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Alleged N5.2bn fraud: Ojerinde’s personal lawyer testifies against ex-Jamb registrar

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A legal practitioner, Peter Oyewole, on Wednesday, testified against the former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, In the Federal High Court, Abuja.Oyewole told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that Ojerinde engaged him as his personal lawyer while serving as the chief executive of JAMB.He stated this while being led in evidence by counsel to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ebenezer Shogunle.The testimony followed a breakdown in the ex-JAMB registrar’s proposed plea bargain talks with the ICPC.Both the prosecution and defence lawyers had,…

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JAMB: Elimination of national cut-off mark, a disservice to excellence–OAU Prof.

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Prof. Akin Alao has kicked against the recent cancellation of national admission benchmark, otherwise called cut-off mark, by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).Alao, a professor of History at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), described the action as “a disservice to excellence and to quality education.” He made the remark while delivering a lecture during the closing event of a quarterly in-house symposium organised by the Law Corridor Chamber in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that JAMB had, on Aug. 31, announced the cancellation of the…

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Court adjourns trial over ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde’s bid to change lawyer

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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde until Oct. 8.Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date, following Ojerinde’s decision to change his counsel.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prior to his decision, Peter Olorunnisola, SAN, had been appearing for the ex-JAMB boss in the money laundering charge preferred against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).NAN reports that the ICPC, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/21, said that the former…

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