16-year-old Deeper Life High School pupil, Kamsiyochukwu Chinyere Umeh, has narrated how she studied to pass the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). She revealed that she had no plans of emerging the highest scorer in the federation. She only read to pass with good grades in order to help her further her education to tertiary level. In this interview with Daily trust, Umeh, who scored 360, narrated the roles played by her parents, teachers and how often she read. Can we meet you? My name is Kamsiyochukwu Nkechinyere Umeh How old are you? I printed my result from…
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Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani on Tuesday asked President Bola Tinubu to investigate former governors who stole their states and left their people in poverty. He stated that it would be unconscionable to consider commending or appointing them rather than investigating their individual regimes. Sani stated on Twitter, “It will be most unconscionable to think of rewarding or appointing former Governors who looted their states and left their people in poverty and debt into office.” “Two people in detention while the members of the defunct cabal, ex ministers and ex Governors are not called to account doesn’t send a…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has claimed someone is coaching Ejikeme Mmesoma on what to say amid the forgery allegation against her. On Monday, Mmesoma dismissed the allegation by the board that she forged her 2023 UTME result. JAMB had said the student actually scored 249 in the exam — not 362 as claimed. But the Anambra pupil countered the board’s claim in a viral video, saying she printed her result from the JAMB portal. She also said the allegation has left her “‘traumatised,” adding that “I am not capable of forging my own result”. Addressing Mmesoma’s counter-argument…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has distanced itself from the principal officers announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. The presiding officers of the National Assembly announced the new leaders at plenary on Tuesday. In the majority cacaus of the senate, Akpabio had named Opeyemi Bamidele, Majority Leader; David Umahi Deputy Majority Leader; Mohammed Ali Ndume, Senate Majority Whip; and Lola Ashiru, Deputy Majority Whip. While Abbas named Julius Ihonvbere, lawmaker representing Owan east/Owan west Federal Constituency of Edo was announced as the majority leader; legislator representing Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro of Kogi, Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, as deputy majority…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, is currently meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is the first of such open for coverage since the 2023 General Elections were concluded. On the agenda, the meeting is expected to review the February general elections and also discuss preparations for the off-season governorship Elections in Kogi and Imo in November this year. INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, stated that the electoral umpire said the review will commence with a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and end with…
As Nigerians await President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial list, reports show that two influential people from a particular political group will make the list. The group was said to have assiduously worked for the emergence of Tinubu as the president of Nigeria in the last presidential election. The two politicians have been identified as former governor of Edo state, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor, and a career Ambassador from Taraba State, Amb. Musa Mohammed. The ministerial list is expected to be submitted to the National Assembly for screening either this week or next week. According to reports, Osunbor and Mohammed are…
A Nigerian lady known as , Joyce Ijeoma who set out to achieve a 72-hour body massage on individuals has collapsed. Ijeoma collapsed while on the attempt at the venue in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The masseur who had done a total of 50 hours collapsed during the wee hours of Tuesday As of the time of filing this report, Ijeoma was yet to return to the venue and had stopped the live coverage. The previous record was set in 2015 by Alastair Galpin in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Galpin currently holds the record for the longest full-body…
Facebook owner Meta set to launch Twitter-like app named ‘Threads app’. The app meant to compete with Twitter, was available for pre-order on mobile app stores on iPhone and Android operating systems on Monday. Listed as “Threads, an Instagram app,” the new program should be available in the coming days, and is described on Apple’s app store as “Instagram’s text-based conversation app.” “Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow,” says the app’s description on the store. Thread’s launch comes after a period of uncertainty at…
Nigerian Bitcoin expert, Gaius Chibueze, has made a scholarship offer to Mmesoma Ejikeme, who is at the centre of a UTME result controversy. Ejikeme Mmesoma, student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State, who was accused of inflating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result. He indicated interest in sponsoring the 17-year-old student through his company, to study in any country of her choice between the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. Meridian Spy reports that JAMB had claimed that the UTME result being paraded by Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma is ‘patently fake.’ In a statement by JAMB Acting…
Nigeria has caught up with Angola in the drilling of crude oil, as both nations are now the biggest crude oil drilling markets in Africa. The data from the June 2023 Offshore Rigs Tracker, released on Monday by Hawilti and the Caverton Offshore Support Group Plc, showed. Nigeria lost its position as top African oil producer several times on the back of repeated crude theft and pipeline vandalism, but is now showing signs of recovery, going by the recent monthly oil production figures released by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. “Nigeria has caught up with Angola to also take…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday morning said that it stopped using the print-out currently being paraded by Anambra candidate, Mmesoma Ejikeme as her authentic result in 2021. The board also reiterated its position that the UTME result paraded by “Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma is patently fake.” In a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday morning by the Board’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, JAMB insisted that only Mmesoma paraded the“obsolete” notification slip out of all the candidates that sat the 2023 UTME. “Consequently, the Board would like to reassure Nigerians that its system was neither tampered with nor…
Steven Gerrard, a former England player, has been named manager of Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq. Gerrard was named manager of the Saudi Pro League club on Monday. The club announced the appointment on its official Twitter account, @Ettifaq_EN. The post reads: “Where legends are found, We’re thrilled to announce Steven Gerrard is our new head coach.” Another Twitter post by the club stated that Gerrard is no stranger to silverware, adding that he is a legend who “brings a glorious history and exciting future to Ettifaq.” The new manager was seen putting pen on paper with the club’s…