WAEC: Exam Malpractice To Pay N200,000 Fine

A bill seeking to provide stiffer penalties against examination malpractice passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday.

It sought to amend the existing West African Examination Council Act, 2004, to provide penalties of up to N200,000 against offenders.

Leading the debate on the bill, the House Majority Leader, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, said there was the need to amend Sections 20/21 of the Principal Act to incorporate the new fine.

From the current fine of N2,000, the amendment sought to increase it to N200,000.

Akande-Adeola added, “Furthermore, because of the high incidence of examination malpractice, the Council thought it fit to amend the whole of Section 19 of the Principal Act, providing the offences constituting such malpractice to include illegal possession of examination papers.

Not Again!! Youths Uncover Baby Factory In Ogun State,Set Building Ablaze

 Just in a week, two baby factory was uncovered in Ogun state. That is a big issue. See full report below.

There was pandemonium in the Akinremi Estate, Adigbe, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Thursday after some youths discovered a baby factory around Vulcaniser Bus Stop.

The incident comes barely two weeks after eight women were rescued from a baby factory in the Akute area of the state.

Eyewitnesses told PUNCH Metro that the youths, who thought the building was a ritual killers’ den broke into the compound.

In a fit of rage, the youths were said to have set two vehicles ablaze as well as the one-storey building.

A traffic official, who witnessed the incident, said the youths were able to recover a blood-filled basin, coffin, mortar, calabash, effigy, assorted charms, clothes, live scorpion and other suspected fetish items.

Soldiers Invade Fulani Village In Nasarawa, Kill Atleast 30 Residents

At least 30 people believed to be Fulanis have been killed by a team of soldiers in Keana LGA of Nasarawa State, residents tell Premium Times. See full report below...

The soldiers stormed the Fulani settlements about a kilometre away from Keana Town in the early hours of today Thursday March 3rd in a convoy, and allegedly shot at every Fulani in sight.

Most of the deceased were said to be over 70 years old who were not fast enough to flee the rampage. A witness, Ibrahim Jalo, said that about 24 corpses were evacuated from the Fulani settlements on the road to Giza Town.