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 The above question has been asked by so many young people. With a smile on my face, I say yes to that. First, let us understand what we are talking about. Most Nigerians refer to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) as the actual exam. This is a misconception. WAEC is the examining body and not the examination. West Africa School Certificate Exam (WASCE) is the exam conducted by WAEC. It is expected that candidates who take WASCE have successfully completed the syllabus and are now ready to be tested. So, to pass WASCE without cheating, you have to successfully complete the syllabus. Some people might say it's impossible! Well over time, the history of the human race has shown that impossibility can only exist when people have not made up their minds to achieve an objective. Same goes for this exam. I will not forget what one of my secondary school teachers shared with us many years ago. He said his elder brother brought him from the village to the city. He couldn't att...

According to the news published by Sahara Reporters yesterday, some public secondary schools in Imo State are reportedly charging students N2,000 per subject to provide them with answers to questions in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The school owners met with students before the commencement of the examination where they informed them that they would provide the answers if each student paid N2,000 per subject.  A relative of the students, who spoke with our correspondent, said the schools claimed that majority of the students might fail because of the Coronavirus lockdown and unpreparedness for the examination. The relative also said the school claimed that the money would be given to each invigilator monitoring the examination. “The school management held meetings with their students and it was agreed they pay the N2,000 to settle WAEC invigilators to give them way for exam cheats. “School principals in public secondary schools in Imo State are ch...

Young people are often faced with different challenges. One of which is questioning the value of education. They sometimes ask themselves if they are on the right educational or career path to financial freedom. Due to societal pressure, they are often confused about their choices. Especially, their decision to enroll into an institution of learning inorder to acquire formal education. Education is the process or art of imparting knowledge, skill, idea, value and judgement. It can be formal, informal or semi-formal. By formal education, I mean that standardized system of teaching and learning that take place in schools. By Informal education, I mean those forms of learning and skill acquisition that take place at home or playground. By semi-formal education, I mean those other forms of instruction that take place outside the school setting like tutorials. Education is valuable. Some may ask, how? Let me lead you. A person who is not educated and literate cannot read and write. Such a p...

WHAT IS IT ABOUT? It is to celebrate our stars who despite the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on schooling, have continued to break grounds to contribute to the development of society Our teachers hold the key to our future and we celebrate them as shining stars. WHAT IS THE AIM? The Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative aims to recognize and celebrate exceptional teachers in Nigeria. The initiative is open to teachers in ALL secondary school across the country. There will be champions for each state of the Federation and the FCT from which the overall winner will emerge. Prizes 1st Prize: N1,000,000.00 instantly N1,000,000.00 annually for 5 year. Capacity development training Fully equipped block of classrooms or computer laboratory N500,000 as State Champion. 2nd Prize: N1,000,000.00 N500,000 as State Champion 3rd Prize: 750,000.00 N500,000 as State Champion. State Champions: N500,000 as State Champion. The prizes for the Winner and Runners-up will be in addition to the N500,000.0...

Woke Soyinka employed different dramatic techniques in his play, "The Lion and the Jewel" to create this beautiful piece we have. One of them is the use of mime during the "Dance of the Lost Traveller", which portrays the sudden arrival of a photographer in the village of Ilujinle some time ago. Lakunle is made to play the lost stranger while four village girls kneel on the ground to form the wheels of a car. Lakunle adjusts their position and sits in air in the middle. He pretends to drive the car.The girls shudder, and drop their faces on their laps. He pretends to try to restart the car. He gets out and checks the wheels of the car, and pinches them. He tries to start the car, fails and takes his things for a trek. He hears a girl giggling, but not understanding the sound, he throws the bottle that he was drinking from in that direction. This makes Sidi scream and respond with a torrent of abuse. Startled, the stranger takes a closer look and sees Sidi...

ABOUT  THE PLAYWRIGHT Dele Charley was born in Sierra Leone on 27th March,  1948. His full name  is Mr Raymond Caleb  Ayodele.  He wrote  in English language and krio  language.  He obtained  his Master Degree in Theatre Arts in Leads University,  London. This play was performed  in Nigeria  during  Festac 1977 Festival of African Arts and Culture in Lagos State. It won the award for the best play. PLOT OF THE PLAY The Blood  of a Stranger  is an interesting drama about the people of a fictional Sierra Leone village called Manda. The play begins with a secret meeting in a cave between Maligu and Soko. Maligu is the chief adviser to the King and Soko is the village Chief priest. Maligu had just received a letter from his brother informing him about the coming of a stranger who is a whiteman to their village to operate tobacco farm. His brother said that the stranger's coming will make them rich. Now the pro...

To understand words associated with sports in general, we are going to consider the following: 1 . Names of major national games (in Nigeria) : football, handball, polio, netball, cricket, hockey, wrestling, boxing, athletics, volleyball, basketball, weight lifting, shot-put, table tennis, lawn tennis, swimming, gulf, karate e.t.c 2. Words for sporting activities : tournament, contest, championship, head bout, round, extra time, half time, semifinal, quarterfinal, finals, group stage, chairman cup, friendly match, relay race, final bout e.t.c 3. Venues of sports : stadium, arena, swimming pool, lakes, boxing ring, football field, race course, track lane, tennis court, yard e.t.c 4. Sports officials : umpire, coach, referee, linemen, games master, sparring partner, sports fans, spectators e.t.c 5 . Games results : winning side, losers, drawn match, stalemate, gold medalist, silver medalist, bronze medalist, Olympic champion, Victor e.t.c 6. Games performance : an exciting ...