N4b WAEC debt: 402,000 candidates’ may lose University admission

No fewer than 402,000 candidates in the 19 states  may not get their result, owing the  over N4billion debt owed WAEC by the states in Nigeria. 
The implications are that the admission of the candidates to the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education would be affected if the council holds onto the results.
Investigations revealed that most of the candidates wrote the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) as ‘awaiting result candidates’
A senior staff at the Yaba Head office of WAEC revealed that close to 402,000 candidates who wrote the May/June 2015 West African Senior School Certificate examination (WASSCE) may not get their result released in less than two weeks from now.
The Head of National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr. Charle Eguridu on Monday, July 27 warned that if the 19 state governments failed to pay the over N4billion, the results of their candidates would be withheld.
Sunday Sun learnt that one of the affected has paid the registration fees of their candidates less that 72 hours after the council threatened not to release the results of the school examination of their candidates.
The management of WAEC again kept sealed lips on the names of the 18 states owing the council nor were they ready to disclose the only state that paid recently.

Photo of the Day: Melinda Gates fetches water in Malawi

Melinda Gates, left, fetching water with Gawani women in Malawi

Melinda Gates is wife of the world’s richest man, Bill Gates. Both run the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropy “dedicated to helping all people lead healthy, productive lives”.
Melinda in a recent visit to Malawi helped the women of the Gawanini family, with whom she stayed collect drinking water. She carried 20 liters and and she says “it was tough”.
“Chrissy (middle) is carrying about 40 liters. Many women do this every day,” she adds.
What a way to empathise with the world’s poor. Over now to the Foundation to help the Malawi poor get piped, drinkable water to their homes.

Illegal arms factory uncovered in Kaduna

Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu, yesterday paraded Bulus Kinze and James Kinze, both from Kogun village of Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State for allegedly using their residence for illegal manufacturing of arms and ammunitions and equally serving as main supplier of arms to armed bandits within the area.

According to the police commissioner, when the suspects were arrested and their residence, two locally made AK-47 rifles, one locally made SMG rifle and its magazine, two locally made pistols, two police coloured AK-47 magazines, one locally made AK-47 magazine, twenty live 0.36 special revolver ammunition, three live 7.62mm long ammunitions, eleven live 7.62mm short, AK-47 ammunition and three live cartridges.

Others are one live 5.5mm, T.6 ammunition, 14 empty shells of 7.62mm short, AK-47 ammunition, seventeen empty shells of 0.36 special revolver pistols ammunition, one expanded cartridges, some parts of locally made AK-47 rifle and parts of other rifles, one drilling machine use in production of rifles, one hand driller, some instrument for fabrication of rifles and some assorted charms.

Meanwhile, when one of the suspected manufacturers of the illegal arms, James Kinze was interviewed at the police command headquarters where he was paraded alongside other armed robbery suspects, he owned up to manufacturing of locally made arms but said it was meant to protect themselves against bandits that have continued to terrorise their areas unabated

WHY ACTORS DIE PENNILESS– NOLLYWOOD ACTOR ALEX USIFO

From his towering height, to his fine-tuned baritone, Nollywood actor, Alex Usifo Omiagbo, is one veteran who stands out. His sojourn into the make-believe world spans over three decades; years which he says have been a blessing to him. He takes OVWE MEDEME into his world of being an actor, a father and a businessman
You have been acting for over three decades. Looking back, how would you say these years have treated you?
Acting is something I love doing. I have a passion for it. Today, I’m also a producer/director. The industry has been a blessing because it has given me the opportunity to express myself in terms of what I like doing. Of course, like any other business or profession, it has its challenges and excitement. One of the excitements is that people see you and appreciate what you are doing.
One of the challenges is that money is never enough because the tougher the economy, the more you want money. That’s the thing too. Even in terms of excitement, the time that people see you and recognise you and appreciate you, they might also be taking your time when you are in a hurry. They don’t want to know whether you are in a hurry. They don’t want to know whether you are sick. Maybe you are dashing off somewhere to keep an appointment. If you do not acknowledge their recognition, they tend to get angry. These are some of the challenges.