The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted responsibility for the mass failure that trailed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, fought tears at a press conference on Wednesday, while admitting to the ugly development. He announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded 2025 examination would retake…
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top law enforcement agencies to make information about President Bola Tinubu public. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Beryl Howell, the judge, made the order on Tuesday. Responding to a motion by Aaron Greenspan, an American who is seeking a reconsideration of an earlier ruling, Howell…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over what he describes as a systematic crackdown on opposition figures by the Bola Tinubu-led administration. Atikuās warning comes in the wake of the arrest and prosecution of opposition voices, including activist Omoyele Sowore and Professor Usman Yusuf, a vocal critic of the government. In a post…
The Senior Special Assistant to Osun state Governor On Community Engagement Hon Sulaimon Musa Olalekan has extended warm birthday felicitations to Hon. Ajisafe Kamorudeen Toyese ESQ, the National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In his goodwill message, Hon. Sulaimon described Hon. Ajisafe Toyese as steadfast party leader, a bridge-builder, and a…
Kenneth Okonkwo, a former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, has resigned his membership of the party. Okonkwo was the LP campaign spokesperson in the 2023 election. In his resignation statement, he said the LP has been afflicted by internal and leadership crises. āMy entrance to politics is for good governance, and…
Three promoters of the now-collapsed and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme known as āCBEXā have sought bail from the Federal High Court in Abuja following their detention in connection with an alleged $1 billion scam targeting Nigerian victims. The legal team for the three suspects, Babatunde Busari and Justice Otorudo, sought bail from Justice Emeka Nwite…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says the monthly stipends for corps members will be increased as soon as the federal government implements the new minimum wage. In July, the organised labour sector accepted N70,000 as minimum wage following negotiations with the federal government. The bill increasing Nigeriaās minimum wage from N30,000 was passed at…
The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the move to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office. The PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, expressed the partyās disapproval at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Ewor criticised Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly for escalating political tensions with…
Nigeriaās preparation for the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, has been thrown into crisis following the refusal of visas to four of its top athletes by the Croatian authorities. In an appeal addressed to the President of United World Wrestling (UWW), the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Hon. Daniel Igali, described…
In the history of Oyo State, leadership has often been a subject of debate, with governors coming and going, leaving behind promises that barely scratched the surface of real progress. However, since Governor Seyi Makinde assumed office in May 2019, the narrative has changed dramatically. Today, the people of Oyo State can proudly say they…
