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                                              JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede The University of Ilorin chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and an anti-corruption group, Movement for Corruption-free Nigeria (MOCON) have maintained that the petition of financial impropriety submitted against the immediate past vice chancellor of the university and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede and his successor, Professor A.G. Ambali must be thoroughly investigated. In separate chats with newsmen, on Friday, the groups maintained that the petition, which was submitted at the Ibadan office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, would not be allowed to be swept under the carpet, despite the attempt by the management of the institution to discredit the petition as the position of a faction of ASUU in the university.

                                                       APOSTLE JOHNSON  SULEIMAN President  of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman has released 50 shocking prophecies for the year 2017. Suleman in a statement issued by his Public Communications Advisor, Phrank Shaibu said some ‘forces’ in Aso Rock were planning to poison the current First Lady (Aisha Buhari) and that the same ‘forces’ will alienate Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo and they will make attempts to remove him from office but God will humble Buhari in 2017. 1. I see terrorism on the increase 2. Federal Government of Nigeria should not relax yet on Book Haram. It’s a deception. 3.Buhari to face impeachment threats. 4.America and China to have major face-off 5. Crude Oil to flow in Northern Nigeria. 6. Abuja to experience major Fire explosion. 7. Donald Trump to face impeachment attempt as members of congress are divided on his style of leadership. 8. I see an airplane that has Ni

A former Federal permanent secretary, abbreviated as permsec, retired from office recently and bolted away with 40 brand new SUVs and other vehicles. The startling revelation was made today by Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, while explaining President Muhammadu Buhari’s  well-articulated strategy in the fight against corruption in the country. Mohammed was reacting to criticisms that the anti-corruption war lacks strategy.  In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday, the Minister said the strategy has proven so effective that it has led to, among others, the recovery of the cars from the Permanent Secretary. He said the federal government is not just fixated on prosecution alone but is also taking preventive measures to make corruption unattractive Alhaji Mohammed listed the strict enforcement of the Treasury Singles Account (TSA), which has largely reduced the diversion of government funds into various secret accounts, and the constant fishing out of

Thinking of studying abroad? The 2017 International Education Fair, now in its 5th year, remains the biggest education event in Nigeria taking place in 7 major cities across the nation.  The fair provides an easy and fast way to study abroad by giving parents and prospective students direct access to top rated institutions from the UK,USA, Canada and Australia.  The fair would present opportunities for on spot admission and discounted tuition. To register or find out more, click here

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adams Dabutorudima has resigned. Information about his resignation is still very sketchy as at press time.  Details later...

There was confusion in Odogunyan, Ikorodu area of Lagos State after an auxiliary nurse, identified only as Oyekanmi pulled off the hand of a baby while taking delivery. The police have since arrested the suspect. It was gathered that the victim’s mother, Adeola, was taken to Oyekanmi’s residence last Saturday when she went into labour. Oyekanmi, while attempting to force the delivery, was said to have pulled off the baby’s hand. The baby died when she was rushed to the Ikorodu general hospital, Punch reports. The hospital management then alerted the police on the incident and the suspect was picked up by the police. The source said,  “What happened was that the auxiliary nurse tried to deliver the woman of the baby, during which there was a complication. “But she continued and in the end, the hand of the baby was pulled off while she tried to force the child out from the mother’s womb.

The   military, yesterday, dismissed leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau’s video which purported that the group has not been crushed. Defence Spokesman, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar dismissed as laughable, the video which the group denied claims by the military that it has been crushed. He said it was nothing but an attempt to deceive the public and create the impression that what does not exist is in place. Speaking to Daily Sun,  Abubakar advised Nigerians to ignore  the video and insisted it was laughable. He stressed that the Sambisa Forest where the sect held fort has been completely taken over by the military. “On what ground would the so-called Shekau speak? We have total control of Sambisa. Abubakar also insisted the military has overpowered the sect, but seized the weapons used by the sect  at Sambisa to wage the battle. According to him, the military is not thinking about an “unfounded video,” but  focused on the pro-insurgency project. Meanwhile, N

The British experiment called Nigeria has finally collapsed and there is no sign of it being redeemed. Can you imagine that during this Christmas season when Nigerians as well as BIAFRANS need their money deposited in Nigerian banks, Nigerian banks are now telling them that there is no money to give them. This cock and bull story of Nigeria banks not having money to pay, mostly took place in Igweocha Biafra Land now called Port Harcourt in River state. Starting from 18th of December, 2016, many people begin to troop into different banks in Igweocha to collect their money for Christmas celebration. Another notable challenge faced by customers is the long queues at the banks as these banks adopt measures aimed at frustrating customers. Most customers recount that “even though they came to the bank in the morning before they will be attended to, it will be later in the evening. At times, some will leave the bank annoyed without being able to collect their money”. Adding that to mak

