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2023 UTME: JAMB directs candidates to print notification slips 21 April 2023  The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to proceed to print their examination notification slips. This is contained in a statement by Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, and issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total of 1.5 million candidates would be sitting for this year’s examination in 740 centres across the country. “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) urges all candidates sitting for the 2023 main UTME, to proceed to print their examination notification slip from Thursday, April 20. “The notification slip would contain their examination centre, time of examination, date of examination and other essential details necessary for taking the examination, which commences from Tuesday, April 25. ”To this effect...

Pregnant lady dies few months after pastor persuaded her to remain in ‘abusive’ relationship 21 April 2023  A lawyer described how one of his pregnant clients died after being persuaded by her pastor to drop a divorce dispute in court. Bolanle Cole, the lawyer, said on Twitter that a man phoned on behalf of his daughter in the UK, requesting the dissolution of her marriage. His daughter, who subsequently became a customer, contacted him, and a petition case was filed at the Ikorodu High Court. A week after the divorce lawsuit was filed, his client, husband, pastors, and other family members met and agreed that the pair would resolve their differences outside of court. Bolanle Cole further stated that his client’s father phoned him yesterday to inform him that her husband had beaten his five months pregnant wife, resulting in her death.  

Anambra begins operation show your receipts for traders in all markets 21 April 2023   The Anambra State Government has commenced what it described as ” Operation Show Your Receipts For Traders In All Markets” as veritable means for it to ensure that traders in the state paid directly to the government and not to non-state actors who have constituted themselves into revenue agents. Disclosing this strategy to our correspondent in his office at the Revenue House Awka during an exclusive interview, Chairman of the Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Richard Madiebo said it was important that government insisted on traders showing evidence of payment of their rates and levies to enable it beef up revenues from the markets. Madiebo explained that Anambra state was 70% commercial and that if a trader paid his levies and commercial enterprises also paid their various personal income taxes and business premises, government would generate more funds to provide necessary infras...

COFFIN REFUSES TO BE BURIED, HIT SUSPECTED KILLER ON HEAD IN CHIPEMBELE. By Hope Chooma. Drama and Confusion this morning erupted in Chiyobola village of Chipembele ward in Monze district after a coffin for a man in his 60s identified as Bruno Chilundu allegedly refused to be buried. Chipembele Ward Councilor Bonaventure Mwiinga tells wave fm news that the drama started when the coffin started dragging poll bearers searching for the suspected killers. Mr Mwiinga further explains that the coffin has hit the elder brother to the late on the head as one of the suspect killer behind the death of the late Chilundu. He says the deceased was a retired teacher who died on 18th April 2023 in unclear circumstance. The Civic leader says the burial was supposed to take place today after the church service. By broadcast time, the coffin was still searching other suspected killers. One more photo below. 

Esther Jenner, the mother of Olympic gold medalist and former Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Caitlyn Jenner, died on Thursday. She was 96.  Caitlyn shared the news in a social media post, alongside a carousel of smiling photos from their happy moments in recent years.  "I am heartbroken to announce my mom passed away yesterday morning, peacefully. Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person that loved me my entire life," Caitlyn wrote. "I will miss her tremendously. She was a few weeks shy of 97 and lived a full life. Love you mom."  Esther appeared in one episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2013, and later appeared alongside Caitlyn in the TV docuseries I Am Cait and, most recently, 2021's Untold: Caitlyn Jenner. Following Caitlyn's Vanity Fair cover reveal of her new identity in 2015, Esther opened up to the New York Daily News about working on using the proper pronouns and name for Caitlyn amid her transition.   ...

LEADERSHIP TUSSLE : OBINABO WADES IN, ORDERS FOR RE-ELECTION OF MGBAKWU WOMEN EXECUTIVES By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo has ordered members of Mgbakwu women union to organize a fresh election following complaints by some members of the association that the elected executives should step down.  This she said in her office in Awka when the women group brought the matter to her.  Hon Obinabo while admonishing the women to carry out the election as soon as possible warned that if the election is not properly done, her ministry will have to appoint new leadership for them hence the need for all parties involved to abide by the rules and regulations of the ministry in conducting the election. The Women and Social Welfare boss at the same time urged the women not to allow external bodies interfere in their affairs but rather give each other the needed support in order to produce credible executives for peace and unity in t...

Emir Of Ilorin Urges Muslims To Live In Peace  The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has urged Muslims to sustain their religious obligations of living in peace and harmony with fellow human beings. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari made the call in his sallah message delivered shortly after the two rakat prayer marking the end of the glorious month of Ramadan 1444AH at the Ilorin Central Yidi praying ground. He advised Muslims to shun acts that are capable of bringing disunity among the different ethnic groups in the society.  Alhaji Sulu-Gambari also congratulated Kwara State govermor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and all the people of the state for witnessing this year's Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Emir prayed Allah to continue to guide and protect him in the course of steering the ship of the state for the second term." He urged the people of Ilorin Emirate and environs to be security conscious by being vigilant at all times ...

 Man Hacks Girlfriend to Death in Kaduna Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend.   Spokesperson of the command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, who confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday, April 21, 2023, said the suspect was rescued as he was about being lynched by a mob. Jalige said on April 14 that at about 21:30hrs, the Command received a distress call that there was a mob action at NEPA Roundabout in Kaduna metropolis where an unruly crowd were about to lynch a man. Operatives were immediately mobilised to the scene. “On getting there they met the suspect lying unconscious and surrounded by a crowd,” he said.  According to Jalige, information gathered revealed that the suspect attacked his girlfriend of Old Command Secondary and Nursery School, Sokoto Road, Kaduna with a machete and inflicted multiple degrees of injury on her face, arms and hands.   He explained that during the attack the man severed her left ...

Yesterday the Court of Appeal quashed the charges filed against me, the former Minister of Finance Nenadi Usman and others at the Federal High Court in Lagos by the EFCC for the misappropriation of 4.6 billion naira and money laundering. The case lasted for 7 long years. Glory be to God! This is the second time the Lord has done this and it is a testimony of His goodness and mercy. History records that in 2008 I was arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos and was prosecuted by the EFCC for the misappropriation of 19.5 billion naira. Again the case lasted for 7 long years. Thanks be to God, I was discharged, acquitted and cleared of all charges in 2015. Yesterday the Lord did it again. On both occasions His grace and mercy fought for me and my innocence spoke for me. God is awesome in battle and faithful to His own! He is my shield, my glory and the lifter of my head!  Glory be to His name! 🙏💪💥👍💯😊 (FFK). One more photo below. 

🥳 Pastor Joshua Ajagunigbala Divorces Wife As Herbalist Dies On Top Of Her The 22-year old union between Pastor Joshua Ajagunigbala and his supposed wife, Rita Ajagunigbala, has collapsed in Ekiti State after a herbalist died on top of her during sex romp in a hotel. P.M.EXPRESS reports as was disclosed by Pastor Joshua at the Ekiti State Customary Court after he filed a divorce suit seeking for the dissolution of the marriage with Rita on the grounds of adultery. The petitioner, Pastor Ajagunigbala, during the hearing prayed the Court to dissolve the union on the ground of adultery and the custody of his children be given to him. In evidence, he told the Court that he had not paid the dowry of the respondent and they had lived together for more than 22 years and had children. He also informed the Court that it was the third time he had taken her to Court on the ground of adultery, stating that the respondent in 2017 started having an illicit affair with a herbalist called Ifidayomi a...

 Lawyer Kills Husband Over Leaked Infidelity The police has arraigned a 36-year-old lawyer, Abasiesebanga Ikoiwak, and five others for allegedly killing her 41-year-old husband, Barrister Godwin Ikoiwak. According to information gathered, Ikoiwak, who was a native of Eket Local Government Area, had reportedly died a few days after the deceased told his friend and former classmate, Barrister Sunny Anyanwu in a phone conversation that he was having issues with his wife over infidelity. Narrating how the deceased died before an Uyo High Court, Anyanwu said that the deceased hinted him that he reported the matter to his wife’s family who invited him to a meeting in their family compound in Nung Udoe Itak, Ikono Local Government Area, but did not return home alive. Anyanwu who is the 7th prosecution witness in the matter, also said that the late Barrister told him that his wife was having s3xual relationship with her former boss, a legal practitioner, Barrister, C.I. Odoh. He said the d...

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, today Friday 21st April, 2023, joined other Muslim faithful at the Mambilla Barracks prayer ground to observe the Eid prayers commemorating the year 2023 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations.  The IGP has urged all members of the Muslim Ummah to imbibe the spirit of the Sallah season and uphold the tenets of the Holy Quran in all their conduct and relationships with others.  Similarly, the IGP assures that the police have carried out all necessary deployments for the prevention of crime and the protection of all peaceable members of the society.  CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, mnipr, mipra,  Force Public Relations Officer. More photos below. 

