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The Presidential Election Petitions Court has admitted as exhibits, the Chicago State University credentials of President Bola Tinubu, who formally opened his defence in a petition filed against his election victory by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku. At the resumed hearing of the petition, …

Differently abled Zimbabwean motivational speaker, Sinikiwe Kademaunga, and her husband, Reuben, have welcomed their first child. 28-year-old Sinikiwe gave birth to a baby boy a few days ago.Sinikiwe, who was born without hands, knees and feet, got married to Reuben on October 31, 2022.

CITIZENS COMPASS – A lawyer, Johnmary Maduakolam, has threatened to sue the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, and the management of the Board should they fail to tender an apology to Anambra pupil, Mmesoma Ejikeme, who was accused of manually inflating her 2023 UTME …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said a certain Ejikeme Mmesoma (Joy) who had earlier been celebrated to have scored the highest mark in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) falsified her result. The board has also threatened to withdraw the candidate’s actual results for allegedly falsely …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed confidence that his administration is on the path to success despite the country’s challenges, saying Nigeria has no reason to fail the African continent. Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, said Tinubu disclosed this while receiving visiting …

Naira value appreciates, exchanges N741 to $1Naira value appreciates, exchanges N741 to $1The naira has appreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N741.50 at the investors and exporters window as at the close of business on Monday, July 3. On Monday, $88.68 million was traded at the investors and exporters window …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has announced the new minority leaders in the Senate. Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau) is now the Senate Minority leader, while Senator Oyewumi Olalere (PDP, Osun) will serve as the Deputy Minority leader. Senator Darlington Nwokocha (LP, Abia) will serve as the Minority Whip while …

Brazilian authorities have clamped down on Neymar, hitting him with a £2.6million (16 million reais) fine for breaching environmental rules during the construction of his coastal mansion. An artificial lake installed at the mansion has caused concern – and has now brought punishment. The initial complaint of an environtmental crime …

16-year-old Ejikeme Joy, the student accused of forging her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results has shared her own side of the story. In a viral video seen on social media, she showed the original result she printed from JAMB portal. She reiterated that she never manipulated her result as …

The Transport Students Association (TRANSA) of the Department of Transport Planning and Management at The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State, extends warm congratulations to the newly appointed members of the Oyo State Park Management System, with Alhaji Tomiwa Omolewa as the newly appointed chairman. In a press release signed by …