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2017 Budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The Federal Government has allocated over N69.96 billion to the power sector in the 2017 budget proposal. The agencies under the Ministry of Power, to which have been allocated the amount, include the National Rural Electricity Agency, NREA; National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC; National Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA; National Power Training Institute, NAPTI; National Electricity Liability Management Limited, NELMCO; Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)  and National Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET. The breakdown of the proposed 2017 Federal Government budget showed that the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, got the lion share of N40.2 billion, followed by the National Rural Electricity Agency with N16.137 billion.NERC was allocated N2 billion; NEMSA, N2.837 billion; NAPTI, N2.465 billion; NELMCO, N2. 718 billi

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2017 Budget before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has budgeted over N48. 899 billion on 115 foreign missions abroad in the 2017 budget. Foreign Missions have suffered a huge set back in the past one year due to lack of financial support from the ministry. Washington followed with an allocation of N1.05 billion; London received an allocation of N1.433 billion; Berlin, N743.880 million; and Madrid, N682. 286 million. On the flip side, Nigeria Foreign Mission in Columbo, Sri Lanka, received the least allocation of N259.16 million, followed by the  Mission in Lome, with N252.6 million. Others in this category are Freetown N260.61 million and Spain, with a total allocation of N267. 84 million. The total allocation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  and its agencies is N66.664 billion, comprising  recurrent expenditure of N56.869 billion and capital expendi

PORT HARCOURT—All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has called on the Federal Government to sanction Governor Nyesom Wike for refusing to appear before a Police probe panel on violence that characterised the just concluded re-run elections in the state. State Chairman of APC, Mr Dave Ikanya, in a statement by his media aide, also described as an affront on the Federal Government, the constitution of a similar probe panel by Governor Wike in the state. He said: “This is a direct affront on federal powers and should be swiftly met with appropriate response by those whose authority he is challenging so as not to embolden others to follow his dangerous example. “Wike has clearly crossed the line and should be put in his proper place by the Federal Government whose powers he is brazenly challenging. Wike’s sole purpose in setting up the kangaroo commission is to ridicule APC leaders and make nonsense of the efforts by the Police to probe and stop further killings in Rive

Often many people fail but still can not say why they fail, failure is one aspect of life all human encounter in one or two aspect of their life, but the ability to fail and pick up is what makes the difference. When you fail and remain in that failure then you are as good as a dead man. DEFINITION:     Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. How you dress your bed, that is how you will lie on it.  Education is just like farming, if you plant bad seed you wouldn't get any fruits during harvest. Once you plant a good seed, you will enjoy in future. Also, for you to plant a good seed you must work hard to make sure you get your heart desire.  No one goes to school to fail, but failure comes when you fail to do what you are suppose to do at the right time. There are so many reasons why people fail in college but I'm going to deliberate on the important ones.  6 Possible Reasons Why Peo

The Federal Government has declared Monday, Dec. 26, and Tuesday Dec. 27, 2016 as public holidays to mark the Christmas and Boxing Day. Similarly, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 has also been declared as public holiday to mark the New Year. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau in Abuja on Wednesday. He called on all Christian faithful and Nigerians in general to remain committed and supportive of the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari and urged them to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity and peaceful co-existence across the country. The Minister wished all Nigerians at home and abroad, a Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year 2017.

The West African Examinations Council,WAEC, has released the results of the 2016 Nov/Dec West African Senior School Certificate Examination, (WASSCE). The results were announced by the Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr Olu Adenipekun yesterday in Lagos. According to him, “A total of 66,497 (Sixty Six Thousand Four Hundred and Ninety Seven) candidates, representing 38.50%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including English Language and Mathematics. “The percentage of candidates that obtained five (5) credits and above including English Language and Mathematics in the WASSCE for Private Candidates in 2014 and 2015 was 29.37% and 20.59% respectively. “19 (Nineteen) visually challenged candidates registered for and sat the examination in Nigeria. From this figure, 4 (Four) candidates, representing 21.05% obtained credit in five (5) subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. “Of the total number of 172,699 (One Hundred and Seventy Two Thous

Against all odds, the Nigeria universities is a place that only the fit survivers the hustle. The chalenges ranging from the strikes, to poor amenities, to an outdated curriculum in most cases, it's an unfortunate disadvantage most of the time. here is a list of the top 10 universities this year: 1. University of Ibadan. This is the only Nigerian University to make it into the top 1000 in the world. 2. University of Ilorin. Arguably the most stable government run university in Nigeria, Unilorin has been a consistent member of the elite top government universities for the past few years. 3. University of Lagos. Despite the many controversies and drama this year, UNILAG still makes it to the list. 4. Covenant University. Covenant University is the only private-run university on the list, and despite the constant controversy from the chancellor, the school continues to flourish silently. 5. Nnamdi Azikiwe University. Popularly known as UNIZIK, a lot of interesting

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed that the conduct of its examination for private candidates would be twice in a year with effect from 2017. This was made known by the council Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, who interacted with newsmen at the Registrar’s Staff Appraisal Committee meeting held on Wednesday in Accra, Ghana. He added that the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates known as the November/December diet for private candidates will now be conducted in January/February and August/September. He said the measure is to ensure that many private candidates, who desire the certificate for various purposes, will have the opportunity of writing the examination and acquire the certificate. He also added that they have concluded arrangements to commence next year. He noted that this development will not affect that of May/June, that remains once a year for all schools candidates. He concluded by saying thi

