The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated it has identified new tricks by candidates who want to rewrite the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB disclosed this in its 2024 policy document signed by its Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. The Registrar unveiled the document to stakeholders at the 2024 JAMB Policy meeting, declared open…
President Bola Tinubu appointed Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). This decision has sparked mixed reactions, with some supporting Tinubu’s choice while others criticised it. Additionally, there are discussions about a planned nationwide protest against Tinubu, with some groups opposing it and others supporting it. READ…
A 300-level Linguistics student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) simply identified as Emmanuel, has been shot and killed by unidentified gunmen. According to The Whistler, Emmanuel was killed at one of the private students’ hostels in the town in an attack which the community said they are yet to understand the motive….
By Odey Ojeka The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has reinstated Master Livinson Arikpo, the Governor-General of Malabor Hostel, who was suspended for his alleged role in a peaceful protest. CONVERSEER reports that the suspension was lifted following appeals from various quarters. Arikpo was initially suspended for his supposed involvement in “acts of…
Renowned Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, well known by his stage name Aki, has introduced Stephanie Promise as his new spouse. The revelation raised the possibility that his first marriage to Nneoma Nwaijah had failed. 2011 saw the marriage of Aki and Nneoma. It’s still unknown, though, whether their marriage disintegrated and when he remarried Stephanie….
