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2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS : ACCEPT THE REALITY THAT RIVERS APC WILL NOT BE ON THE BALLOT, GOVERNOR WIKE TELLS RIVERS APC LEADERS

Chike Ukaegbu ‏   @ chikeukaegbu This week has been a quiet but also fulfilling one for me. I ended campaigning at my alma mater, Dority International Secondary School and Intl Early Learning School, where I engaged teachers, parents and students from Primary 4 all through to SS3 (grades 4 - 12).  See More Pivtures on LinkedIn.com The kids were ecstatic because for them, here was a former student who once stood in their shoes. Many right there convinced their parents to vote AAP because I was their candidate. Even the younger kids knew my name, party and ballot number. I was shocked. They all asked brilliant questions. I thought I was in a real townhall meeting with grown folks. This was the 'high' I needed to conclude this phase of a very life-altering rollercoaster journey. As did say, regardless of the outcome of the elections this saturday, (assuming nothing else happens) I am committed to nation building by investing in youth lives. Thank you all ...

The Freedom and Justice Party, has called for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the conclusion of the 2019 elections.

The wife of the president Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has asked Nigerians as they go to the polls on Saturday, to decide whether the poor should become poorer and the rich richer or a society where the gap begins to be reduced.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will no longer use cyber cafes for registration of candidates, beginning from the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to the JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, on Thursday on the sideline of a meeting with proprietors of Computer Based Test (CBT) centres at the University of Lagos. “We are no longer going to allow the cyber cafes to do the registration exercise for prospective candidates because they are extorting candidates and overcharging them. “They also do services they do not have the capacity to do, coupled with the fact that there was no way of tracking them because they were not registered. “Another major reason is the mix-up they create on the data of the candidates. Some will just ask the candidates to write their names and other details down for them. “On accumulating such data, they now get all of them mixed-up, thereby creating problems for these candidates. “We kno...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced that the sales of JAMB registration form for 2019 UTME will commence on January 10th, 2019. The announcement was made by JAMB's Registrar Professor Oloyede during a meeting with owners of JAMB Computer Based Test Centres at the University of Lagos. According to professor Oloyede, the sales of form will start January 10th and last for 6 weeks. Followed by the examination in March. He further disclosed that the board will not allow Cyber Cafe operators to register candidates because they are extorting candidates and overcharging them and also engaging in services that they do not have the capacity to do. The professor urged all prospective candidates to do their registration and access the board’s major services in any of its 718 accredited centres in the country. He assured that the general elections would not affect the sale of forms, adding that the board had adjusted its examination schedule ah...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, blaming his administration for late appointment of cabinet members by his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, blaming his administration for late appointment of cabinet members by his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu, while speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, on Monday, said the refusal of Jonathan’s government to cooperate with the transition committee led to delay in appointments. But, reacting, Jonathan in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze said he should not be blamed for the failure of Buhari to appoint ministers early enough in the life of his government. Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to a stateme...

Diamond bank has confirmed its merger with Access Bank Plc, stating that the development is in the best interest of all stakeholders including, employees, customers, depositors and shareholders. In a statement signed by Chioma Afe, Head, Corporate Communications of Diamond Bank, it was confirmed that the proposed merger would involve Access Bank acquiring the entire issued share capital of Diamond Bank in exchange for a combination of cash and shares in Access Bank via a Scheme of Merger.

Nigerian pop star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has revealed what he will do for the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike ahead of the 2019 election Davido said he would work for Wike’s reelection as Rivers Governor. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Davido made the pledge in Port Harcourt when he visited the Rivers Governor. He said he would also institute a talent hunt show for Rivers-based artistes. He said the programme would be in line with his discussions with the State Government to support new generation artistes in the state. The musician was in Port Harcourt for a musical show tagged: ‘Plugged’, where he was billed to perform alongside other Rivers-based artistes. “I am also here to see my godfather, Gov. Wike and to support his second term bid. “I am planning a talent hunt show in Port Harcourt, one of the lucky artistes will perform at my show in Lagos on Dec. 27,” he said. Davido said he was also in Port Harcourt to wish Wike a happy birthday, a...

LAGOS — Access Bank Plc has finally acquired Diamond Bank Plc. According to insiders, the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, according to TheCable.

The Federal Government has said that talks with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have so far been fruitful, expressing optimism that the ongoing strike by the university teachers, will soon be called off. According to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, this is predicated on the FG’s consideration of some of ASUU’s demands, including the submission of the union’s list of outstanding payments, and the identification of some areas in the universities in need of revitalisation as contained in the signed 2009 agreement. Ngige said: “There are areas that are still outstanding which we are going to address on the 17th. We have the issue of shortfall of salaries, that of some federal university workers. ASUU has given a list to the office of the Accountant General. “We agreed that by Wednesday that the list will be checked to find out really whether those universities were actually paid and they have to be visited and paid the outstanding lecturers t...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has described the strike threat by some oil marketers over lingering fuel subsidy debts as an act of sabotage.

Report has it that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction in the cost of JAMB UTME, NECO SSCE and the Basic Education Certificate Examination forms. The reduction will be implemented from January 2019 with the cost of JAMB UTME Form dropping from N5,000 to N3,500 while NECO will drop from N11,350 to N9,850.

Candidate who sat for the last concluded WASSCE can now access their results from the waec result portal. 

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the presentation of attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari as a tragicomedy.

REGISTRAR of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae, on Friday, presented to President Muhammadu Buhari the attestation and confirmation of his 1961 West African School Certificate, WASC, result.  This may have put to paid the controversy surrounding the President’s WAEC result which has become an issue as the 2019 elections gather momentum. - -

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, had confirmed that Registrations for the 2019 JAMB UTME will begin by the end of October, during a meeting with Journalists in Abeokuta. The statement directly meant that 2019 JAMB Forms should be on sale on or before 31st October, 2018.

18 NYSC members reportedly lost their lives in a fatal accident at Mowe along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway Yesterday, October 23rd.