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A university admission-seeker simply identified as Loveth has reportedly committed suicide in Ekiugbo, Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. Loveth, who was said to be displeased with the 163 mark she garnered in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), was found dead at her home on Wednesday morning. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased picked medicine as her choice of study. The Nation gathered that the deceased took three bottles of Sniper and these were found by her side on Wednesday morning. According to sources, Loveth had gone to check her UTME result on Tuesday and discovered to her amazement that she had scored far lower than she had expected and would not secure admission to the university to study her “dream course.” The 18-year old reportedly left the centre very distraught and wept profusely.

Causes of Itching After Bathing Water : Not drying the skin properly after bathing. Steam exposure without properly drying can have a similar effect. Heat : Hot water can irritate the skin, dry it excessively and worsen existing inflammation. Toiletries : Soaps, shampoos and toothpaste should be removed thoroughly. Scrubbing : Vigorous cleaning by scrubbing with a loofah or similar object can injure and irritate the skin. Dry skin : Water and soap can dry skin which may only become apparent after bathing. Skin diseases : Inflammation on diseased skin may be exacerbated by bathing. Hypersensitivity : Heat and vigorous scrubbing can heighten abnormal skin sensitivity an injure the skin. Infections : Certain microbes in the water can infect the skin while bathing. Prevent Itching Take shorter baths with lukewarm to hot water.  Avoid very long or very hot baths. Soaking in a bath tub occasionally may not be a problem but frequent soaks that are long could cause itchin...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says the much-anticipated conduct of the 2018 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will hold on Feb. 26. JAMB’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Lagos said a total of 245,753 of the 1,652,795 candidates that registered for this year’s UTME are expected to write the test.                                             “We are happy to announce to the public that the board has concluded arrangement for the conduct of the mock UTME, slated for Monday, February 26. “This is irrespective of the ongoing strike embarked upon by members of non-academic unions of federal universities nationwide. “Candidates will soon be informed on when to print notifications for the examination and in addition, notifications will be sent through e-mails and text messages on the schedules of their examination,” B...

Say goodbye to the " View Image " link in Google Images. Google announced a few changes to its image search today, one of which being the removal of its option to check out an image without visiting the site that hosts it. It might be a bummer for some, but since it was a stipulation of Google's settlement with Getty Images, it was only a matter of time before it happened. In a tweet, Google said today that the changes "are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value." In 2016, Getty Images filed a complaint against Google to the European Union claiming that the company's image search promoted piracy. Getty Images told Time that having easy access to high-resolution photos through Google Images means "there is little impetus to view the image on the original source site." And Getty Images' general counsel Yoko Miyashita said at the time, "Google's behavior is adversely a...

The students of the Benue state university are presently carrying out a protest against the schools managements decision to prevent student owing fees from writing their second semester exams. Below are some funny placards they are using 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has remained the major exam body conducting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in all the states of the federal republic of Nigeria. Since her inception, it has been the Achilles hill of many people as they can’t dance to the tune of the exams. In order to be on the safer side ,  there are certain things which every student could do to emerge successfully in the exams. I bet you, if any candidate can avoid the common mistakes attributed to JAMB exam, then success could be theirs . Here are 11 good reasons why students fail Jamb: 1. Failure to follow the syllabus Jamb syllabus has been a veritable tool in the hand of students seeking admission into higher institution. Research has shown that 90 percent of those that excel in Jamb are those who study the syllabus comprehensively. We strongly recommend all candidates to have a take a look at the syllabus for every subject they registered. Pay attention to t...

Where are the "Michael Scofields" in the building? Find what's wrong with the picture and drop it in the comment box to let us know how smart you are.

There was panic after a mysterious calabash placed in the middle of used sanitary pads - was found near a female hostel at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto state. According to reports, the calabash was found on 30th of January by a cleaner. According to Amuzat Selimot Romoke, the cleaner who was the first to start cleaning on that day said, "I went to empty my first refuse bin before 7:00am, the place was dark but I spotted a calabash. Although I was not very sure of what I saw so I left the place. When I went back the second time to dump another refuse, it was brighter so I could see clearly. I saw the calabash balanced in the middle of used sanitary pads dumped there. I observed some prayers and carried it to the matron." The matron at the DV upon seeing the calabash said; "I am surprised. I couldn’t believe my eyes’’. She asked the cleaner to summon the students in the hostel to see for themselves, so they will learn from it’’. The students have been...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered another fraud of N26 million allegedly perpetrated by its former Nasarawa State coordinator, simply identified as Tanko. The development came barely one week after the board uncovered a N36 million fraud allegedly perpetrated by its Benue State sales clerk, Philomena. See earlier trend :     https://pordsam.blogspot.com/2018/02/strange-snake-swallows-n36-million-cash.html Tanko was said to have embezzled the money he generated from the sale of the scratch cards hitherto used by candidates to either gain access to the JAMB website for registration or other services. JAMB spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, told newsmen in Abuja that the former Nasarawa State coordinator had apologised to the JAMB audit team for his inability to account for the money for unknown reasons. The officer, in his confessional statement, claimed that the unsold scratch cards were burnt when he was involved in a car crash,...

