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  • WAEC Results Row Escalates as Police Summon Olanrewaju Fadehan

    WAEC Results Row Escalates as Police Summon Olanrewaju Fadehan

    Precious Nwonu, Enugu

    The conflict surrounding the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results has escalated significantly as the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has summoned a WAEC official, Olanrewaju Fadehan, to its Abuja office today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026.

    The police invitation, signed by NPF-NCCC Director AIG Akaninyene Ezima, ordered Fadehan to report for an interview at 10:00 AM regarding allegations of cyberstalking and criminal defamation. Concurrently, Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court issued a seven-day interim injunction in Suit No. LD/ADR/6656/2026, restraining Fadehan from publishing or circulating any injurious falsehoods damaging the reputation of WAEC, its examinations, certificates, or its Director-General, Dr. Amos Dangut.

    Confirming awareness of both the court order and the police summons, Fadehan stated:

    “They’ve even done that already. At least, they sent me a court paper yesterday (Monday). That one is an interim injunction that I should not post anything any longer.”

    Regarding the cybercrime center invitation, he added:

    “They’re taking me to the cybercrime centre in Abuja. Tomorrow (Wednesday), I’m supposed to appear before them.”

    The legal battle includes an N825 million lawsuit filed by WAEC and Dangut, who are demanding N500 million in general damages for libel, N300 million in aggravated and exemplary damages, and N25m in costs. They are also demanding a public retraction and apology.

    Fadehan, who serves as the Head of Examinations at WAEC’s Anambra office, sparked controversy through viral videos calling for a review of the recently released 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, particularly highlighting issues with the computer-based testing format. He alleged that the council failed to distribute appropriate calculators and student ID cards despite charging candidates fees, which he claims caused poor grades in Mathematics and calculation-heavy subjects. He also claimed the council broke tradition by delaying the results past the expected August 3–5 window.

    After petitioning the WAEC Board, the Minister of Education, and the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, Fadehan alleges he was targeted with disciplinary actions and placed on interdiction.

    WAEC’s legal representatives, Union Attorneys, sent a cease-and-desist letter on August 24, 2026, citing specific video titles published by Fadehan, such as “Tyranny in WAEC, Nigeria: Dangut must go,” “Anomalies in WAEC – Series 1: I won’t wait,” and a subsequent clip titled “Dangut is a thief”.

    WAEC spokesperson Moyosola Adesina dismissed the assertions as vindictive fabrications, revealing that Fadehan began his smear campaign under the guise of whistleblowing only after serving a four-week suspension for his alleged involvement in the misappropriation and attempted cover-up of hundreds of litres of diesel from an underground tank at the Awka office. The council stated:

    “It is important to also note that Mr Fadehan is still a staff member of the council and his employment has not been determined. He has published that his employment has been determined while continuing to earn salaries from the council. His allegations have been investigated at various levels and found to be false. He has been spreading falsehoods and sensational materials to spite the council.”

    Fadehan, however, explicitly rejected the diesel theft claims, countering that an internal probe cleared the staff:

    “The panel resolved that nobody stole anything.”

    He insisted that the fuel shortage was due to a technical leak and clarified that his current interdiction is entirely tied to the defamation charges rather than the fuel incident. Fadehan explained:

    “So, it was based on the issue of defamation now that I was put on interdiction. It has nothing to do with fuel. The fuel issue is gone. The issue of fuel is being brought up when I raised the issue of a calculator that was not given to the candidate. He now set up a panel for me. The same Dangut set up a panel for me, and the query of that panel reads that I defamed him.”

    Denying allegations that his public actions are fueled by personal bitterness over his suspension, Fadehan concluded:

    “I’m not bitter. I’ve appealed what they did. So I’m not bitter.”

     

     

  • WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results, withholds results of eight states over non-payment of exam fees

    WAEC releases 2023 WASSCE results, withholds results of eight states over non-payment of exam fees

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, in Lagos, released the results of this year’s May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

    A total of 1,613,733 candidates sat the examination, out of which 1,287,920 (representing 79.81%) obtained credits and above in at least five mandatory subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, which is a marginal increase from that of 76.36% of last year.

    Meanwhile, candidates will have the opportunity for the first time in the history of WAEC to from 12 hours from now access their results online and also download the digital copies of their certificates on the council’s website while same will still send to their schools later.

    Furthermore, no fewer than eight states including Niger out of the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory which are yet to pay for their candidates’ exam fees in full would have their candidates’ results withheld until they pay the money in full and likewise, a total of 262,803. candidates (representing 16. 29%) of the total number of candidates, who sat the exam are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of exam malpractice, and their cases are being investigated to determine if to eventually release or cancel.

    This is (6.54%) lower than the 22.83% recorded in the same exam last year.

    The Head of the National Office of WAEC Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, announced the release of the results and gave the statistics at a news conference held at the headquarters of the organisation in Yaba.

    He explained that the cost of conducting its both school-based and exams for private candidates has gone up astronomically particularly due to rising inflation occasioned by fuel subsidy removal and therefore would ensure to get its money paid in full by the indebted state governments before releasing their candidates results.

    While he also decried the fluctuation in performance of candidates in the exam, Areghan particularly raised great concern on high cases of malpractice in the exam, blaming the development over many reasons.

    According to him, many students no longer prepare well for exams as they rely on the so-called “Expo” which is actually non-existent and also for activities of the “rogue website operators” and some social media platform owners, who post question papers online immediately after the commencement of subject papers and the use of mobile phones in the exam halls in spite of the ban placed on the device.

    He, however, promised that WAEC would continue to sanction all cases of exam malpractice and perpetrators including schools, and school administrators, invigilators and supervisors until the system is rid of sharp practices.

    Areghan, who also complained that the insecurity situation in the country particularly in the North West and some eastern states where the sit-at-home order is imposed as well as armed robbers’ attack at Okigwe really taken a toll on the organisation during the conduct of the exam, stressed that the council was able to get the support of state government and security agencies to help out.

    While disclosing that his tenure as HNO would end in October, Areghan also noted that results of all candidates with special needs including visually (109) and hearing impaired(386), physically challenged (34) and 33 others had been released with that of others.

    He, however, said candidates could start checking their results within the next 12 hours on the council’s website, given at www.waecdirect.org and also access their digital certificates on www.waec.org, using their Smart Identity Card which they used during the exam.

    Tribune