Category: News
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2023 UTME: JAMB Activates Change of Institutions, Others on Portal
There are indications that the, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has activated its portal for the 2023 change of institution/course and other corrections. The portal allows candidates who have already registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct entry candidates to make changes to their course or institution of choice, as well…
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15-year-old JAMB Candidate Scores 99 in Mathematics
A 15-year-old student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, Lotanna Azuokeke, scored 99 marks in Mathematics in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Azuokeke, 15, scored a total of 337 marks in the examination, according to a statement by Dr Chiwuike Uba, Media Adviser to the Bishop…
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Murder of OAU Student: Falana Writes Inspector General of Police, Makes Demand
The law firm of renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, requesting information on the brutal killing of one Okoli Ahize Chizoputam, a final year Student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-ife, Osun State. Chizoputam, a 500-Level engineering student, was gruesomely killed by some students on…
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Mother Hacks, Boils, Eats 5-year-old Son, Gives Reason (Photos)
A woman mother reportedly hacked her five-year-old son, Youssef to death with a machete at their home in Egypt before boiling and eating part of his head. According to Daily Mail, the 29-year-old woman identified as Hanaa was arrested by police after Youssef’s horrified uncle found the little boy’s body parts in buckets at the…
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Varsity Lecturer Suspended For Slapping Female Student (Video)
The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived at a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. The spokesperson for the University, Ralph Njokuobi, in a statement in Owerri, the state capital, said the lecturer’s action was “barbaric and unbecoming.” Njokuobi said…
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NYSC Speaks On Female Corps Members Allegedly Caught With Vibrators at Kwara Camp
The National Youth Service Corps, has reacted to the reports making the rounds on social media that some female Corps members at the Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Kwara State were caught with vibrators. The Scheme described the story as false, insisting that such an incident never happened. A statement signed by Eddy Megwa, Director, Press and…
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I have fulfilled “change” Promise to Nigerians – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration has fulfilled the promise of change to Nigerians. Buhari stated this on Tuesday in when he presented keys to some new homeowners at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The President in his speech at the inauguration of the estate, which covers a…
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Peter Obi Confirms Phone Conversations with Oyedepo, Clears Air On Purported Religious War Remark
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has confirmed that he had a phone conversation with the founder of Winners Chapel, David Oyedepo, but he never described the 2023 election as a “religious war.” Obi stated this while speaking on issue on Arise Television on Monday, saying he called the cleric to…
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ASUU Gives Update on Case With FG at Industrial Court
The Federal Government says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has indicated interest to discontinue its case against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; and the Registrar of Trade Unions (RTU). This is according to a statement Tuesday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun.…
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Just In: JAMB Releases UTME Results (See How To Check)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted last Tuesday and Monday. According to the Board, 1, 595, 779 candidates registered for the examination in 708 CBT centres in 105 examination towns in the country. The Board noted the released results excluded candidates…