Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has completed plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, is set to hold a press briefing in Abuja on Monday about the release of the results and associated items, according to a notice distributed to the press in the capital city. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of public relations, made the information available on Sunday. However, there are hints that the results will be revealed on Monday for applicants who took the UTME in the first few days, while others will be released…

Canadian singer Justin Bieber has blamed Afrobeats star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly called Wizkid, over his troubling music career. In a statement posted on his verified Instagram page on Sunday, Bieber lamented that his music career hit rock bottom after collaborating with the ‘Joro’ crooner on a song. Stating that he is “ruined, Bieber expressed regrets for collaborating with the Essence crooner. Bieber’s statement reads, “Ever since I hoped for the essence song with @wizkidayo, my career has not been the same. “Men, I regret ever hoping on that song. I’m ruined.”

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, has decried the dilapidated structures of schools in the state.  Gbadebo, in a statement on his X handle on Sunday, noted that Lagos State “has the funds to make every school in Lagos a high-quality environment.” Gbadebo’s statement comes on the heels of trends of dilapidated school buildings in Lagos State, which have gone viral on social media. Reacting to the trends, he lamented the growing number of out-of-school children, which, according to him, is a result of the bad education policies and the harsh learning…

No fewer than 19 children have been killed in the Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa state as a result of measles complications. This was stated by the Commissioner for Health, Mr. Felix Tangwami, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Mubi on Saturday. He reported that around 200 children from the local government area had already been affected. According to him, the outbreak was reported in Yola on Saturday, prompting a rapid deployment of health experts and drugs to affected areas. He stated that children with severe infections would be referred to hospitals. The commissioner…

The minister of solid minerals, Dele Alake, has been berated by Nigerians for wearing a N260 million Richard Mille wristwatch while in a meeting with the CEO of Glencore, a Swiss-based company. Alake, who was in the meeting to woo the Swiss company to invest in Nigeria, infuriated Nigerians who spotted the minister wearing the wristwatch. Photos of the minister wearing the wristwatch have gone viral on social media and have attracted condemnation from a cross-section of Nigerians. Reacting to the photos, Chinedu, an X user, noted, “That’s exactly what investors say about our civil servants; how can he afford…

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, has been accused of being bankrolled by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to repeatedly attack Peter Obi.  According to a statement by Dr. Haruna Goroh, a social media influencer, he alleged that the way Omokri is “obsessed about discrediting Obi and legitimizing” Tinubu’s administration shows “what he is doing is now his full-time job.” Goroh’s statement was in reaction to a statement by the former presidential aide who offered $10,000 to Peter Obi and his followers to “substantiate their now-viral claim that @waecnigeria deleted a post proving that Peter Obi took…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 50 locations in Kaduna State for selling edible oil in unsanitary conditions. The operation was described as part of dealer sensitization training, with a focus on registration procedures and food management. This was revealed in a statement posted to the agency’s X account on Saturday. The statement partly read, “NAFDAC has sealed fifty outlets in Kaduna for dispensing edible oil under unhygienic conditions, aiming to prevent potential health risks associated with contamination. “The Director, North-West Zonal Office, Mrs. Josephine Dayilim, highlighted the dangers of consuming oil…

Law Lee, an acquaintance of controversial singer Naira Marley, has made a damning remark about the late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. Mohbad died at the age of 27 on September 12, 2023, and the circumstances surrounding his death sparked debate on social media. In an Instagram post on Friday, Law Lee declared his contempt for Mohbad. His statement came after Portable chastised Zinoleesky on social media for purchasing a Ferrari despite not having a hit single. He claims that his hatred for the late singer grows with each passing day, even after he has died. He explained…

Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has nominated Michael Nzekwe as Chief of Staff. In addition, he appointed Zonal Directors for each of the commission’s 14 Zonal Commands. Nzekwe, a lawyer and former Commander of the anti-graft agency’s Ilorin Zonal Command, was hailed as a “topnotch investigator” in a statement issued on Saturday by the Commission’s Head of Publicity, Dele Oyewale. He has worked in several areas of the Commission, including Legal and Prosecution, Operations (now Investigations), Internal Affairs (now Ethics and Integrity), Servicom, and Asset Forfeiture. “A seasoned administrator, he has attended several trainings…

The Nigerian Army and Department of State Services personnel worked together efficiently to stop a terrorist attack in Sokoto State, killing seven militants and seizing a stockpile of weapons. Responding to a distress call in Modachi, in the state’s Isa Local Government Area, the combined operation intercepted an armed group intent on causing harm, according to a statement posted on its X account on Friday. Seven terrorists were killed as a result of the synchronised effort, which also recovered seven AK-47 firearms, four motorcycles, two mobile phones, and four machetes. The statement read, “Nigerian Army troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations…