October 18, 2024
JAMB directs tertiary institutions to admit candidates below 18 years until next August
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has granted permission to tertiary institutions to continue the admission process for candidates who are 16 years old until August 2025. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the board explained that the decision was meant to ensure equity because of […]
Ex-Abia commissioner faults nine-year probe by EFCC
…Former finance chief decries year-end invites to Abuja A former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development in Abia State, Dr. Philip Nto, has expressed frustration over what he called “unending harassment” by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He accused the anti-graft agency of issuing incessant end-of-the year invitations that have not resulted in […]
Govs have hijacked LG funds —Imo stakeholders
Oweri—Stakeholders from Imo State, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to create a different electoral umpire to supervise local government elections,alleging that governors have hijacked local government funds. They took this decision at a town Hall meeting held in Owerri, organized by the SOS Children’s Villages with the support of the European Union. They said […]
Public office holders must be held accountable —Makinde
GOVERNOR ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, charged media practitioners to be transparent in discharging their duties as the watchdog of the society, noting that journalists must hold political office holders accountable in the public’s interest. The governor stated this at the opening ceremony of a 3-day retreat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Press […]
Harris turns 60 in US election dominated by age
Kamala Harris celebrates her 60th birthday on Sunday, but it is her US election rival, Donald Trump, whose age is under scrutiny following a series of rambling speeches and a bizarre dance party. Seeking to shift the polls in an increasingly tight White House race, Harris has intensified her attacks on the mental fitness of […]