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I Got JAMB Text Message That I Scored 249 — Mmesoma

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By Our Correspondent   Mmesoma Ejikeme, the Anambra student who was accused of manually inflating her 2023 UTME result by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday confirmed that she received an automated text message from JAMB indicating that her score was 249. Mmesoma made this known during an interview with Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, had earlier revealed that the candidate sent a series of messages to the board’s automated telecoms system, including the results showing an aggregate of 362. Responding, Mmesoma said the only SMS she sent to JAMB was through its support system: “That’s the only SMS I sent there.” Asked if she got any feedback, she said, “They didn’t reply. If they check their JAMB Support System, they would see that I sent a text message. They didn’t reply.” On the claim that she used an Airtel line, Mmesoma replied: “Yes,” but she added it was “not through USSD code”. “The one I checked through the USSD...

Caleb University Presents Media Clinic on 'Personal Branding Prerequisite for Success in Communication & Media Industry

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By Our Correspondent  L-R  DVC RISA, Prof Olalekan Asikhia; DVC ACAD, Prof Adedeji Daramola; Guest Speaker, Mrs Victoria Uwadoka; Registrar, Mr Mayokun Olumeru The strategic relationship of Caleb University to the town was boosted recently when the Institution's Mass Communication department, hosted Mrs Victoria Ndidiamaka Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs & Sustainability Lead for Nestlé Nigeria, who spoke on 'The Personal Branding: Prerequisite for Success in the Communication and Media Industry', at the June 2023 Edition of the Town and Gown Media Clinic. Detailing the sustainability, diversity, and Core Values of Caleb University, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Adedeji Daramola, who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof Nosa Owens Ibie, remarked that the interaction was primarily fashioned to beam the searchlights on all it requires for Caleb Students to be successful global players in media practice. The University believed that the interaction w...