Month: July 2023

FULL TEXT: Anambra State Government Committee report on Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma’s JAMB score controversy

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) revealed the different times that Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma made several requests to JAMB portal asking for her results at different hours, and each of these times (four in number), she received in her phone, same results from JAMB indicating candidate’s University Tertiary and Matriculation Examinations (UTME) results to wit: English: 64, Physics: 54, Biology: 74, Chemistry: 57 with a total aggregate score of 249. JAMB disclosed that the candidate was well informed of her correct score from JAMB. Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma had sent…

JAMB vindicated, as Anambra schoolgirl Mmesoma Ejikeme confesses she forged her UTME result to Soludo’s panel

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has been vindicated as a panel of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government confirmed that Mmesoma Ejikeme manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination result, where she actually scored 249 as against 362.   The eight-member panel had been set up by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday to investigate the ongoing controversy between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Mmesoma, whose UTME result has come under controversy, with the mandate of making its findings public.   Mmesoma, a…

WFD honours NILDS DG,Prof Suleiman with Impact and Innovation Award

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The Director General of NILDS,Prof. Abubakar O Sulaiman has been honored with the impact and innovation award by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), the UK public body dedicated to strengthening democracy around the world.   This prestigious recognition, in a letter signed by the WFD Regional Director, Africa, Michael Nevin, acknowledged his exceptional development-driven initiatives at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS.   It is truly an honor to receive such commendation and be acknowledged for the remarkable efforts and dedication demonstrated by the DG, management,…

Gov Otu calls for dredging of Calabar Port

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Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, has appealed to the Federal Government for the speedy dredging of the Calabar Port.   Speaking in Government House, Calabar, when he received the Calabar Port Manager, Mr. Festus Ikechi Olumati, and his team, the governor explained that transforming it to an active port will attract investors as well as tourists and boost revenue generation.   “It is important that the encumbrances hindering the dredging work be settled out of court for us to have a more active port.   “If it…

Order and stability: a case for Nigeria’s youth By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Change is inevitable! The trouble however is that, most times, one doesn’t see it coming; not even the military; otherwise, all coups would have been preempted and suppressed before they’re eventually executed. So also, it is reasonable to say in public administration that, in the few weeks of Bola Tinubu’s administration, there have been many upheavals and things that quite a few Nigerians never believed were possible that have been announced and addressed; and the nation has remained the same, even stronger. Going forward, President Tinubu wants to fly in…

Legal practitioners urge FG to scrap SERVICOM

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A network of public interest lawyers has called for the scrapping of Service Compact with all Nigerians, SERVICOM.   Pelumi Olajengbesi, speaking on behalf of the network, urged asked the federal government to stop the tax payers money from being used to fund a moribund organization like SERVICOM which he claimed, was no longer servings any useful purpose.   Mr Olajengbesi said this while addressing a news conference on Friday in Abuja.   He recalled how in 2004, Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief with the emergence of “Service Compact…

President Tinubu to attend ECOWAS summit in Guinea-Bissau

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on Saturday, July 8, 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, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. In a statement made by Dele Alake, special Adviser to the President on communications and strategy, said that the Summit, which will take place on Sunday, July 9, is expected to address memoranda on pressing sub-regional issues including; Report of the 50th Ordinary Session of…

100 Years Anniversary,: Ansar-ud-deen Youth Northern Council empowers 10 students

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The Ansar-ud-deen Youth Association, ADYAN Northern state council under the leadership of Aliyu ilias during the student week celebration in the month of June, to mark the Ansar-ud-deen 100 years anniversary, provided scholarship to 10 students from College of Education, Polytechnic, University and other Tertiary institution.   The aim according to Aliyu Ilias was to encourage beneficiaries to perform well in their academics and do the country proud.   The beneficiary students cut across all institution in the Northern Nigeria.   Aliyu ilias emphasized that all the Nigerian youth must…

AN OPEN LETTER TO PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA Hon. FRSL RE: ATTACK ON EMIR OF ILORIN: PREVENTION AND PROACTIVENESS, BEST MEASURES TO AVERT CRISIS

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The claims by the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on the position of the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, on the prevention of Isese festival proposed to be hosted in the ancient city of Ilorin by one Yeye Ajesikemi Omolara, an Osun Priestess, is not only nauseating but also uncharitable to the people of Ilorin Emirate who have by all standards remain peaceful with people of different faiths and tribes. This response is to provide some clarifications to our highly respected scholar…

2023 Census: NPC seeks extra N256bn for Training, others

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The Chairman of the National Population Census, Nasir Kwarra, Thursday requested for an additional N225.2 billion to cover training and fieldwork allowances, retraining of trainers, and the conduct of a second-class . Kwara who was at the State House to brief the President on the Implementation Status of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, where he requested the issuance of a proclamation for a new Census date later in 2022 or early 2024 The NPC boss demanded for the release of the allocated N31 billion capital allocation, in the 2023…