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  JAMB has revealed that over 1,223,962 candidates have been registered in the ongoing 2021  UTME  registration while over 63,586 candidates have been registered for the Direct Entry as of May 24th, 2021. This was contained in the weekly bulletin publication of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) via its official website. According to JAMB, the registration deadline remains May 29th, 2021. JAMB however did not disclose if the e-PIN  vending  will end on the same date as the registration. That  notwithstanding , we advise candidates who are still yet to generate their profile codes to still keep trying as from all indications, the e-PIN vending will likely continue and end on the same date as registration unless JAMB officially announces otherwise. Meanwhile, JAMB has warned parents registering their wards for the 2021  UTME  to beware of extortion as it has come to the knowledge of the board that some elite sch...

  Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford, was the target of racial attacks following their Europa League final defeat to Villarreal on Wednesday night. Rashford said he received “at least 70 racial slurs” on social media following Man United’s defeat against Villarreal in Gdansk, Poland. The England international played the entire 120 minutes as Man United drew 1-1 with Villarreal and scored his penalty in the shootout, which Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side lost 11-10 against the LaLiga side. But after the game, Rashford wrote on Twitter: “At least 70 racial slurs on my social accounts counted so far. “For those working to make me feel any worse than I already do, good luck trying.” Also reacting to the development, Man United said a number of their players were racially abused online following the final in Poland, although it is currently unclear who, other than Rashford, was targeted. The Red Devils tweeted: “Following the #UEL final, our players were subjected to disgraceful rac...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is according to a statement signed and released on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Prior to his appointment Major-General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counterterrorism, Counter-Insurgency military outfit in the North East code named Operation HADIN KAI, the statement said. His appointment comes days after the immediate past army chief, Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru died in a Kaduna air-crash along with 10 other military officials. In his response to the incident, President Buhari had described the late officers as ““heroes who paid the ultimate price for peace and security in the land.” They were buried last Saturday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Major-General Yahaya’s appointment comes as the country continues to battle several sec...