There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies.

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was absent and sent a Director, Mufutau Bello, to represent him.

Trouble began when Bello insisted that journalists vacate the meeting room, arguing that the documents he intended to present contained sensitive information.

However, the Committee refused, insisting that its proceedings were public and constitutionally empowered to determine how its sittings were conducted.

In a dramatic turn, the JAMB representative became visibly agitated, ordered his team to leave, and walked out of the session, leaving lawmakers stunned.

Angered by the action, the Committee directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest the JAMB officials, but they had already left the premises.

The Committee has now given JAMB until Tuesday next week for the Registrar to appear in person with his management team and present all requested documents.

Failure to do so, the Committee warned, could lead to the issuance of a warrant of arrest.

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday, October 28th arrested one Innocent Chukwuma who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government.

Operatives of the secret police nabbed one Chukwuma in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman,” Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian government.”

According to Zagazola Makama, Chukwuma posted, “A coup in Nigeria is needed.
Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.

“It will happen eventually. Nigerians, the military needs your support now! Only them can save this country.

“The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus. Only the military can reset this country. Support them.”

According to source, the suspect is cooperating with DSS investigators.

The Senate has confirmed Major General Waheedi Shaibu as the Chief of Army Staff.

While confirming him, the Senate asked him to ‘take a bow’ and assume office immediately.

His confirmation came barely an hour after the red chamber cleared General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff.

The confirmation exercise, which took place at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, was under tight security as senators commenced a series of closed and open sessions to vet the nominees.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who presided over the session, said the exercise was a constitutional responsibility designed to ensure that only the most competent and patriotic officers are entrusted with the nation’s security.

Kogi East Senator, Isah Jubrin, attested to Shaibu’s competence and character, describing him as the right man for the job.

“The officer is well known to me. I have known him for 30 years. Shaibu is humble and takes his job very seriously. I want to believe that is an asset.

“I believe he has what it takes to move Nigeria out of the challenges the country is experiencing today,” he said.