WE’RE ALL HUMAN, PARDON ME WHERE I’VE HURT YOU, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS NIGERIANS At an occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday thanked Nigerians for the honour to serve for two terms, 2015-2023, asking for pardon from those he might have hurt while discharging his duties. With less than 37 days left in office, the President recounted his leadership roles in the country for more than forty years, serving variously as a military officer, military governor, minister, and Head of State, and returning as a democratically elected President in 2015. President Buhari told residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by the Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, on Eid-el-Fitr Sallah homage, that his journey was not all smooth as he was incarcerated for three years, after the coup that ousted him from power in August, 1984, and contested elections three times, 2003, 2007 and 2011, without success.  “I dared the poli...

UK Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab Resigns After Bullying Allegations April 21, 20230 U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned on Friday, following an inquiry into bullying allegations. In a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and published on his Twitter account, Raab states he “called for the inquiry and undertook to resign, if it made any finding of bullying whatsoever. I believe it is important to keep my word.” The findings of the report have not yet been released, and Sunak has yet to provide a statement, CNBC reports. However, Raab said the investigation carried out by independent lawyer Adam Tolley had dismissed all but two of the claims levelled against him, which he noted are “flawed and set a dangerous precedent for the conduct of good government.” “Mr Tolley concluded that I had not once, in four and a half years, sworn or shouted at anyone, let alone thrown anything or otherwise physically intimidated anyone, nor intentionally sought to belit...

Internet Fraudster Bags Two Years Jail Term in Port Harcourt Justice E. A. Obile of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced an internet fraudster, Austine Famaa to two years imprisonment for impersonation. Famaa was jailed on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, after pleading "guilty" to a two count charge preferred against him by the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He pleaded guilty to the charge. In view of his plea, the prosecution counsel, U .I. Nwokorie prayed the court to convict and sentence the defendant accordingly. Counsel to the defendant, D .O. Kelly prayed the court to temper justice with mercy, stating that the defendant was a first-time offender.    Justice Obile convicted and sentenced the defendant to one year imprisonment on each of the counts, with One Hundred Thousand Naira (N100, 000.00) as option of fine payable into the Consolidated Revenue Account of the Federa...

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 7-man technical committee to probe the recent collapse of a building under construction in Banana Island. The inauguration was conducted by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins in Ikeja on Thursday with the Special Adviser, e-GIS and Planning Matters, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Engr. Oluwole  Sotire and General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory,  Engr. Funso Elulade, in attendance  The Committee, headed by a reputable Engineer and retired Permanent Secretary, Engineer Wasiu Olokunola, has the mandate to determine within two weeks, the immediate and remote causes of the collapse, the appropriateness of the construction work on the site and the culpable parties about the collapse of the 7-floor structure. The committee is also expected to make recommendations on the remaining three struct...

Black Friday In Imo As Gunmen Kill 5 Policemen, Couple April 21, 2023 Five policemen and a couple were shot dead at Okpala junction in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, on Friday. While the identities of the policemen remain unknown as of press time, the couple were identified as Mr and Mrs Chinaka Nwagu, natives of Amankwo Okpala community. It was gathered that the slain policemen had driven from neighbouring Abo Mbaise police Division to eat at the junction. However while they were eating some gunmen drove to the scene and opened fire on them. An eye witness said that while three police were shot dead at the scene, two others ran to a nearby restaurant, but their attackers trailed them and killed them, including the couple who owned the shop they took refuge in. The eyewitness added that after killing the policemen, the gunmen took away their five riffles. Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, did not respond to repeated calls. The incident comes less than a...

NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS ( NSCDC ). LAGOS STATE COMMANDANT. NEWS. 21ST APRIL, 2023. NSCDC LAGOS COMMAND RE-ASSURES OF ADEQUATE SECURITY AND SAFETY DURING EID CELEBRATIONS. ... lip service is not paid to any duty arrangements, by the Corps' personnel, before, during and after the Eid celebration.  The State Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Commandant of Corps Usman Ishaq Alfadarai, fdc, mnim, mpa, fisn, earlier today, Friday, 21st April, 2023, observed this year's Eid prayers, with other Muslim adherents, at the Ile Zik prayer ground, along Ikeja axis, of the state . The Lagos State Commandant further assured the general public of adequate, efficient and effective security and safety, of lives and property,  critical national assets and infrastructure amongst others,  considering the well thought out operational orders, designs and strategies, the command had put in place, for this year's Eid - el - fitri celebration to be most  pe...