2025 UTME: JAMB blames tech errors for mass failure, orders resit for 380,000 candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has acknowledged its role in the widespread poor performance recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), attributing the outcome to technical errors during the conduct of the exercise. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq…
A Scathing Rebuke to Timothy Odedina: Stop Peddling Lies and Desecrating the Truth Mr. Timothy Odedina, Your article, “The Akpabio-Ogban Election Controversy: How Misinformation Overshadowed the Facts,” is a shameful attempt to rewrite history and whitewash the well-documented electoral fraud orchestrated in favor of Senator Godswill Akpabio during the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election….
EFCC Re-Arrests Fred Ajudua Over Alleged $1.43Million Fraud Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, ahead of his re-arraignment for an alleged $1.43 million fraud. Ajudua was apprehended in Abuja on Tuesday and is currently being held in EFCC custody. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, declined…
Power Shift in Kano: Ganduje Family Bows to Emir Sanusi as Nephew Gets Turbaned. In a dramatic political twist that may redefine Kano’s traditional power matrix, former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has thrown his weight behind Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the monarch turbaned Ganduje’s nephew, Alhaji Jamilu Sani Umar, as the new Village Head…
Open Letter to the Honourable Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi Dear Honourable Minister, Subject: A Critical Review of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Design and Funding Challenges, with Recommendations for Strategic Realignment I write with deep respect for your expertise as a civil engineer and your commitment to advancing Nigeria’s infrastructure under President Bola Tinubu’s…
Olufehinti’s appointment as SWDC Director well deserved – Col. F.S Saka (Rtd) The Chief Executive Officer of BioTech-Merry Foods International, Colonel FS Saka (Rtd), has felicitated with Mr Olufehinti Olusegun Joshua on his appointment as Executive Director (Projects) and Board Member of the South-West Development Commission (SWDC) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. In his…
Which Among His Favours Are We Denying?, by Hassan Gimba I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur’an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means “The Beneficent”, and is known for its repetition of the phrase “Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?”, Surah Ar-Rahman, with 78 ayats (verses), is the 55th…
UTME 2025: ICONS, AUDCHS students shine, as Olumide Afolabi breaks 10-year-old record with 370 marks Two outstanding students from Ondo State have emerged among the top scorers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), drawing admiration and applause across the education sector. Olumide Afolabi of ICONS Comprehensive College, Akure, recorded an impressive 370 aggregate,…
This week, an ardent reader of my column, who is also a friend and colleague, Prof. A. A. Ammani, requested permission to use my column as a guest writer. I considered the subject of his discussion and believe the issue is essential, especially for the young Nigerians who annually write JAMB’s UTME in hundreds of…
2027: I’m Not Returning To Villa, I’ll Campaign With Remi Tinubu — Patience Jonathan Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has ruled out any return to Aso Rock Villa, declaring instead that she will campaign alongside the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, ahead of the 2027 general elections. The ex-First Lady, known for her candid…
