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JAMB Postpones 2025 UTME Registration Date By Shalom Oludele The Joint Admissions and  Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postpone registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board said that the new commencement date for the 2025 UTME exam registration is Monday, February 3, 2025, instead of the initial Friday, January 31, 2025 announced. This is made known in …

FG SIGNS MoU WITH UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH TO ENHANCE IN-COUNTRY CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN OIL AND GAS The Federal Government has taken another bold step in its quest to build human capacity in the oil and gas sector through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Portsmouth (UoP), UK. The partnership aims to facilitate resource exchange …

Diri Emerges South-South Governors Forum Chairman – -Region Backs FG’s Tax Reform, Demands Increased Oil Derivation Governors of the South-South geo-political have unanimously picked Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, as chairman of the South-South Governors Forum. Senator Diri was elected on Tuesday during the forum’s meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, the state capital. Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey …

OONI RESOLVES ISSUES BETWEEN AARE AFE BABALOLA AND DELE FAROTIMI The Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi,CFR, Ojaja II in company of about prominent Yoruba traditional Rulers in Ekiti state was at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) last night to appeal to the founder of the university Aare Afe Babalola to forgive the …

Ekiti MSSN condemns suspension of Shari’a Panel … Says It’s religious intolerance   The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Ekiti State Area Unit, has expressed profound dismay over the decision by the Ewi-in-Council to suspend the operations of the Independent Shari’a Arbitration Panel. This panel, established by the leadership of the Muslim community with the involvement of key stakeholders …

Ewi-in-Council disbands Ekiti Sharia Panel The Ewi-in-Council has directed the Chief Imam of Ekiti State and President General League of Imams and Alfa Yoruba land, alEdo and Delta, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere, to disband the Sharia Panel recently constituted by the Islamic body in the State. It will be recalled that the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel held its inaugural sitting in …

OAU student murder case: Court of Appeal affirms death sentence for Rahman Adedoyin The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has confirmed the death sentence imposed on Rahman Adedoyin, the proprietor of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun State, over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). The Osun State High Court had convicted …

Afe Babalola commissions ABUAD Fertility Centre, offers new hope to childless couples The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has commissioned the University’s Fertility Centre to tackle global infertility challenges among couples. The Fertility Centre, located within the University’s 8-year-old Multisystem Hospital, aims to address the pressing need for accessible, high-quality reproductive healthcare in Nigeria and …

SENATOR NED NWOKO HONOURED WITH MOST OUTSTANDING LEGISLATOR AWARD In a well-deserved recognition of his dedication to good governance and development, Senator Ned Nwoko, the esteemed Member representing Delta North at the National Assembly, was recently presented with the prestigious “Most Outstanding Legislator Award.” This honor, bestowed upon him by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Delta State Council, serves as …

Resident discovers Body of student drowned in Ekiti dam The Corpse of one of the reportedly drowned students of Ekiti State University has been found. This was confirmed by the Police spokesman, SP Sunday Abutu. According to him, the corpse was discovered at about 18:00hrs floating on the Ero Dam by some residents. The Corpse has been removed and taken …