2023 election: APC, PDP, LP disagree over the accuracy of EU election observers’ report

There is a controversy between the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the two main opposition parties: the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, over the European Union Elections Observation Mission, EU-EOM, final report on the 2023 polls, particularly the presidential election of February 25. It was earlier reported that the EU-EOM presented its final report on the 2023 polls to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National...

JAMB exposes candidate who inflated 2023 UTME score from 249 to 362

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says Ejikeme Mmesoma, a 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, candidate who gained popularity for allegedly scoring 362 in this year’s UTME manipulated her result To celebrate Mmesoma and motivate other students to be studious, Innocent Chukwuma, founder of Innoson Motors, awarded a N3 million scholarship to her. However, in a statement on Sunday, Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s head of media and publicity, said Mmesoma used “some funny...

JAMB withdraws result of Anambra student for faking her result

…She secured N3million scholarship from Innoson Motors after faking her result The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has said it would withdraw the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) result of Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma for parading a fake score. A statement released by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday July 2, says Mmesoma scored 249 in the examination as against the 362 she is parading. The organisation said it would...

NYSC explains why corps members are yet to receive June allowance

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has said the agency is working diligently to ensure that corps members receive their monthly allowance for the month of June. Eddy Megwa, the Scheme’s director of press and public relations, stated this in a statement on Sunday, explaining the reason for the delay in the payment of the stipends. Megwa said NYSC is “aware of worries and agitations by corps members over the delay in...

JAMB dismisses exhibition of certain candidates as high scorers

…Says Ejikeme Mmesoma, others risk prosecution, result seizure The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has dismissed the exhibition of certain candidates as the high scorers in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Board in a statement signed by Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Press, JAMB stated that “Many of the results which many of these candidates are parading are fake”. “Many Fake JAMB High Scorers Deceiving Good-spirited Nigerians: The Case Of Ejikeme...

Corps Members June Allowance: NYSC States Reasons For Delay In payment

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to serving corps members to exercise a little patience to resolve the delay experienced in the payment of June 2023 monthly allowance. The Corps management in a press statement said, “Re: Payment Of June Monthly Allowance To Corps Members” explained that the management would strengthen interface with banks to fast track the payment of Corps Members’ allowance completed since June 27th without further delay....

CSO groups call for investigation of Ajero’s Lagos house fire

 …Suspect conspiracy, foul Play Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the United Action Front of Civil Society, the Organised Platform of Nigerian Civil Society Platforms and Leaders, has decried the strange fire incident that completely razed down the Lagos residence of the President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, calls for investigation of the incident, says it suspects conspiracy and foul play. A press statement on Sunday signed by Wale Okunniyi, DG, NCFront,...

I am still 100 percent Obidient – Ozigbo

 …Not discussed appointment with Tinibu’s government The Special Adviser to Peter Obi on Technology and Strategic Alliances, Valentine Ozigbo has debunked rumours that he is considering taking up an appointment with President Bola Tinubu’s government. Ozigbo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in November 2021 Anambra State governorship election who was a key member of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 election said he never had such discussion with anybody....

Community Protests Relocation Of  Higher Education 

Youths, women, and traditional rulers from Omuo Ekiti from  Ekiti East Local Government trooped to the streets on Friday morning protesting the alleged injustice meted out to them by relocating the Federal College of Education (FCE) meant for the town to meant for the town to Ilawe Ekiti of the state. The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions read: “On Omuo FCE we stand! No more! No less”; “This injustice must be redressed Return...

IPMAN Debunk Rumours Of Increase Of Petrol Price To N700 Per Litre

The chairman southwest zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, (IPMAN) Dele Tajudeen has denied rumours that the association is planning to increase the pump price of petrol, to N700 per litre. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, Tajudeen said the price of petrol would not exceed its current rate, and commended the removal of the subsidy on petrol. “The subsidy was nothing more than a fraudulent scam. There...

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