NECO releases Nov/Dec 2016 SSCE results

The results of the 2016 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination have been released by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking on Tuesday, February 21, at the council’s headquarters in Minna, the registrar/chief cxecutive of NECO, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said the release of the results is coming exactly sixty days after the exams were conducted, the Punch reports. He said: “A total of 47,941 candidates registered, out of which 47,118 sat for the examinations, and the number of candidates with five credits including Mathematics and English Language put at 28,530 (60.55%).” A total number of 46,024 candidates sat for English language with 33,303 credit pass representing 72.34%. A total of 45,574 students sat for Mathematics and a total 39,454 candidates got credit pass representing 86.54%. In the analysis for the candidates’ general performance by states Ogun state has the best result as 5,183 students obtained five credits and above in all subjects representing 91.13%. Zamfara had the worst result with only 59 candidates obtaining 5 credits and above representing 25.65%. A total number of 7,699 candidates representing 16.3% had malpractice cases. Abia state had the highest case of malpractice with 953 candidates representing 12.37%. Edo state had the least record of malpractices recording only 8 case representing 0.10%. English had the highest case with 1,162 candidates involved.

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President Muhammad Buhari Statement Of Result

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Man turns into FIREBALL in New York city

A man in New York set himself on fire and walked around like nothing was wrong. The event was captured on camera. Man turns into FIREBALL in New York city From the footage, the burning man is seen standing on a sidewalk near parked cars and then he calmly removed his coat.

People passing by, can be heard asking whether he is ok, but the man does not respond and remains silent throughout the video. Man turns into FIREBALL in New York city As the video ends, the man is walking across the street.The man filming the mysterious incident can be heard saying: "This guy's on fire. What the hell? Hey, are you ok? Are you good?" Meanwhile, on Tuesday, January 17, a protester against Donald Trump set himself on fire outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC.

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Canada ready to help people affected by trump's ban

Ahmed Hussen who is the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada has announced that the country will provide temporary residency to those stranded due to the ban in the US. President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing a temporary ban on seven Muslim-dominated countries but Canada has opted to provide a temporary haven for those stranded in Canada. READ ALSO: You have provoked God – Olumba Olumba tells Trump The minister who was born in Somalia which is one of the countries placed on ban said each country has the right to enact its own policies and defended Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tweet that immigrants are welcomed in Canada. He said: “I think it was very important for the Prime Minister to issue that tweet to communicate our strong tradition, our long history, of providing sanctuary and protection to those who are fleeing war and persecution regardless of their faith.” “Yes, I was born in Somalia, but I took my oath of citizenshship to this country 15 years ago. And I’m a Canadian. I’ve spent most of my life here and I continue to be proud of our country our ability to be generous and to view those who seek protection.” “I can tell you what our principles are. Our principles are of openness, open to ideas, open to people, open to those who want to come here and make a better life for themselves, contribute to our economy [with] their high skills, and to also to continue to have compassion for those who seek sanctuary in our country, and I think we’ve been a better country as a result.” The minister who was born in Somalia which is one of the countries placed on ban said each country has the right to enact its own policies and defended Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tweet that immigrants are welcomed in Canada. He said: “I think it was very important for the Prime Minister to issue that tweet to communicate our strong tradition, our long history, of providing sanctuary and protection to those who are fleeing war and persecution regardless of their faith.” “Yes, I was born in Somalia, but I took my oath of citizenshship to this country 15 years ago. And I’m a Canadian. I’ve spent most of my life here and I continue to be proud of our country our ability to be generous and to view those who seek protection.” “I can tell you what our principles are. Our principles are of openness, open to ideas, open to people, open to those who want to come here and make a better life for themselves, contribute to our economy [with] their high skills, and to also to continue to have compassion for those who seek sanctuary in our country, and I think we’ve been a better country as a result.” READ ALSO: 1 million sign petition to prevent Trump from travelling to UK “Every country has the right to determine their policies. I can only tell you that we will continue our longstanding tradition of being open to those who seek sanctuary. And also to view immigration as a great, great way to boost our economic growth and the prosperity of all Canadians. And we’ve always had that balance and our immigration levels try to reflect that.”

