Day: April 25, 2024

Father writing JAMB for son arrested

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A father was reportedly arrested while writing exams for his son during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has been arrested. The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has warned that it has improved its technology check for those engaging in all forms of examination malpractices. Speaking in Kaduna on Wednesday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede who inspected the UTME centres in Kaduna, expressed satisfaction over the 2024 examination, which had 1.94 million students this year. He, however, frowned at few cases of impersonation, adding that some people…

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Lagos Airport flight operations diverted over fire outbreak

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Federal Airport Authority has diverted all flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport over a fire incident. FAAN also added that the engineers at the airport have disconnected power from the entire E wing of the airport to quench the ravaging fire which started around 5:29 am on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, smoke which eventually turned into fire had erupted from the E54 bridge, a development which caused…

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Rain storm: 118 inmates escape Niger prison

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118 inmates have reportedly escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, after a downpour on Wednesday night wreaked havoc on the facility. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Adamu Duza, on Thursday. Duza noted that the downpour caused severe damage to the custodial centre’s infrastructure, including a breach in the perimeter fence, which allowed the inmates to flee. In response, the NCoS swiftly activated its recapturing protocols, collaborating with other security agencies to…

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