2023 SWAN Election: Time To Pull Away From Darkness – By Fred Edoreh
Possibly for the first time in its long history, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria witnessed the threat of factionalisation, both at the national level and in various state chapters, under the the leadership of Honour Sirawoo. The division was precipitated mostly by the manipulation of the processes of the last election to exclude many […]
Nigerian Bags 40 Scholarship Offers In US
Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, has honored Achunike Okafor, a remarkable Nigerian student, for his outstanding performance. Okafor received an International Baccalaureate diploma from the school, boasting an extraordinary grade-point average of 4.625. According to reports, his GPA stands as the highest among the 2,649 graduates in the Class of 2023 in […]
NEWS TITBIT
Good day! Below is a Summary of News Stories Across Nigeria and Abroad: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has closed its defence in the petition filed by the Labour Party after calling one witness at the Presidential Election Petitions Court. At the resumed hearing of the petition filed by the Labour Party and […]
AKPABIO ANNOUNCES PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE 10TH SENATE
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the principal officers of the 10th Senate, whom he says emerged by consensus. The new officers are Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State as Senate Leader, Senator Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State as Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume from Borno State as Chief Whip, and Senator Lola Ashiru […]
JAMB Adamant, Reveals How Mmesoma Allegedly Faked Result, Bans Her For Three Years
Despite public uproar, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has remained adamant, insisting that the Anambra schoolgirl, Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma manipulated her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. Mmesoma’s UTME result has been shrouded with controversy as JAMB declared that her 362 score in the recent test was forged. JAMB had on Sunday alleged […]
Disability Board Fumes Over Inferiority Complex Displayed By PWDs
The Kaduna state disability board has expressed dismay over the inferiority complex character being exhibited by Persons With Disability (PWDs) saying it is retrogressive to them. ALSO READ: CHRICED, CSOs Demand Inclusion of an Abuja Native in President Tinubu’s Ministerial List The excective secretary of the board Alhaji Haruna Yakashi, said this on the 3rd […]
CHRICED, CSOs Demand Inclusion of an Abuja Native in President Tinubu’s Ministerial List
The Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED), Original Inhabitant groups, and CSOs urge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as he prepares to release his ministerial list, to include FCT Original Inhabitants. Considering the decades-long marginalization and political relegation endured by the Original Inhabitants of the FCT, who gave up ancestral lands for […]
MANY FAKE JAMB HIGH SCORERS DECEIVING GOOD-SPIRITED NIGERIANS: THE CASE OF EJIKEME JOY MMESOMA AND DR. INNOCENT CHUKWUMA
The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media celebrating certain candidates for being high scorers in the 2023 UTME. The Board is constrained to set the records straight and wishes to state unequivocally that many of the results which many of these […]
NYSC Give Reasons For June Allowance Delay
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it is aware of the worries of corps members over the delay in the payment of their June 2023 monthly allowance. ALSO READ: Speed Up Investigation, Arraign Bawa and Emefiele The Scheme attributed the delay in the payment of June allowance to “administration of funds by […]
French Court Upholds Ban On Wearing Hijab During Football Games
France’s top administrative court on Thursday, upheld the ban on the use of hijab by Muslim female Football players during games. ALSO READ: THIRTY DAYS AFTER, ALL EYES ARE ON YOU The case was instituted by a collective of Muslim football players against the French Football Federation (FFF). The Council of State (Conseil d’Etat) ruled […]