January 2022

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JAMB rejects NABTEB A Level as entry requirement for Direct Entry

VAM News January 25, 2022 0 Comment

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected the National Business and Technical Examinations Board’s (NABTEB’s) Advanced Level as an entry requirement for Direct Entry (DE) into tertiary institutions. The board said the...

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AFCON 2021 match: Six killed, several injured in stampede at Cameroon vs Comoros

VAM News January 25, 2022 0 Comment

Six persons have been reported dead after a crush at Olembe Stadium that hosted Cameroon and Comoros in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde during an Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday. In a video...

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JUST IN: Two businesswomen kidnapped in Ekiti

VAM News January 25, 2022 0 Comment

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two businesswomen in Ikere Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. VAM News gathered that the incident occurred on Monday evening along Ikere- Ise...

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Buhari’s minister, Aregbesola’s faction slams Oyetola over alleged smear campaign

VAM News January 25, 2022 0 Comment

A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State backed by a former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday challenged Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration to substantiate its claim that some people...

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BREAKING: Popular Yoruba monarch, sons killed

VAM News January 25, 2022 0 Comment

A mob of residents on Monday set alight the traditional ruler of a community in Ogun, killing him and his three sons, according to witnesses and news reports. Ayinde Odetola, the Olu of Agodo...

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JUST IN: PDP Nullifies Ekiti Ad Hoc Delegate Congress

VAM News January 24, 2022 0 Comment

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nullified the outcome of the party’s January 15, 2022 Ekiti state delegate congress. The party elected a three-member ad hoc ward delegate to elect...

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Kano Revokes Licences Of All Private Schools, Gives Reason

VAM News January 24, 2022 0 Comment

The government of Kano has revoked operating licences of all private schools in the state. The government took the action amid the outrage over the killing of 5-year old Hanifa Abubukar by Abdulmalik Tanko,...

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Oyetola inaugurates former Health Minister, Layonu, SAN, two former deputy speakers, others as chairmen and members of boards

VAM News January 24, 2022 0 Comment

…charges them to hit the ground running The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday swore in chairmen and members of non-statutory boards and parastatals. The appointment of the new hands was to complement...

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JUST IN: FG Suspends Planned Petrol Subsidy Removal

VAM News January 24, 2022 0 Comment

The federal government has suspended the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice Recall that the Federal government had planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products from July this year. Zainab Ahmed, minister...

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School guard shoots farmer to death in Osun

VAM News January 24, 2022 0 Comment

A guard attached to the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree has shot dead a farmer in Eripa, Boluwaduro local government area of Osun State. The incident happened at the weekend at Odo-Ada area of the...