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Baptist Girls Academy Clears Air On N8,000 JAMB Registration Fee
The management of Baptist Girls Academy, through the school’s Principal, Mrs Eniola Okudegbe, on Saturday, Clears the air over the amount being charged for JAMB registration, stating that, the additional N3,300 added to the N4,700 official charges is ‘administration fee’ which according to her, was agreed upon by the parents and the school. The reaction…
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FG Reveals Plan To Double N-power Beneficiaries
The federal government has announced plans to double the beneficiaries of the N-Power programme from 500,000 to one million. It is also seeking to expand the number of those benefitting from the conditional cash transfer programme to 32 million, from the present 13 million. NAN quoted President Muhammadu Buhari as disclosing this in a message…
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Jamb Issues Fresh Update For Candidates Who Are Unable To Generate Profile Codes
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has promised to refund monies paid by candidates who were unable to generate profile codes due to poor network or delayed response from telecommunication service providers. The JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday , however, warns that the refund will not apply…
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CCTV Footage Analysis: How Baba Ijesha Sexually Assaults 14-year-old Girl
One of the leading Newspapers in the country, The Punch has received the CCTV footage of actor Baba Ijesha allegedly assaulting his 14-year-old victim. Below is how Punch reports its analysis from the video ”A close-circuit Television footage watched by Saturday PUNCH has revealed that Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, kissed and fondled…
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Dating Scam: Nigerian Man Bags 20-year Imprisonment in South Africa
A 36-year-old Nigerian, Chinonso Pascal Eze, has been sentenced to twenty years Imprisonment by the Bellville Comercial Crimes Court Cape Town, for defrauding unspecified number of unsuspecting women through his dating website to the tune of R1 035 030 (N26m) Spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Eric Ntabazalila said in a statement that Eze,…
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Oba of Benin Announces Date for Outdoor Celebration of Oodua
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has announced the date for the outdoor celebration of Ugie Odudua ceremony. This is contained in a statement, signed by Mr Frank Irabor, Secretary, Benin Traditional Council (BTC), and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday. Irabor said the ceremony will begin on…
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Video: Security Agents Storm Kidnappers’ Hideouts In Kwara, Arrest 5 (Photos)
Five suspected kidnappers of both Yoruba and Fulani tribes were on Thursday evening arrested in their hideouts after a gun duel between them and combined forces of soldiers, local vigilante and hunters at Ero Dam, Odo Owa community in the Oke-Ero as well as Ekiti local government areas of Kwara State. Following their arrests, enraged…
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ASUP Gives FG Fresh Conditions To Suspend Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has given the Federal Government conditions that must be met to suspend the one month-old strike. The National President of ASUP, Anderson Ezeibe, said at the last meeting with government officials, some offers were made which requires the approval of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union.…
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WAEC Releases Updates For Candidates Whose Results Are Cancelled
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has given one year window for candidates whose results are cancelled as a result of wide spread Malpractices to challenge the result within the stipulated time or forfeit the result. The implication of this development is that, the examination body will no longer entertain any appeal on results cancellation based…
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US Announces Priority appointments for Nigerians Applying for Student Visa
The U.S. Mission has announced it will prioritise student visa applicants and ensure Nigerian students resuming this fall get visa interview appointments in advance of their program start date. Susan Tuller, the U.S. Mission Country Consular Coordinator disclosed this on Friday, April 30. She said the Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will…
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