Day: 15 May 2021

JAMB postpones 2021 UTME, extends registration

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Nigeria’s tertiary institution’s admission regulator, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a new date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Registrar of JAMB, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, announced that the examination date has been shifted from June 19 to July 3. He made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday in Abuja, adding that the deadline for registration has been extended by two weeks. With this, the registration exercise will now end on May 29. “The 2021 Mock UTME earlier scheduled for 20th May 2021 will now…

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Leicester City makes history, beat Chelsea to lifts FA Cup

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

It was a massive day for two Super Eagles players; Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho as the duo made history with Leicester on Saturday, 15 May, 2021 winning the first FA Cup for the Foxes. Belgian international, Youri Tielemans’ 60th minute goal decided the keenly contested encounter at Wembley Stadium in London. Chelsea taught they had equalised when former Leicester player, Ben Chilwell poked home in the 88th minute but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) spotted an offside in the build-up to what would have been a relief for the…

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Rohr shortlists 29 for Cameroun friendly

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr has drawn up a provisional squad list of 31 players for Nigeria’s international friendly game against five-time African champions Cameroon in Austria on Friday. The game will take place at the Wiener Neustadt in the Austrian capital, Vienna starting from 8.30 pm Austria time, according to a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation. Headlining the list unveiled on Friday is Captain Ahmed Musa, with deputy captain William Ekong, goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Chidozie Awaziem, midfielders Wilfred Ndidi and Oghenekaro Etebo and forwards Victor…

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How I killed Akwa Ibom job seeker -Suspect

Jide Ige

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has paraded Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspect in the death of a job seeker, Inibong Umoren. Uduak, according to the state Police Commissioner, Andrew Amiengheme, was paraded today to dispel the rumour that he committed suicide in police custody. While fielding questions from journalists, the suspect revealed that he invited Umoren over for a fake job and then demanded to have sex with her. According to him, she agreed to his demand but became furious which made her hit him on the head with…

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