June 6, 2017 - Politics Governance

JAMB reveals most sought-after Nigerian Universities

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The University of Ilorin had the highest number of admission applications for any university in Nigeria between 2012 and 2016, admission statistics from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board show. The figures obtained by PREMIUM TIMES reveal the 10 most sought-after universities in Nigeria in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. It contains no details for 2017. The ranking shows UNILORIN was first choice for admission seekers for three years, and only came second behind University of Benin in 2012. In all four years, the school had 411,340 or 25.76 per…

Dammy Krane: You steal because you are a thief – El Dee

June 6, 2017 Admin

Amid the growing support for arrested Nigerian musician, Dammy Krane born Oyindamola Johnson-Hunga by some young Nigerians on social media, popular musician Lanre Dabiri also known as El Dee, has totally condemned the act. In a banner he shared on his Instagram account on Sunday night, and apparently referring to the stealing incident, El Dee stated that you won’t steal if the blood to steal is not in you. According to him, “You don’t become a thief because you stole, You steal because you are a thief “. Recall that…

Dokpesi, Nwanyanwu float ‘new party’

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Newly-formed political association, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, APDA, which was unveiled on Monday, has denied any link with the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, whose members attended the ceremony held in Abuja. The group said it would soon apply to the Independent National Electoral Commission to be formally registered as a political party. There are currently 40 existing political parties in Nigeria while 60 associations have applied to INEC for registration as political parties. The interim National Chairman of the APDA, Shitu Mohammed Kabiru, who disclosed this while fielding questions from…

Manchester United weighing up a bid for Gareth Bale

June 6, 2017 Admin

According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United could be set to launch a £100million bid for Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale. The Welshman only made a cameo appearance for Los Blancos in their 4-1 Champions League final victory over Juventus on Saturday night. Bale has only just returned from injury, which contributed to the former Tottenham star starting the final on the bench. Bale has endured an injury-hit campaign this season. In fact, the 27-year-old has struggled with various injuries throughout his time in Spain. On numerous occasions, there…

Wolfsburg spared blushes, but problems will continue

June 6, 2017 Admin

Wolfsburg secured their Bundesliga safety right at the last by overcoming Eintracht Braunschweig in the relegation play-off. Andries Jonker’s side managed to net twice in 180 minutes of football against a second division side that they would have been tipped to beat comfortably just 12 months ago. Braunschweig fans flooded the pitch at the end of the game to show their disappointment at missing out on promotion, and rightly so. The club had worked extremely hard all season to get there, while the winning team had disappointed and underperformed throughout.…

Nigeria pleads for death row nationals as Indonesia’s top diplomat visits

June 6, 2017 Admin

The Federal Government on Monday pleaded with the government of Indonesia to commute the death penalty passed on Nigerians in the country’s prison, to life imprisonment. Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, made the plea in a joint communique issued at the end of bilateral meeting between the minister and Retno Marsudi, his counterpart from Indonesia. He said, “On consular issues, Nigeria recognises the drugs emergency situation in Indonesia and pleaded for commuting death penalty to life imprisonment.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are about 50 Nigerians…

Shocking: Pastor arrested for operating baby factory in Aba

June 6, 2017 Admin

A self acclaimed pastor identfied as, Christopher Tochukwu, has been arrested by men of the police force attached to the Ariaria Police Division, Aba, Abia State, for allegedly running a baby factory on Faulks Road, Aba. According to reports, Tochukwu converted a one-storeyed building, where he conducted his church services and had a clinic, to a hideout where pregnant teenage girls were kept. A police source told PUNCH Metro that the detectives, acting on a tip-off, rescued three pregnant girls and another girl whose baby had been sold to an unidentified buyer. The source…

Gymnastics In Nigeria Gearing To Overtake Football – Asuquo

June 6, 2017 Admin

As the new face of leadership in the Nigerian sporting federations is set to be launched in about a week, newly elected board member of the Nigerian Gymnastics Federation (NGF), Coach Anthony Asuquo, has declared that, with quality developmental programmes which would soon be unveiled, gymnastics in Nigeria would soon be head-and-shoulders above other sports. Asuquo, who spoke in Abuja over the weekend, maintained that the new set of leaders emerging for the sport federation would work assiduously to stamp Gymnastics in the hearts of every Nigerian. “Being the technical…

No constitutional crisis over PMB’s absence – Presidency

June 6, 2017 Admin

The Senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has dismissed an article by a Nigerian historian, Max Siollun, entitled, “The Gentleman’s Agreement that Could Break Apart Nigeria,” published in the United States-based Foreign Policy magazine. The piece speculates that Nigeria faces imminent political and constitutional crisis on account of President Buhari’s absence to attend to his health in London. Reacting to what he called “needlessly sensational and exaggerated speculations by conspiracy theorists”, the Presidential aide explained that it is misleading to compare President Buhari’s…

NASS to Create 1.5m jobs in 5 years – Saraki

June 6, 2017 Admin

In order to enhance the economy and reduce poverty, the National Assembly has prioritized enactment of laws that would create additional 1.57m jobs and improve income growth in the next five years, Senate President Bukola Saraki has said. According to him, the decision was compelled by the need to enable the legislature evolve a way out of the circle of volatility that the country continue to experience in economic fortunes as a result of over reliance on oil. Saraki stated this yesterday at the anniversary of the National Assembly Business…