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JAMB has directed institutions to begin admissions for candidates for first and second choices on August 21, 2020.    Vanguard reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has drawn guidelines to the heads of the nation’s higher institutions on the 2020 admission. This came as it directed institutions to begin admissions for candidates for first and second choices on August 21,2020. “The 1st and 2nd Choices Admission-Exercise be conducted for all institutions from 21st August 2020 to a later date that would be determined by the Federal Ministry of Education and communicated to all the institutions,” it said, adding: “The uncertainties of the Covid-19 make it impossible to fix a terminal date.” In the guidelines dated July 9,2020 to the vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively, JAMB,warned against flouting decisions of its 2020 policy meeting, held on Tuesday, June 16,2020,insisting that all a...

There have been rumours that Ms Arotile was deliberately murdered and many Nigerians including members of her family have called for investigations.  Tolulope Arotile The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released its preliminary report on the death of Tolulope Arotile, Nigeria’s first female fighter helicopter pilot. PREMIUM TIMES reported   the death of Ms Arotile last week. She was killed in a car accident, according to an earlier statement by the NAF. There have been rumours that Ms Arotile was deliberately murdered and many Nigerians including members of her family have called for investigations. The air force, in its preliminary investigative report released on Monday, said such rumour was false. Ms Arotile was killed by her friend who mistakenly hit her with his vehicle, the air force wrote in the report while providing details of the incident. “Upon recognising their schoolmate, Arotile, after passing her, Mr Adejoh, who was driving, reversed the vehicle, ostensibly in an a...

The minister, who made this known on Sunday via his verified Twitter handle, said his fourth Covid-19 test returned positive on Saturday.  Geoffrey Onyeama Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has contracted COVID-19. The minister, who made this known on Sunday via his verified  Twitter  handle, said his fourth Covid-19 test returned positive on Saturday. Narrating the experience, Onyeama said he had felt slight itching in his throat and had had his samples collected for Covid-19 test. He noted that he was headed to an isolation centre for treatment while he hopes for quick recovery. He wrote,  “(I) did my fourth Covid-19 test yesterday at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time it came back positive. That is life! (You) win some, lose some. (I’m) heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best.” As a member of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Onyeama is one of those driving the fight against the pandemi...

It was also reported that Lateef three months ago, welcomed a baby with one of the wives.    Lizzy Anjorin and her husband Lateef Adegboyega Lawal, the new husband of Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin was already married to five women, before tying the nuptial knots on Thursday, it has been revealed. Apparently, as a muslim, he has not offended any moral code by so doing, as his religion permits him to marry many women, if he could love them equally. But blogger KemiFilaniNews revealing his marital status, said the man was busted by two Facebook users. They shared photos of Lawal’s wives and kids, with claims he was dumping them for Alhaja Lizzy Anjorin, who will be wife number six. It was also reported that Lateef three months ago, welcomed a baby with one of the wives. The first Facebook user, Ade Williams shared photos from famousblog.ng on Fola Tinubu Lawal, one of Lawal’s wives. Ade Williams wrote:  HERE IS THE REAL AND LEGAL WIFE OF LIZZY NEW FIND LOVE, THIS LADY COUL...

Long before he became the Instagram 'big boy' who flaunted money and expensive cars online, Hushpuppi used to buy food on credit and wash cars to survive.    Hushpuppi Nobody saw a billionaire in Hushpuppi some 15 years ago when he roamed the dusty streets of Oworonshoki, Lagos, looking to wash cars for a paltry N100, and later returning to a food joint where he had beans and bread on credit.  In a philosophical reflection, using himself as a case study, he touched on how a child could feel rejected because of his poor background in his widely circulated 2017 “Letter to the Ghetto Kid”. It was about the same year Hushpuppi became a household name, as he had started using his social media page to flaunt his wealth.  With a sense of pride, Ramon Abass, whose dad drove a taxi and mum sold bread by the roadside in Oworonshoki, would say he represents “every underprivileged kid of the world and especially of Nigeria and of Lagos and of Bariga and of Oworonshoki — where a ...

Dr Femi Oladiji, disclosed this on Saturday in Ilorin at the state’s quarantine centre where the suspects were kept.    Some of the night clubbers at Kwara isolation centre   The Kwara Technical Committee on COVID-19 arrested no fewer than 50 persons in the early hours of Saturday at a night club in Ilorin, the state capital, for violating the ban on night clubbing, PM News reports. The Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee on COVID-19 in the state, Dr Femi Oladiji, disclosed this on Saturday in Ilorin at the state’s quarantine centre where the suspects were kept. Oladiji explained that the operation was led by the state’s Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Kayode Alabi. “Around 1 a.m., we got information that some people were clubbing at Kwara Hotel. “The deputy governor, accompanied by some security officials, raided the club and we arrested so many boys and girls within the age range of 20 to 30,”  Oladiji said. “Around 2 a.m., ...

The British boxers who are set to go toe-to-toe in an all-British heavyweight unification clash next year, came face-to-face.  Fury and Joshua World Heavyweight boxing champions, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury bumped into each other while holidaying in Marbella on Saturday, July 17. The British boxers who are set to go toe-to-toe in an all-British heavyweight unification clash next year, came face-to-face just before Fury flew out of the holiday resort following his son Prince Tyson Fury II's dinosaur-themed fourth birthday party. An elated Joshua took to his Instagram page to share the photo showing Fury looking through the window of his Land Rover while Joshua stood looking wearing a facemask. He captioned the post:  "Sweeeeeeeeeeeet Caroline!! Ohhhh ohhh ohhhhh." Share this news and please don't forget to comment and then follow us on Facebook through this link for more update https://www.facebook.com/groups/536108820603279/

According to the health agency, six deaths were also recorded in Saturday, bringing the fatality from the virus to 778.  Nigeria recorded 653 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. According to the health agency, six deaths were also recorded in Saturday, bringing the fatality from the virus to 778. The total number of people who have contracted the virus in Nigeria has now risen to 36,107 out of which 14,938 people have recovered and have been discharged. The NCDC also provided details of the new cases, which show Lagos recording 115 new cases, followed by Kwara with 85. “653 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria Lagos-115 Kwara-85 Enugu-80 FCT-78 Rivers-36 Ondo-35 Oyo-30 Katsina-28 Kaduna-19 Abia-19 Nasarawa-18 Plateau-17 Imo-16 Ogun-9 Ebonyi-9 Benue-9 Kano-9 Delta-8 Bauchi-7 Ekiti-6 Gombe-4 Bayelsa-4 Adamawa-4 Osun-4 Cross River-1 Yobe-1 Borno-1 Zamfara-1,” the agency wrote on Twitter. Share this news and please don't forget to comment and ...

It was learnt that Sherifat and her two siblings started living with Moliku after their mother left the family, following their father’s death.    Sherifat Sulaimon When the next West African Senior School Certificate Examination eventually begins, Sherifat Sulaimon, will be missing in action. The 21-year-old SS3 pupil reportedly committed suicide last Sunday after she was allegedly beaten by her stepbrother, Moliku Sulaimon, whom she lived with at Olorunshogo Iyewa, in the Isawo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. Neighbours, who spoke to  Sunday PUNCH , accused Moliku of serially assaulting Sherifat, noting that she became frustrated and took Sniper after he repeated the act last Sunday morning. It was learnt that Sherifat and her two siblings started living with Moliku after their mother left the family, following their father’s death. Moliku, the eldest child in the family, is in his 40s. Our correspondent gathered that Sherifat helped Moliku’s wife to get some loaves of br...