The Cross River State government is subsidising prices of foodstuff, such as rice, tin tomatoes, groundnut oil and sweet corn, by as much as 40 percent . The subsidy on the foodstuffs, which is already drawing traffic from even neighbouring states to the Tinapa Free Trade Zone where the foodstuffs are being sold, is the first of its kind in the state according to some residents. A bag of rice that goes for between N22,000 and N25,000 in the open market is being sold at N15,000 in Tinapa. Also a pack of tin tomatoes that sells for  N9,000 in the market is being sold at N6000 in Tinapa. Sweet Corn and groundnut oil is being sold are N8,000 and N7,000 repectively as against N11,500 and N11,000 in the open market. Commsioner for Finance, who also doubles as the Manging Director of Tinapa Free Trade Zone, Asuquo Ekpeyong Jnr., said the subsidy on the foodstuff was to enable citizens celebrate the Christmas with their families despite the economic condition in the country

Some stakeholders and economic experts in Borno on Wednesday, expressed mixed feelings over the 2017 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some said they were confident about the president’s political will, others predicted a rubust economic outlook in 2017, with drastic economic reforms imminent. Malam Abdullahi Gana, a civil servant, said the 2016 budget had not yielded much positive results. “What particular project has been carried out with the 2016 budgetary figures. The citizens haven’t felt the benefits of this year’s budgetary dispensations and are very hungry. “They cannot find the time to listen or read about 2017 figures when that of 2016 hasn’t helped their lives. “The government must find a way to circulate money in the ecoñomý so that it gets to the impoverished and hungry citizens,”Gana said. “President Buhari said the 2017 budget would contain proposals and packages that would lead Nigeria out of the present economic recession. “We are glad that most of the

The National Assembly Complex Abuja administrative and commercial activities were paralyzed on Wednesday when President Muhammadu Buhari visited the complex to present the 2017 Appropriation Bill. The President presented the 2017 budget proposal to a joint session of both chambers of the National Assembly. Several members of staff of the National Assembly, especially junior workers, were not allowed into the premises. After entering through these gates, there are two more gates to cross before getting to the National Assembly building and all were manned by list-bearing security personnel who checked through the papers for identification of each entrant. The car park behind the complex – at the Presidential Villa-end gate of the National Assembly – which was always filled to capacity by 10am, was empty until Buhari left the premises. Businesses in the premises were also closed for the budget presentation. Banks, restaurants and shops of telecommunication service

Following the protest by the members of Falcon president Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered the Ministry of Finance to pay the Super Falcons their  entitlements.  The Falcons, who beat  hosts Cameroon 1-0 to win the   African Women’s  Cup of Nations in Yaounde on December 3,  were forced to embark on protest in Abuja  after the Nigeria Football Federation failed to pay them their  bonuses and allowances. The eighth time African champions marched on the Presidential Villa on Wednesday to press home their demands. The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari,told State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa that Buhari had directed the  Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, to ensure that  the players were paid  today. Kyari,  who just returned from a medical trip abroad said, he had conveyed the president’s directive to the players,  who staged a protest to the gate of the Presidential Vil

The Enugu State Government says it has leveraged on the ‘Radio School’ programme of the South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) to improve education in the state. The state Commissioner of Education, Prof. Uche Eze, said this in Enugu on Wednesday during a town hall meeting. The radio school programme of SSDO involves the broadcast of selected subjects by trained and experienced teachers, while the target students listen and direct questions to their class teachers. The commissioner, who was represented by the Director of Schools in the ministry, Mr Frank Okoro, said that the state government was open to such collaborations with development partners. Eze said that radio school broadcast had been embedded in the school curriculum as an in-school programme and “it has improved mass literacy across the state as most people listen from their homes”. Speaking, the Executive Director of SSDO, Mrs Grace Nwobodo, said the town hall meeting was a prelude to a

Over 400 workers of the State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti sack has been ordered by Ekiti state government on the grounds that their employment did not follow due process. The governor gave the order yesterday at an interactive session with the beneficiaries of the N-Power programme of the Federal Government. Fayose, who is the University’s Visitor, said appointments into public service must be credible and transparent. He wondered why the university authorities employed 400 workers without advertising the positions as required by law. The governor said he had to cancel the recruitment process to give equal opportunities to applicants. “This is unacceptable and the Vice Chancellor must find a way to address the issue and give all interested applicants a level playing field.” The governor called on the Federal Government to tackle unemployment, saying the N-Power Programme was only a palliative. Participants are to take part in teaching, health, community and agricult

The Legatum Institute, a London based research institute released on Thursday its 10th annual global Prosperity Index, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world. The amount of money a country has is one factor of prosperity, but the Legatum Institute considers much more than that in its ranking. The organisation compared 104 variables to come up with its list. These variables include traditional indicators like per-capita gross domestic product and the number of people in full-time work, but also more interesting figures such as the number of secure internet servers a country has, and how well-rested people feel on a day-to-day basis. The variables are then split into nine subindexes: economic quality, business environment, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom, social capital, and natural environment. The index looked at the 149 countries in the world that have the most available data. For the last seven years of the ind