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NDLEA declares ‘developers’ drug kingpin Nnamuka Uchenna, Ekechi Franklin, Nnamuka Ifeanyi and Emmanuella Chinoso wanted, freezes N9.8bn linked to syndicate Ekiti indigene Daniella Owoeye, 2026 JAMB highest scorer, receives ₦1 million scholarship BREAKING: The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, with the Minister of Works, David Umahi, stating that the decision recognises President Tinubu’s vision and commitment to the project. SECURITY ALERT: Local reports indicate that a black helicopter was sighted over Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State before flying towards the forest corridor connecting Yagba West with Danikun in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. BREAKING: Security Forces Rescue Abducted Students, Principal, NECO Official in Kogi – “They Are Hale and Hearty” Kunle Afolayan Denies Viral Loan Default Claim, Warns Bloggers Against Spreading False Information BREAKING: Gbajabiamila Files N15bn Defamation Suit Over Alleged N27.3bn Grant Kickback Claim Police Foil N22m Kidnap Plot, Arrest Two Togolese Nationals in Kwara NDLEA declares ‘developers’ drug kingpin Nnamuka Uchenna, Ekechi Franklin, Nnamuka Ifeanyi and Emmanuella Chinoso wanted, freezes N9.8bn linked to syndicate Ekiti indigene Daniella Owoeye, 2026 JAMB highest scorer, receives ₦1 million scholarship BREAKING: The Federal Government has renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, with the Minister of Works, David Umahi, stating that the decision recognises President Tinubu’s vision and commitment to the project. SECURITY ALERT: Local reports indicate that a black helicopter was sighted over Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State before flying towards the forest corridor connecting Yagba West with Danikun in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. BREAKING: Security Forces Rescue Abducted Students, Principal, NECO Official in Kogi – “They Are Hale and Hearty” Kunle Afolayan Denies Viral Loan Default Claim, Warns Bloggers Against Spreading False Information BREAKING: Gbajabiamila Files N15bn Defamation Suit Over Alleged N27.3bn Grant Kickback Claim Police Foil N22m Kidnap Plot, Arrest Two Togolese Nationals in Kwara

Education

Ekiti indigene Daniella Owoeye, 2026 JAMB highest scorer, receives ₦1 million scholarship

By [email protected] / 2026-07-17 / 1 min read

Daniella Owoeye, an indigene of Ekiti State who emerged as the highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has received a ₦1 million scholarship from Ekiti Parapo Association in recognition of her outstanding academic performance.

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