mor, Yosef Haim Ohana, Alon Ohel, Avinatan Or and Matan Zangauker.

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20 Members Of Gang Blacklisted By US Escape Guatemala Prison

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October 13, 2025

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Twenty members of a gang designated a “foreign terrorist organisation” by the United States have escaped from detention in Guatemala, a prison chief said Sunday.

The members of the Barrio 18 gang “evaded security controls” at the Fraijanes II facility, prison director Ludin Godinez said at a news conference.

He received “an intelligence report” on Friday warning about the “possible escape” from the prison, which is southeast of the capital, Guatemala City.

Godinez said they were investigating possible acts of corruption.

Washington last month blacklisted Barrio 18, an El Salvador-based gang which has a reputation for violence and extortion, as part of its crackdown on drug trafficking.

The US embassy in Guatemala condemned the prison escape as “utterly unacceptable.”

“The United States designated members of this heinous group as the terrorists they are and will hold accountable anyone who has provided, provides, or decides to provide material support to these fugitives or other gang members,” the embassy said on X.

It called on the Guatemalan government to “act immediately and vigorously to recapture these terrorists.”

According to Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez, there are about 12,000 gang members and collaborators in Guatemala, while another 3,000 are in prison.

The country’s homicide rate has increased from 16.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024 to 17.65 this year, more than double the world average, according to the Centre for National Economic Research.

According to the Salvadoran government, the gangs Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, better known as MS-13, are responsible for the deaths of about 200,000 people over three decades.

The two gangs once controlled an estimated 80 percent of El Salvador, which had one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

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South Africa Bus Crash Kills 40 Including Malawi, Zimbabwe Nationals

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October 13, 2025

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At least 40 people, including nationals of Malawi and Zimbabwe, were killed when a passenger bus rolled down an embankment in South Africa, a provincial transport minister said Monday.

The bus travelling to Zimbabwe crashed around 90 kilometres (55 miles) from the border on Sunday after the driver apparently lost control, Limpopo province transport minister Violet Mathye said.

“They are still working on the scene, but 40 bodies have already been confirmed to date,” Mathye told the Newzroom Afrika channel. The dead included a 10-month-old girl, she said.

Thirty-eight people were in hospital and rescuers were searching for other victims, she told eNCA media.

The bus was travelling from the southern city of Gqeberha, around 1,500 kilometres away, and its passengers included Malawians and Zimbabweans who were working in South Africa. The crash may have been caused by driver fatigue or a mechanical fault, the minister said.

South Africa has a sophisticated and busy road network with a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles.

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