A lawyer, Johnmary Maduakolam, has threatened to sue the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and the management of the Board should they fail to tender an apology to Anambra pupil, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused by JAMB of manually inflating her 2023 UTME result. The lawyer in a letter addressed to Oloyede which was sighted by our correspondent noted that Mmesoma was incapable of forging her own results. He also accused JAMB of failing to protect the identity of the girl. He said, “I am Chief Johnmary Akachukwu Maduakolam, a legal practitioner and the…
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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has announced the names of the majority leaders of the 10th Senate. The Ekiti Central lawmaker, Opeyemi Bamidele, was named the Senate Majority Leader. The Senate President also announced Senator Dave Umahi ( Ebonyi South) as the Deputy Majority Leader; Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) as Chief Whip; and Senator Lola Ashiru (Kwara South) as the Deputy Whip. The Senate immediately dissolved into a closed session. Akpabio stated, “The All Progressives Congress caucus of the Senate after consultations, has emerged with their leadership which will be the fulcrum of commencing other businesses of the chamber.…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has demanded an independent forensic investigation over the trending saga between Mmesoma Ejikeme and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB. Ezekwesili said listening to Mmesoma in the video, where she narrated her own side of the story, shows it is reasonable to request a forensic investigation to help reveal what really happened. Newspot reports that Mmesoma was accused by the JAMB authority of forging her result, which she had denied. Mmesoma spoke in a video, expressing surprise that a result she reportedly printed out from the JAMB portal could be termed fake…
Ejikeme Mmesoma, the Anambra pupil, has dismissed allegations that she manipulated her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School in Nnewi, has been a subject of intense debate over the claim that she got 362 in this year’s UTME. On Sunday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said the student was not the top scorer as claimed, adding that she actually got 249 in the exam. The board said the student allegedly manipulated her result to “deceive the public to fraudulently obtain a scholarship and other recognitions”. JAMB also vowed to…
A political analyst Mr. Obinna Oduche has x- rayed the problems of Nigeria and concluded that the solution “lies in the emergence of a selfless and visionary leader. Until this happens the country will continue to move in a circle 63 years after independence. “ Mr. Oduche said this while on a daily discussant programme titled: ” Now Streaming” on Advent Cable Network Nigeria Television ACNNTV in Abuja. He declared: “The problem we have in this country is that our leaders are selfish and not honest, they see the people as slaves that they can treat anyhow that is why…
The Diocese of The Arctic is committed to the clear teaching of scripture. We are biblically-faithful Christians who believe there is hope for all people if we repent and choose to follow Jesus as Lord. On the 30th of June 2023, the Anglican Church of Canada voted to authorize “gender-transition” liturgies. The Arctic bishops and clergy did not vote for this. These will not be used in the churches of the Diocese of The Arctic. Clergy and Lay Leaders are asked to share this with your community so that there is no confusion. The Diocese of The Arctic cannot…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday, said it would withdraw the result of a certain Ejikeme Mmesoma for manually inflating her result and announcing herself as the top scorer for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to a statement issued by the board, Ejikeme used her manually inflated score to attract a N3 million scholarship from Innoson Motors and was set to be honoured by the Anambra State government before she was exposed. “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media celebrating certain candidates…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied the alleged plan by the association to hike the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol to N700 per litre nationwide. The Chairman of IPMAN Southwest Zone, Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Friday The chairman, therefore, urged Nigerians to disregard the speculation and not to engage in panic buying. Tajudeen stressed that the price of the product would not be more that what is being sold presently. He commended President Bola Tinubu for…
The Head of Corporate Communications, Innoson Group, Cornel Osigwe, has called for an investigation into the allegations of certificate forgery against Mmesoma Ejikeme who paraded herself as the top scorer of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Osigwe in a post via his official Twitter handle, @cornelosigwe said, “The girl I met doesn’t have the brain and capacity to manipulate her result. There is more to this story. A proper investigation needs to be done. Abeg let the poor breath. “That girl was one of the most brilliant in her school, according to the Principal, her parents couldn’t even afford…
Portuguese coach Luis Castro is leaving Brazilian club Botafogo to become the manager of Saudi Pro League team Al Nassr, according to sources, ESPN said. Al Nassr had been looking for a new manager since April, and Cristiano Ronaldo personally contacted Castro to convince him to take the job. Castro will sign a two-year contract with Al Nassr, with an option for a third year. His contract with Botafogo will expire at the end of the year, and Al Nassr will pay €2.3 million as part of his release clause. The club from Rio de Janeiro issued a statement to…