Author: Tunde Akingbondere
The Federal Government has declared that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) have the mandate to work with full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa gave the charge on Monday while touring several CBT centres in Bwari on Monday and real-time monitoring of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB’s) digital control room. Alausa said by May/June 2026, both objective and essay components of WAEC and NECO exams will be fully computer-based. According to him, the move, which marks a major policy shift in the conduct…
The political fortunes of Hon. Wole Oke, the six-term federal lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, appear to be dwindling fast following his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a swift backlash that has rattled his camp, key aides and political allies have publicly disowned him, rejecting entreaties to follow him to the ruling party. Sources within Oke’s stronghold describe his defection as “a political tragedy” fueled by “greed and selfishness.” Leading figures at the grassroots level, particularly in his native Esa Oke, condemned the move, branding Oke an “ingrate” who turned…
A Magistraterial Court in Ondo State, sitting in Akure has ordered the remand of two men, Adebowale Adegboye, and Idowu Akinseye in prison custody for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl (name withheld). While Adegboye gave birth to the victim, while Akinseye is her stepfather. The duo reportedly had carnal knowledge of the victim at different times in Akure, the state capital before they were nabbed by men of the state police command. Also, a medical doctor, Israel Ojo, who allegedly aborted the pregnancy for the victim, was arrested and charged to court alongside the other two defendants. The specific accusation…
A group in the oil-rich area of Ondo State, known as Ilaje-Ugbo Intellectual Youths Alliance (IIYA), has hinted that a seeming cold war is playing out between the Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and Interior Minister Bunmi Tunji Ojo ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state. The war was said to have saturated the ranks of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued by the group’s Chairman, Barrister Olamiposi Egbayelo, and Secretary, Comrade Benson Oladele, pleaded to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Umar Abdulahi Ganduje, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated the unusual experience of how a female candidate in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) avoided attempting any question due to superstition. According to the examination body, this was owing to her grandfather’s instruction to her that she awaits a ‘miraculous intervention’ instead of attempting the examination. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. While JAMB explained that the incident happened on Saturday, April 26, it, however, did not state the candidate’s name, state, or Computer-Based Tests (CBT) centre where it…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is poised to challenge the status quo as it has officially announced firy South African liberation Speaker and President of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Julius Malema, as the keynote speaker ahead of its 2025 Annual General Conference. The NBA AGC is billed to take place from August 22 to August 29, 2025. The event will be exploring the theme, “Stand Out, Stand Tall.” Julius Malema is a prominent figure in South African politics, known for his fearless stance on economic freedom and social justice. NBA is inviting Malema at a very critical time in Nigeria’s…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has allayed fears by denouncing the claim by opposition politicians that the opposition PDP no longer has structure. This is in the light of his recent appeal to Governor Similayi Fubara of Rivers State to remain in the party and not defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. George made the appeal during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. According to him, the PDP have a structure and would resolve its issues and move on. This comes amid rumours that Fubara was considering moving to the APC after…
Pope Francis was committed to eternal rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the “pope among the people” attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump. No fewer than 400,000 people packed at St Peter’s Square and lined the streets in Rome to bid the Argentine pontiff a bye. While alive, he was a champion of the poor who had led the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics since 2013. After a solemn funeral in front of hushed crowds, Francis’s plain wooden coffin — a testament to a life of humility — was…
A tragic accident on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road in Oyo State has terminated lives of several students who were on their way to sit for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination. In a video clip seen by Citizen Rapporteur, the incident occurred on the morning of Saturday. It involved a commercial vehicle conveying the students to a JAMB centre in Ogbomoso. Eyewitnesses at the scene disclosed that the fatal crash happened when the vehicle had a brake failure. “Fatal accident claimed the life of the students that were going to write JAMB in OGBOMOSO on OYO road, Oyo State,”…
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and Nigerian pastor Edward Oluwasanmi are facing potential prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. Oba Oloyede, a US-based accountant and information systems expert, ascended to the throne in July 2019. He and Oluwasanmi were arrested in early 2024 for their involvement in a scheme that fraudulently obtained $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. The two were charged with 13 counts, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud, money laundering, and engaging in monetary transactions involving criminally derived…