Buhari’s Result, Cambridge can't authenticate it.

Cambridge: Why We Can’t Authenticate Buhari’s Result. BY NEWS TELEGRAPH. NOV 06, 2018

The University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), now known as Cambridge Assessment, has declined to authenticate the West African School Certificate (WASC) result recently issued to President Muhammadu Buhari by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Nigeria. he attestation of result, which was delivered to Buhari last Friday sparked a fresh controversy with some Nigerians alleging fraud and demanding further proof from Cambridge Assessment, the original body that was in charge of conducting school certificate examinations across West Africa in the 1960s. In a response to one of the requests to authenticate the controversial certificate yesterday, Cambridge said on its website: “We can only confirm or verify results at the direct request of or with the permission of a candidate.

“This is in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Act 2018 and section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.”

However, the organization confirmed that according to the Regulations for 1961, African Language papers, including those for Hausa were set for the West African School Certificate while examination results were classed in grades by 1 to 9. “1,2,3,4,5 & 6 indicate a Pass with Credit; 7 & 8 indicate a Pass; 9 indicates a Failure. To pass the School Certificate, candidates had to pass examinations in a variety of groups.

It was compulsory to pass English Language, but not Maths, in order to gain the Certificate,,” the examination body said. Cambridge disclosed that a total of 152 candidates sat for the WASC Hausa examination in 1961 and that Hausa language was one of the subjects set in the Northern Region that year. It however failed to confirm if there was any Muhammadu Buhari among the candidates.

It would be recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Secondary School Certificate has been a subject of controversy since 2015 when it was found missing in the forms he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the purpose of the presidential election. At that time, Buhari had through a sworn affidavit claimed that all his credentials were with the Secretary of the Military Board. Several lawyers filed suits in different courts challenging his claims and seeking his disqualification.

Many of these cases were stalled following several long adjournments where other plaintiffs were forced to withdraw their suits due to intense pressure from forces sympathetic to Buhari.

Protest by Hardline Muslims

Asia Bibi’s Acquittal Sparks Massive Protest by Hardline Muslims

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 Megan Briggs

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November 2, 2018. 

Pakistani Asia Bibi has been acquitted of a death sentence for blasphemy charges, but the Christian woman who has spent eight years in prison is not yet out of harm’s way. Islamic protesters have blocked a key road in Pakistan and are calling for Bibi’s public hanging, despite the court ruling.

Prime Minister Imran Khan warned Islamic protesters not to “test the patience of the state.” According to the Catholic Herald, militant Muslims have offered 500,000 rupees (almost $4,000) for Bibi’s murder.

Despite the verdict on Wednesday, October 31, freeing her, Bibi is still being held in an undisclosed location for security reasons. As soon as it is safe to do so, Bibi and her family plan to leave Pakistan, according to her brother. “She has no other option and she will leave the country soon,” Bibi’s brother said. He did not mention the country Bibi and her family will relocate to. Although, as the Hindu reports, France and Spain have both offered Bibi asylum. Bibi’s husband, Ashiq Masih, and one of the couple’s daughters traveled to Great Britain this summer.

Protesters Are Making Their Voices Heard in Pakistan

More than 1,000 Islamic extremists blocked the road linking the capital Islamabad with the city of Rawalpindi on Thursday, November 1, 2018. Paramilitary troops have been deployed, but the road remains blocked for a third day now. The protesters, many of whom belong to a hardline Islamist group called the Tehreek-e-Labaik (TLP), are also burning tires. Pakistani authorities attempted to negotiate with the leader of TLP on Thursday, but they did not reach an agreement, according to Hindustan Times.

The protests have only spread and intensified since Wednesday when the Supreme Court decision announcing the overturning of Bibi’s death sentence was made public. On Friday, the government shut down phone networks in the major cities of Islamabad and Lahore and several schools were closed due to the protests. 

Anyone Associated With Asia Bibi Is in Danger

Bibi isn’t the only one whose life is in danger due to the ruling. Some who supported her during her years-long imprisonment have even been killed. Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, was assassinated after saying he would fight for her acquittal and release. Additionally, Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, a Christian himself, was murdered after he indicated he would work to reform the blasphemy laws. Now, Bibi’s lawyer, Saiful Malook, has gone into hiding. There are also threats being levied against the Pakistani Supreme Court judges who ruled in Bibi’s favor.

Additionally, Bibi’s husband and five children are currently hiding. It is not known when Bibi will be able to join her family again.

Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan’s Parliament are calling for a reformation to the country’s judicial system. The call includes changing the blasphemy law to avoid incidents like Bibi’s, where an innocent person spent years in jail for no reason. In the majority Muslim nation of Pakistan, the law has been used in the past to justify lynchings and is often hung over Christians’ heads to intimidate them.

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Melaye ‘Kidnapped’ By Unknown Gunmen

  

SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORKJUL 26, 2018

     

Dino Melaye,  the senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. 

Melaye’s abduction was confirmed by Ben Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East, on his Twitter page @benmurraybruce on Thursday morning. 

“I have just been informed by Moses Melaye, @dino_melaye’s brother, that Dino has been abducted by unknown persons in a Toyota Sienna that blocked their car and overpowered them on their way to Kogi to answer to Dino’s court case. Lets be on the watch out. Will keep you updated,” Bruce tweeted. 

Earlier on Wednesday, Sentor Melaye was arraigned before an FCT High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge bordering on attempted suicide. 
                                                                                      

Leah Sharibu has not renounced Christianity - Mama Boko Haram

Author: Omotayo Yusuf 

- Mama Boko Haram has said she is working with International Committee of Red Cross to see that Leah Sharibu is released from captivity 

- According to her, Leah has not renounced her Christian faith 

- Leah is one of the abducted Dapchi school girls yet to be rescued from Boko Haram captivity Aisha Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, has revealed that she is partnering with the International Committee of Red Cross to rescue Leah Sharibu who was abducted by Boko Haram. 

Sharibu was one of the 112 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state. While others were later released, Sharibu was held because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. 

PR Nigeria reports that Mama Taraba said Sharibu has not renounced her Christian faith and that her NGO, Complete Care And Aid Foundation, in collaboration with the Red Cross will see to her release. She said: “I am really worried about Leah and her freedom from Boko Haram is very important to me. Leah did not renounced her religion, that I can assure you and we shall do everything with both the government and the international organisation to ensure she regain her freedom just like her colleagues that were reunited with her families.” Meanwhile, after its plenary on Wednesday, July 4, the house of commons of the United Kingdom (UK) assured the federal government of its supports in ensuring the safe release of Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in February 2018. 

The United Kingdom has vowed to the federal government that it will support it in its effort to actualise the safe recovery and return of Leah Sharibu, one of the Dapchi girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in February 2018. Sharibu, the only Christian, was held back for allegedly refusing to renounce her faith, The Cable reports. The Cable reported that the house of commons (lower chamber of the UK parliament) came to a consensus on Sharibu at its plenary on Wednesday, July 4. 

Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1182084-leah-sharibu-renounced-christianity-mama-boko-haram-details.html?source=notification#1182084

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