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Canada ready to help people affected by trump's ban

Ahmed Hussen who is the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in Canada has announced that the country will provide temporary residency to those stranded due to the ban in the US. President Donald Trump signed an executive order placing a temporary ban on seven Muslim-dominated countries but Canada has opted to provide a temporary haven for those stranded in Canada. READ ALSO: You have provoked God – Olumba Olumba tells Trump The minister who was born in Somalia which is one of the countries placed on ban said each country has the right to enact its own policies and defended Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tweet that immigrants are welcomed in Canada. He said: “I think it was very important for the Prime Minister to issue that tweet to communicate our strong tradition, our long history, of providing sanctuary and protection to those who are fleeing war and persecution regardless of their faith.” “Yes, I was born in Somalia, but I took my oath of citizenshship to this country 15 years ago. And I’m a Canadian. I’ve spent most of my life here and I continue to be proud of our country our ability to be generous and to view those who seek protection.” “I can tell you what our principles are. Our principles are of openness, open to ideas, open to people, open to those who want to come here and make a better life for themselves, contribute to our economy [with] their high skills, and to also to continue to have compassion for those who seek sanctuary in our country, and I think we’ve been a better country as a result.”

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Texas mosque burned as Trump bans Muslim countries from US, court kicks

- The fire was discovered by a convenience store clerk at around 2am and the fire service was called in - The mosque, which is called Islamic Centre of Victoria, was entirely destroyed despite great effort by the fire service department to stop the blaze - US authorities say they cannot confirm yet if it was an attack by an arsonist but the Islamic Centre's president Shahid Hashmi said the Imam discovered that the alarm were inactive and doors unlocked in surveillance footage A mosque in Texas has been burned down by a fire just hours after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning entry to citizens of seven Muslim countries. READ ALSO: US immigration begins preventing Muslims from entering United States Daily Mail UK reports that the fire started in the early hours of Saturday, January 28 and was discovered by a clerk at a convenience store who spotted smoke and flames coming out of the Islamic Centre of Victoria at about 2am. The flames grow bigger and quickly consume the structure. The Islamic Centre's president Shahid Hashmi said the imam, who was awake, discovered on the mosque's online surveillance that the alarm had been deactivated and the doors were unlocked. Hashmi said: “He was worried about it and drove over there. By that time, fire engines were already there pouring water on the fire. A firefighter walks across the front of the mosque as efforts continued to stop the fire. “It's sad to stand there and watch it collapse down, and the fire was so huge.” It was not clear what exactly happened and US authorities said it was too early to speculate. Hashmi said: “We don't have any lead or information as to what started the fire and what happened. “So I'm sure it's going to be a few days, they told us, before they can come up with any answers for us.” There were no reports of injuries recorded. Firefighters battle to stop the fire in the early hours of Saturday, January 28. The mosque has been subject of attacks in recent times. Daily Mail UK report that “just last week, someone broke into the mosque and stole a number of electronics, including laptops”. Recall that Trump on Friday, January 27 signed an executive order stopping refugees fleeing killings in Syria to from entering the U.S. indefinitely. Premium Times quoted Trump as saying that the order would keep “radical Islamic terrorists” from entering the country and also give priority entry attention to Christians and other minority religious groups from predominantly Muslim countries like Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The mosque in the morning after efforts by firefighters to save it failed. “We don’t want them here. We want to ensure that we are not admitting into our country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas. We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country, and love deeply our people,” he said. Meanwhile, a federal judge in Brooklyn has issued a nationwide, emergency stay on Saturday night to allow people with a valid visa to remain once they've landed in the US. The decision did not strike down the executive order, and is only temporary.

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Controversial! Lord's Chosen pastor finds bomb on church altar in Benin

A Facebook User named John Odemwingie Omorogbe, has posted a photo of what looks like a home made bomb. Controversy! Chaos in Benin, as Lord Chosen member allegedly finds bomb on church altar (Photo) Omorogbe, who happens to be a Lord's Chosen pastor, said the bomb was allegedly placed on the altar of the Church Headquarters. He said: "This bomb was planted on the altar of the international conference hall of Christ chosen Church of God headquarters Benin city during the service on Sunday while our international annual conference was on, more than 10,000 believers were seated, but God through the instrumentality of the security operatives on ground made them to discover the bomb and it was detonated alongside with another one found in the car park. The God of Christ chosen church of God,the God of our Spiritual leader/General overseer Most SNR Apostle Dr Joshua Osasuyi JP Mfr is alive, based on this, and with the arrest attempt that was carried out on Apostle Johnson Suleiman, I curse all these evil perpetrators that is standing against Christian all over Nigeria and the world in General. May the ground open and swallow them, every weapon they prepare against believers shall turn against them, their strategy shall work against them in Jesus name. Enough is enough, it is fire for fire spiritually and physically. The aborted arrest of Apostle Suleiman is still stirring heated arguments all over the world, even as many are calling for his arrest. This latest report from Benin raises questions as to the security situation of the nation. No security agency has affirmed the story. Shall we believe the claim? And who could be behind such an act?

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