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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that exceptionally gifted students below the age of 16 can now register for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) through a special waiver. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known while speaking on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande on Channels Television. He emphasized that while the board maintains the minimum age requirement of 16 for admission into tertiary institutions, an Exceptionally Brilliant Window has been created for rare cases of outstanding students. “In Nigeria, we have many brilliant students. We are enforcing the 16-year minimum entry into tertiary institutions, but…

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed on Monday before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, despite an ongoing dispute over her earlier decision to step down from the case. Kanu’s trial had stalled on September 24, 2024, after he openly expressed a loss of confidence in Justice Nyako’s handling of the matter, prompting her to recuse herself. However, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, John Tsoho, later reassigned the case to her, ruling that any request for her withdrawal must be formally filed through a motion on…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday paid a visit to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The purpose of the meeting remains undisclosed. Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is speculated to be eyeing the 2027 race, arrived at the facility around 12:36 p.m. He proceeded directly to the Penthouse section, where Obasanjo was waiting for a closed-door discussion. Accompanying Atiku were former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, former Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke, Bauchi politician Abdul Mingi, and Obasanjo’s close…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that affirmed Martin Amaewhule as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. A five-member panel of the apex court struck out the appeal, marked SC/CV/1171/2024, after Fubara’s counsel, Yusuf Ali (SAN), applied to withdraw it, citing that events have overtaken the appeal. However, he did not elaborate on what he meant by that. Lawyers representing the respondents, including members of the Amaewhule-led faction of the Assembly-Olanipekun (SAN), Joseph Daudu (SAN), Tuduru Edeh (SAN), and Mini Ayua did not oppose the…

The former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Ari, has doubled down on his claim that Senator Aisha Binani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, was the rightful winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election. Speaking to journalists at his private residence in Bauchi State on Saturday, Ari swore by God that his declaration was based on truth and documented evidence, which he claims proves that Binani defeated Governor Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ari, who was suspended in 2023 and officially dismissed last week following National Assembly approval, expressed frustration that his claims…

The Dangote Oil Refinery, Africa’s largest, is set to operate at full capacity within 30 days, according to its Executive Director, Edwin Devakumar. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery, built by billionaire Aliko Dangote in Lagos, began processing diesel, naphtha, and jet fuel in January last year and commenced petrol production in September. Despite its ambition to compete with European refineries, the plant initially struggled to secure sufficient crude oil locally, leading it to import supplies. However, Devakumar stated on Monday that the refinery is now operating at 85% capacity and could reach 100% within a month. To address supply challenges, the Nigerian…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to demonstrate political will in addressing the long-standing state creation imbalance in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abakaliki, Deputy President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, urged the Federal Government to create two additional states in the Southeast and another in the South-South to correct the regional disparity that has disadvantaged the South. Isiguzoro argued that the North’s advantage of 19 states compared to the South’s 17 states has led to an uneven distribution of political and economic opportunities. “We urgently appeal to…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the perceived animosity among politicians as mere theatrics meant to entertain Nigerians. Speaking during his 60th birthday thanksgiving service at St. Martins’ Catholic Church, Isan Ekiti, on Sunday, Fayemi dismissed the notion of deep-seated political rivalries, stating that many of these so-called conflicts exist only on social media. “So, all these things you read on social media are for your entertainment, he said. “Many will wonder why Governor Segun Oni is here. During his birthday, I spent the entire day with him, and Governor Ayodele Fayose too would have been…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cautioned the Federal Government against mismanaging the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget. He emphasized that previous reports of missing public funds, allegedly swallowed by animals, must not repeat themselves in such a critical sector. In a statement on Sunday, Atiku urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to ensure full transparency and accountability in the allocation and disbursement of the health intervention fund. “In recent years, we have heard bizarre claims of public funds disappearing under inexplicable circumstances. These incidents were neither thoroughly investigated nor properly sanctioned,” he said. The…

In the year 2002, the popular singer, Celine Dion sang a song where she said in life two things are inevitable (“rain and tax”)!!! She forgot to add that death is also inevitable!! While it is true that death is inevitable (the whole world), however the manner of death is what we cannot predict or control in Nigeria. In Nigeria, it appears we have resigned ourselves to our fate of poor leadership by the popular saying: “something must kill a man, one day”. Out of all the listed causes of premature deaths and life expectancy, it appears that the number…