News
-
Forged result: Innoson Motors withdraws scholarship from Mmesoma
Innoson Vehicles has taken back the scholarship it had granted to Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme after she admitted to forging her JAMB UTME score. The company explained that the decision to withdraw the scholarship was a challenging one, driven by its unwavering commitment to honesty, integrity, and recognizing achievements based on merit. Cornel Osigwe, the Head of Corporate Communications and Affairs of the Innoson Group, conveyed this in a statement issued on Saturday. The company acknowledged its involvement in investigating the allegations surrounding Mmesoma’s 2023 UTME results. The investigation’s findings confirmed that Mmesoma indeed manipulated her UTME scores, which deeply disappointed…
Read More » -
The Board has been vindicated – JAMB says as Mmesoma acknowledges she forged her result 
The official statement from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been released in response to Ejikeme Mmesoma’s admission of forging her disputed UTME result. An Independent investigation carried out at the behest of the Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, had shown Mmesoma forged her 362 score she was parading against the JAMB authentic score, 249. JAMB has stated that the findings of the Commission of Inquiry, established by the Anambra State Government to investigate the matter, have vindicated the board. They emphasized that the report further supports their stance that their system remains uncompromised. Fabian Benjamin, the Acting…
Read More » -
Bulkachuwa asks Court to stop ICPC from probing him over alleged “judicial interference “
Adamu Bulkachuwa, the former senator who previously represented the Bauchi North Senatorial District, has filed a request with the Federal High Court in Abuja to seek limitations on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from conducting investigations and making arrests against him. The revelation of his confession had sparked a significant controversy throughout Nigeria. Following the public outcry that followed the disclosure, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) urged both the police and the ICPC to conduct an investigation into the senator. In accordance with its responsibility to probe corrupt activities, the ICPC summoned the senator for…
Read More » -
President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit In Guinea Bissau
On Saturday, July 8, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart from Abuja to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau. Dele Alake, the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, released a statement providing details of the summit, which is scheduled for Sunday, July 9. According to him, the summit will address important sub-regional matters through various memoranda, including the security challenges faced by member countries as reported by the 50th Ordinary…
Read More » -
Businessman arrested for sharing n*de photos of widows he had affairs with
The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended one Amara Kennedy, a businessman who was on the run, accused of disseminating explicit photographs of several widows he had been involved with. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the state police command, confirmed Kennedy’s arrest via Twitter on Friday, July 7. It is alleged that Kennedy shared the nude pictures of his victims on social media. The widows, who were seeking companionship, met the accused separately through different WhatsApp and Facebook chat groups for singles and entered into relationships with him. Conflict arose when these relationships deteriorated, and Kennedy allegedly began sharing…
Read More » -
Biafran/Obidient soldiers not better than Boko Haram, ISWAP – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has drawn a parallel between the actions of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and those of terrorist organizations. In response to the ongoing week-long sit-at-home directive enforced by Simon Ekpa’s faction of IPOB, Fani-Kayode stated that the secessionist group is no different from Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) insurgents. FFK shared a video depicting the assault on students and teachers by individuals enforcing the sit-at-home order and accused supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, commonly known as Obidients, of being…
Read More » -
Insecurity: Politicians sowing discord in society by influencing peace-loving individuals with prejudice – Kaduna CAN chairman,Joseph Hayab
Rev. John Joseph Hayab, the Kaduna State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has attributed the increase in banditry to a lack of harmony within the nation. During a one-day roundtable on religion and politics in Kaduna, the clergyman held politicians accountable for sowing discord in society by influencing peace-loving individuals with prejudice. “I vividly recalled that things were not like this before. There is the need to recover our Kaduna State, where everyone cares for the other irrespective of any difference,” he said. “We should stop treating one another as if we are not human beings. We…
Read More » -
Governor Kefas declares free Primary and Secondary education in Taraba state
Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has declared free education in all primary and secondary schools owned by the state. During an assessment visit to primary and secondary schools in Wukari Local Government Council, the governor announced on Friday that free school education will commence in the upcoming academic session. Governor Kefas stated that this action is aimed at alleviating the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Starting September 2023, the next academic session, primary and secondary education in Taraba State will be provided without any fees, as stated by the governor. Furthermore, Governor Kefas assured that his administration…
Read More » -
Final Year Taraba State University student dies a day before graduation
Dominic George, a final-year Accountancy student at Taraba State University, passed away the day before his graduation from the university. His friends and classmates stated that Dominic had expressed discomfort due to a fever after completing his exams on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Surprisingly, he did not attend the last paper on Thursday. One of Dominic’s coursemates wrote a heartfelt Facebook post on Friday. See his post below;
Read More » -
We want to harmonize our taxes not impose new ones – FG
The Nigerian federal government has affirmed that it does not have any intentions to introduce additional taxes for its citizens. Zacchaeus Adedeji, the President’s special adviser on revenue, addressed this matter during a press briefing held at the state house. Adedeji clarified that their focus is solely on enhancing the tax collection process rather than imposing new taxes. During the briefing, Adedeji responded to inquiries regarding a potential petroleum tax proposal. He explained that the current pricing structure for petroleum already accounts for it, and the suspension mentioned is unrelated to new taxes. He stated that the administration aims to…
Read More » -
Tinubu does not carry the same baggage as Buhari appears to carry regarding the Igbo people – Lotanna Ojukwu
Lotanna Ojukwu, the younger brother of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, former Biafra Head of State, expressed his belief that President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari are distinct individuals. According to Ojukwu, Tinubu does not seem to harbor the same negative sentiment towards the Igbo people as Buhari apparently does. Ojukwu made these remarks during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show program on Friday while addressing questions concerning the security challenges faced by the Southeast region of the country. “If the governors are sincere, they are enough to be able to talk to the president, they will…
Read More » -
2023 elections: Everything that was supposed to work worked except INEC – Dele Farotimi
Dele Farotimi, an author and political activist, has expressed his opinion that everything went smoothly during the presidential elections held on February 25, except for the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC’s spokesman, Festus Okoye had attributed the failure of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) to transmit real-time election results to the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV) to a “technical glitch.” He defended the commission by stating that the IReV portal functioned effectively for the National Assembly, Governorship, and State Assembly elections. The IReV and BVAS are new technologies implemented by INEC for voter accreditation and…
Read More »