Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has reacted to the controversy rocking the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Naijaonpoint reported that JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede admitted errors in the just-concluded UTME affecting 206,610 candidates in 65 centres in Lagos and 92 centres in Owerri zone, comprising 173,387 candidates in the five states of the South East. He said,“What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to one or two errors,” Oloyede admitted. “We set all machineries in order; regardless, there were still…
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Nnamdi Kanu: Monday sit-at-home had nothing to do with death of Jonathan’s ex-aide, Gulak – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has insisted that its members were not responsible for the death of former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful said its sit-at-home was enforced on Monday May 31, 2021 while Gulak was killed a day before the order. Powerful insisted that the presentation of Gulak’s death certificate during the trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu has no “evidentiary value” to the ongoing proceedings. In a statement he signed, Powerful insisted that the prosecution’s case against Kanu has collapsed. Charging…
Read MoreJust in: JAMB May Retrieve UTME Results for Review or Outright Retaking
In view of unprecedented complaints from both parents and candidates over the poor results of seen 2025 results, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will review the recently released 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. This followed a wave of complaints over low scores. In a statement issued on Monday by the board’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB revealed that it has expedited its annual post-examination review process due to the “significant volume of unusual complaints” received since the results were released on Friday. “If it…
Read MoreWike: PDP Can’t Send Presidential Ticket To North In 2027.
Says: I’m building party, not tearing it apart FCT Minister and chieftain of the PDP, Nyesom Wike, has said that the PDP cannot afford to zone its presidential ticket to the North come 2027. While speaking to newsmen in Abuja today May 12, Wike said; When asked if he is still with the PDP since he has been associating with the APC, works for the APC government has been supporting some defections from the PDP to the APC, Wike responded When asked if this is the reason he is tearing…
Read MoreImo Assembly Urges Uzodinma To Fix Atta,Inyishi, Amaimo,Ugirike Road
By Williams Odunze The Imo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to fix the road connecting Atta, Inyishi Amaimo Ugirike bridge to ease the sufferings of the rural dwellers making use of the road for farming and commercial purposes. The House made the resolution following the adoption of the motion moved by the member representing Ikeduru State Constituency, Hon.Jonhleoba Iheoha who narrated that the condition of the road is posing great danger to his Constituents who apply it on daily basis. He informed that the road also…
Read MoreTinubu arrives Abia May 23 to commission Otti’s road project, others – Umahi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will visit Abia State on May 23, to among other things, commission the 6.5 kilometre Port Harcourt Road in Aba, which was rebuilt by the administration of Governor Alex Otti administration after more than 15 years in dilapidation. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this to journalists while inspecting the damage done at the Osisioma axis of the 56 kilometre Abia Tower of Peace, Umuahia to Rail Flyover, Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway, a different Federal government project. Umahi expressed joy that work…
Read MoreFG Denies Commencing Extradition Of Simon Ekpa, Says It’s Awaiting Finnish Govt’s Trial Outcome
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has debunked reports suggesting that the federal government has begun extradition proceedings against Simon Ekpa, a controversial separatist leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement issued by Kamarudeen Ogundele, media aide to the AGF, Fagbemi clarified that the federal government is yet to initiate any formal extradition process. Instead, he stated that Nigeria is closely monitoring developments in Finland, where Ekpa is currently standing trial for allegedly spreading terrorist propaganda on social…
Read MoreNigeria Would Be Heading For Crisis… – Jonathan
Former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has warned against sidelining the opposition in the current dispensation, and how Nigeria would be heading for crisis. That is, if she goes the way of a one party state. Speaking at a memorial lecture held in honour of the late elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, in Abuja on Wednesday, he particularly took exception to what many see as the country covertly gravitating to a one party state, stating:“If we must, as a nation, adopt a one-party system, then it must be designed, planned by experts—and we…
Read MoreCourt Rules on Evidence in Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial , Adjourns Case To May 23
In a significant legal development, the Federal High Court in Abuja today, May 9, 2025, delivered a critical ruling in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court’s decision comes amid mounting tension and growing calls for his release from various pro-Biafra groups and human rights activists. During today’s session, the court ruled on the admissibility of key pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution, including electronic communications allegedly linking Kanu to activities deemed as “acts of terrorism” and “treasonable…
Read MoreEzinihitte LG Chair,Nwachukwu Resolves Lingering Dispute Between Mining Investors, Sand Dredgers, Tipper Drivers, Host Communities,
By Nkechi Ojukwu The Executive Chairman of Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area, Hon. Ambrose Chinedum Nwachukwu,(Chiaka Onye Onye), has successfully resolved a longstanding dispute between; Mining investors, Sand dredgers, Tipper Drivers, host Communities and residents of the areas where mining activities take place. The meeting to resolve the dispute took place at the LGA Council Headquarters. The meeting engaged in dialogue and negotiation, bringing together representatives of both parties including the Legislative Assembly, Secretary to the Council and Traditional Rulers to address concerns and find solutions …
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