Albert Einstein, the great Italian Physicist. His life alone is an inspiration. Here are some of his Inspiring quotes. *Anyone who has not made a mistake has never tried out something new. *If you can't explain it to a six year old, then you don't know it yourself. *You can't solve a given problem at same level that the problem was created. *The two ways you should live your life are; first, as though everything is a miracle and second, as though nothing is a miracle. *Wisdom isn't a product of schooling; but as a result of a life long desire to acquire it. *Logic will take you from A to Z, but imagination will take you everywhere. *Imagination is the highest form of research. *We wouldn't have called it 'research' if we already knew it all.   *Give me an hour to solve a problem and I will spend 55 minutes thinking about the given problem. *If 'A' is success, then A is x+y+z; where 'x' is work, 'y' is play and 'z...

See earlier Trend :   https://pordsam.blogspot.com/2018/02/strange-snake-swallows-n36-million-cash.html Controversy is trailing the disappearance of 36 Million Naira from the coffers of Nigeria's examination board. The exam board alleges that a clerk in Benue State has blamed a snake for swallowing the missing money. The money was supposed to be remitted to the agency. Fabian Benjamin, spokesman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, told CNN that a staffer confessed to auditors a snake had "swallowed" the missing money. "She confessed that she had the money, kept it in a vault in the office but a snake came and swallowed the money," Benjamin told CNN. "The staff and others in her category that are found culpable have been suspended and will be handed over to appropriate authorities," he added. The clerk, identified as Philomena Chiesche, denied the allegations, saying the exam board invented the story about the snake. She also acc...

A Nigerian Man Muhammad Salame @mas611 has just taken to twitter to cry out after he bought a Fake fish which refused to boil after many hours of cooking.   He tweeted; Bought a frozen fish but it’s been cooking forever and still not ready… Just then realised it’s a fake fish The bone is plastic and the flesh is form….

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said on Sunday that it had suspended its employee, Philomina Chieshe, on account of N36m which was reported to have been swallowed by a snake in the board’s office in Makurdi, Benue State. See earlier trend :   https://pordsam.blogspot.com/2018/02/strange-snake-swallows-n36-million-cash.html The JAMB Head of Information, Fabian Benjamin, told our correspondent on Sunday that the board was taking her through other disciplinary measures while security agencies were investigating the matter. Benjamin said, “She has been suspended and she is going through all other disciplinary procedures while investigation is ongoing on the matter. Her claim was that a snake came into the office and swallowed the N36m proceeds.” It was learnt that Chieshe explained in her statement that a “mystery snake” sneaked into JAMB accounts office and made away with the N36m cash. The money was said to be from the purchases of scratch cards from JAMB...

JAMB Not Ready To Extend UTME Validity Beyond One Year As gaining admission into tertiary institutions in the country becomes an arduous task, data obtained from some schools around the country by The Guardian, sharply contradicts claims by the Joint Admission and Matriculations that over 75 per cent of the total number of qualified candidates that applied for admission were admitted into institutions of their choice for the 2017/2018 academic session. In fact, figures from only seven schools sampled by The Guardian, indicated that 46, 950 candidates (barely 20 per cent) were admitted from a pool of 244, 000, who were successful in the post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (POST-UTME). The JAMB, which recently claimed that more than 90 per cent of institutions in the country complied with the deadline to end their 2017/2018 admissions by January 25, also said that the introduction of the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) by the board was to ensure a seamless admissi...

The era of 2017/18 Admission session is now on the final stage and any hope of securing admission with JAMB will end this month. February 2018 to be precise. However the longer you wait, the more you lose and there is need for you to decide your next step this week. It’s now or never and any decision made now will be helpful or regretted. Firstly, the sales of 2018 JAMB registration will end by February 12 2018 after which the sales of the form will stop and the registration portal will be shut down to new users. For those that are yet to be offered Admission you need to decide on your next step. 5 things you can do if you are yet to be offered Admission. 1) Polytechnic daily part time programme :  You have 100% guarantee of gaining admission if you apply for daily part time programme in any polytechnic in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, the polytechnics need more student in DPT, moreso candidates that run DPT programme can later switch to full time programme. 2) University Part...

1) Make sure your registration is correct As JAMB registration  ends today, make sure every single details you filled in the registration form is correct, Even your email address because this is where JAMB will send most of the notification. In case you made a mistake, kindly visit any JAMB registration center  to rectify this. 2) Your O'level result Your O'level result is as important as your JAMB result, You wont be offered admission if you don't credit the compulsory subjects including English and Maths. As for those who put Awaiting result, don't forget to sit for both WAEC and NECO ( if possible GCE) to be on the safer side. This will allow you to combine results in the case where you have issue with one of your O'level. Don't neglect to sit for NECO because WAEC can disappoint even the most intelligent ones. 3) JAMB Mock Test JAMB is yet to release a date for their 2018 mock exam but it is most likely to hold this February, Make sure you become a part...