archiveJune 2019

  Dr Emmanuel Ndukwe, Chairman, Governing Board, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has described the process and the conduct of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as credible. Ndukwe’s appraisal was contained in the board’s weekly bulletin (Vol. 1, No 26) made available to the News Agency of...

    The embattled founder and leader of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Mr Biodun Fatoyinbo, delivered his first Sunday sermon since the allegation of rape broke on Thursday. Although there were speculations that Fatoyinbo would not attend the service; he did. Before the sermon commenced, about seven women...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday declared that he met the sum of one hundred and fifty billion naira (N150b) debt when he took over from his predecessor, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi on May 29 this year. Makinde, who made this declaration while featuring at a media chart...

The ruling All Progressives Congress Congress (APC) has said it owes the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no explanation on the delay in the announcement of ministerial nominees by President Muhammadu Buhari. The PDP in a statement alleged that rivalry among chieftains of the ruling party and the Presidency was responsible...

  Fela Durotoye, the presidential candidate of the Alliance For New Nigeria in the last general elections has called for a thorough and independent investigation of the rape allegation leveled against the founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), Abiodun Fatoyinbo. Fatoyinbo was on Friday accused of rape by...

  The governing council of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has suspended implementation of its new tariffs. The implementation was expected to have commenced on June 1 but did not go down well with some ‘stakeholders’ who resisted it, the agency explained. According to...

    Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has predicted thunderstorm activities over most part of the country on Saturday The agency`s “ Weather Outlook“ on Friday in Abuja predicted cloudy conditions  over central states with chances of thunderstorm over Benue and Taraba states in the morning. It further predicted thunderstorms over...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says starting from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their National Identity Management Number (NIM) to solve the challenges of multiple registrations. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head of Media of the board made this known at a one-day capacity building workshop organised...

Founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) Abuja, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, has threatened to sue celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo, for alleging he raped her as a 16-year-old. Busola Dakolo, wife of soul singer, Timi, shocked the nation on Friday morning when he alleged Fatoyinbo raped her serially as a teenager...

  The Managing Director, Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc, Mr Samuel Ogbodu, said the company would comply with the N10 billion new capital base recommended by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) for general insurance business by June 2020. Ogbodu disclosed this at the Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) quarterly...