Innoson withdraws scholarship awarded to Mmesoma over result manipulation

UTME score: Innoson withdraws scholarship awarded to Mmesoma

The management of Innoson Automobile Company has withdrawn the N3 million scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme over her involvement in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result manipulation. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Cornel Osigwe, Head of Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Onitsha.

UTME score: Innoson withdraws scholarship awarded to Mmesoma

Mmesoma Ejikema poses in a picture with the Chairman of Innoson motors, Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma According to him, “In recent days, we have been involved in the process of investigating allegations surrounding the 2023 UTME examination results of one of our scholarship recipients, Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme. “It was reported initially that Miss Joy scored exceptionally high on the exam, a feat that led to her being awarded a scholarship by our company. “However, subsequent reports of discrepancies in her UTME score led us to seek clarification from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and to allow her to voice her stance, we engaged in direct dialogue with Miss Joy. “Further to this, a committee set up by Gov. Charles Soludo, carried out a thorough independent investigation into this matter,” he said. Osigwe noted that the findings from the rigorous investigation have now confirmed that Miss Mmesoma did manipulate her UTME results. “This conclusion is deeply disappointing and stands in direct contravention of the values we hold dear at Innoson Vehicles, particularly those that underscore our scholarship program. “In line with these principles and in response to the confirmed findings, we have made the difficult decision to withdraw the scholarship awarded to Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme. “This action is a testament to our unyielding commitment to honesty, integrity, and merit-based recognition,” he said. He acknowledged that the development was regrettable, and it has undoubtedly caused dismay among those who stood by Miss Mmesoma. He assured that Innoson Vehicles remained steadfast in its mission to support deserving students, invest in the future of the education sector, and upheld the highest ethical standards.

Action Alliance party makes U-turn, withdraws petition against Tinubu

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Action Alliance party makes U-turn, withdraws petition against Tinubu

During a proceeding session at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, the Action Alliance (AA) political party withdrew its petition against Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria, in a surprising move. However, no explanation was given by Action Alliance for the sudden withdrawal on May 08, 2023, in Abuja, and the reason remains unclear. A panel of judges, which includes the Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Haruna Tsammani; Justice Stephen Adah of the Court of Appeal Asaba division; Justice Misitura Bolaji-Yusuf of the Court of Appeal in Asaba; Justice Boloukuoromo Ugoh of the Kano division, and Justice Abba Mohammed of the Ibadan Court of Appeal, will oversee various petitions to be heard.

Worker steals ex-employer’s cheque book, withdraws N2.5m

Worker steals ex-employer’s cheque book, withdraws N2.5m

Worker steals ex-employer’s cheque book, withdraws N2.5m

Police arraign one Victor Williams before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for stealing N2.5m from his ex-employer’s cheque book. Victor was accused of also forging his ex-employer, Alhaji Moshood’s signature on the cheque and withdrawing over N2m from the account. Williams was arraigned before Magistrate P. E. Nwaka on three counts of stealing and forgery on Thursday.

Worker steals ex-employer’s cheque book, withdraws N2.5m

The police prosecutor, Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the offense contravened and is punishable under Sections 411 and 287(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State. The charge read in part: “That you, Victor Williams, in February 2023 did unlawfully withdraw N500, 000 from the account of your ex-employer, Adekunle Moshood, in the Magodo area of the state over the counter and had subsequently transferred N2m into your account without the consent of the original owner of the account and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 411 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State.” The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges read to him in English. Following his plea, Nwaka granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two responsible sureties in like sum.

Jigan Baba Oja withdraws case against Asake, calls him ‘blood brother’ after receiving alert (Video)

Jigan Baba Oja withdraws case against Asake, calls him ‘blood brother’ after receiving alert (Video)

Popular Nollywood actor, Jigan Baba Oja withdraws his legal case against the famous Afrobeat singer, Asake, as he receives compensation.

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Jigan had threatened to file a defamatory case against the single for making fun of his disability in the lyrics of one of his tracks. In a follow-up post on Instagram, Jigan shared a snapshot of a credit alert either Asake’s full name on it while confirming that he has been compensated for the ill lyrics. He pressed on to urge his supporters to withdraw from attacking the singer and everything he stands for.

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“Asake ti tewo! No one in this world should ever fight him over me again! God go punish anyone that fights! Asake for me!! Good night lovers!! Mr. Money thank you @asakemusic,” he wrote. In a video, Jigan referred to Asake as his blood brother, while emphasizing that he recently found out that they’re related and once again encouraged his fans to back down. Watch the video below …

AAC withdraws from Presidential collation centre, accuses INEC of illegality

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Before Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was announced as the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the African Action Congress (AAC) withdrew its agent from the national collation centre in Abuja over alleged non-transparency by the electoral umpire.

AAC withdraws from Presidential collation centre, accuses INEC of illegality

In a statement released shortly after the withdrawal by Femi Adeyeye, the national publicity secretary of the party, AAC who fielded Omoyele Sowore as its presidential candidate, joined other political parties in accusing INEC of breaching the electoral law after it failed to upload result sheets at the (polling) unit levels to its portal. The statement read; “Section 60 (5) of the 2022 electoral act empowers INEC to prescribe guidelines for the transmission of election results. Pursuant to that subsection, INEC clearly stipulated in clause 38 of its regulations and guidelines that election results must be transmitted electronically via the BVAS after the announcement at the polling units. “Section 64 (4a&b) of the electoral act, 2022 lends further credence to the transmission to the iRev before they are announced to Nigerians. Why is the rule being bent at this time?

AAC withdraws from Presidential collation centre, accuses INEC of illegality

“Our national secretary who is also our national election collation agent has consistently raised this breach of the electoral act and INEC guidelines at the national collation centre but the INEC chairman keeps dodging addressing these concerns. “This is why we have decided to withdraw our collation agent from the charade and illegality going on at the national collation centre since our probing questions to the commission have remained unanswered till this minute. “We call on INEC to follow the law and its own guidelines and also call for the cancellation of results not uploaded, collated and read from the server, in accordance with the electoral act and guidelines. “Elections should be reconducted in areas ridden with vote buying, intimidation, violence, technical issues with BVAS and other malpractices stated by parties and independent monitoring bodies.”

Peter Obi dumps PDP; withdraws from party’s presidential primary

Peter Obi dumps PDP; withdraws from party's presidential primary

Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as he withdraws from its presidential primary slated for end of May.
Explaining the rationale behind his move, Obi who was one of the 15 PDP presidential aspirants cleared by the Senator David Mark-led Presidential Screening Committee last month, submitted that the recent development in the PDP led him to his decision.

In a statement addressed to the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, Obi said: “I am writing to intimate you of my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, which was conveyed to the Chairman of Agulu Ward 2. Anaocha LGA Anambra, effective Friday 20 May, 2022. Consequently, I am by this letter informing you of my withdrawal for the PDP Presidential Primaries.
“It has been a great honour to contribute to nation-building efforts through our party. Unfortunately, recent developments within our party make it practically impossible to continue participating and making such constructive contributions.
“Our national challenges are deep-seated and require that we each make profound sacrifices towards rescuing our country. My commitment to rescuing Nigeria remains firm, even if the route differs.”