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  A male student was taught a lesson by his angry classmates for covering his book during an examination After the exam, the boy was beaten up, and he suffered an injury to the face, as seen in an emerging video The clip sparked a debate as some section of netizens laughed at him while others criticised the people that beat him. A boy has suffered an injury to the face after he was beaten up for covering his book during an exam. The incident reportedly happened at The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, The capital of Imo state. A netizen, who shared a video of the injured boy online, laughed at him scornfully, saying he wanted to take the first position. In the clip, concerned students gathered around the injured boy, who was seen pressing a cloth against the side of his head. "Them don burst that boy head, Him no gree open book make person write". "For this exam period? Boys dey vex, You no go open book, them go burst your head".  "Exam period you dey cover

T he Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) chaired by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is within its rights to protest against the continued stay of students at home, following the failure of the Nigerian government to reach an agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed had described the planned nationwide solidarity protest in support of ASUU as illegal. The group also said it had "mobilised lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory and the 36 States of the Federation to provide legal services for the protesters.”  The NLC had announced that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 to compel the Nigerian government to resolve the over five-month-old strike. However, Mohammed claimed the protest will create anarchy in the country. ASCAB in a statement on Sunday said the proposed protest cannot be said to be illegal since it is an expression

  B ig Brother Naija will return for its sixth edition later this year, the organisers have announced. Multichoice Nigeria has announced a grand prize of N90 million. MultiChoice Nigeria, on Wednesday, announced that it is offering customers on its DStv and GOtv platforms the opportunity to be among the first to audition for the sixth season of the Big Brother Naija reality show. BBNaija hopeful, who are 21 years or older and of Nigerian nationality with a valid Nigerian passport will get an early audition when they pay on either DStv Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Confam, Yanga package or on GOtv Max or Jolli package between Wednesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 31, 2021.