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The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
The incredible mansion on Ireland's most expensive street with gym, tennis court and balcony for €6.9MILLION
THIS exquisite mansion has hit the market for €6.9million and it's on Ireland's most expensive street. Located at 61 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge in 10 Electric gates welcome you to this gem Credit: 10 An oval sitting room offers a unique place to relax Credit: 10 Open fires like this one in the drawing room are dotted through the house Credit: 10 Even the entranceway screams elegance. Credit: The seven-bedroom and seven-bathroom home is spread over 508 sq metres and four floors. It's in a sought-after location just 4km south of St Stephen's Green and Dublin City Centre and a stone's throw from the RDS and Aviva Stadium. The wow factor of this house starts from the outside as you step off the tree-lined street to stand in the front yard of the gorgeous red brick house. The front of the house is comprised of arches, large bay windows and a spacious balcony. READ MORE IN PROPERTY Once you step inside the home you are met with a bright and roomy entrance hallway. The room boasts a Portland stone floor and a wooden staircase to one side, and arches throughout the length of the hall. This entrance hallway also features a Jamb fireplace with open fire at the end of the staircase. This adds a touch of hotel luxury to the home. Most read in Money The hallway is panelled and a guest bathroom sits off the welcoming entrance. Off the hallway sits a large drawing room, with the bay window flooding the space with light visible from the outside of the Edwardian home. The 'charming' Irish castle on market with a host of perks Access to this room is granted through large double doors, and also connected to this drawing room is an oval-shaped sitting room. This breath-taking room has a fireplace sitting at the centre of the room and grey panelling on the curved walls. And the third reception room connected at this ground floor level is the dining room, that features yet another open fireplace. Double doors off this room lead to the large kitchen at the rear of the 10 The large kitchen is bright and airy Credit: 10 A well-styled landing leads to the basement Credit: 10 The garden is the cherry on top in this property Credit: The kitchen features double height ceilings with a homey large island sitting in the middle. The kitchen also features a unique circular skylight. There is space for a small dining area set up to one side and there are wooden kitchen cabinets built in to the heart of the home space. Four doors lead off this room to a decked area at the back of the house, which both floods the space with natural light and allows easy access for summer entertaining. BASEMENT FLOOR Off the kitchen a staircase leads down to the basement floor of this mansion. Here you will find a home gym to allow you to work out in the comfort of your own home. This gym features a wall that can be retracted to open up the space to a larger family sized room. Doors out to the garden also sit off this family room. A home office, a utility room and a shower room are also featured on this basement floor. A guest bedroom is also cleverly placed at this level to allow your guests private access to the BEDROOM QUARTERS Once you head back up to the main floor and up the main staircase in the hall you will reach the second floor of this house. Here is where the bulk of the bedrooms are situated over the next two levels. There are three of the five regular bedrooms that boast en-suites. One of these rooms also features a balcony that faces the front garden with a modern glass railing. The master bedroom of this house features a walk in dressing room and spacious bathroom. All of the bedrooms are large and spacious with ample room for a double bed. Each has its own little quirk from bay windows, patterned wallpaper, slanted ceilings and multiple windows. A family bathroom also sits at this level. GARDEN SPACE The garden of this home is beautifully landscaped and maintained, allowing the flow of the house to continue into the outdoors. Stepping off the decked area at the back of the kitchen there's a long stretch of grass enclosed by magical looking trees. There is a stone paved border and a tennis court off to the rear of the garden. At the front, electronic gates grant access to the drive into this stellar home. The property that oozes class and sits in one of the most coveted locations in the country has a BER rating of C3. It is listed online by Lisney Sotheby's International Realty Ballsbridge for €6,950,000. 10 A balcony sits off one bedroom Credit: 10 The gym can be opened out to connect to the family room on the ground level Credit: 10 A freestanding tub features in one of the seven bathrooms Credit:
BBC News
25-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Jamb release rescheduled UTME results
Di Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (Jamb) don release di results of di rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Fabian Benjamin wey be tok-tok pesin for Jamb yarn dis one for one statement on Sunday 25 May. Di rescheduled exam na for 379,997 candidates wey dia results get comma sake of error wey bin affect 157 centres for Lagos state and di south-east. Jamb say dem release di results afta one professor of educational measurement and evaluation, Boniface Nworgu, review dem. Dem say afta Professor Nworgu review di results, Jamb Chief Examiner also review dem. How to check Jamb results Candidates fit check dia score through dis method. SMS method: Send "RESULT" to 55019 or 66019 wit di phone number you use to register. You go receive SMS wit your score details. Candidates no need to go any CBT centre or cybercafé to check results. Di results wey dem still dey process and di ones wey dey absent go receive message like "under processing" and "absent" respectively. Those wey dey under investigation go receive:
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Nigerian students dey find Universities wey dey accept low cut-off mark
Secondary school leavers for Nigeria dey search for universities wey fit accept low Jamb cutoff marks for dis year admission, sake of wetin Jamb take students eye see for dia 2025 University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Jamb na di Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board - di exam body wey dey in charge of organising exams for young school leavers for Nigeria wey dem go take enter university, polytechnic, college of education and oda tertiary institutions. Dis 2025 Jamb exam bin record very low marks across di board according to one analysis of di results wey di exam body bin release. Almost two million students bin write di exam dis year, but na about 12,400 of dem score 300 marks. However, Jamb later agree say dia system bin get problem and dat na di reason for di mass failure. Dia oga kpatakpata, Ishaq Oloyede even cry for national TV as e dey apologise to Nigerians for di error. Dem also organise anoda exam for di affected students and di exam resits go conclude dis Tuesday as tori be say di result fit come out on Wednesday. Normally, if pesin get up to 200 for Jamb, dem dey consider am as pass mark, though some universities fit admit pipo wey score 180 for some courses. But recently, sake of di increasing poor performance by students, some universities don bring dia requirement down to 150 Jamb and rumours dey fly say di score go even dey lower dis year. One staff of Abia State University, for southeast Nigeria tell BBC Pidgin say di school neva announce wetin dia cutoff mark go be bicos Jamb exam still dey go on, "but I no expect say e go dey lower dan 140", she tok. Another staff of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, wey im former name na Anambra State University tell our tori pesin say "di university no go accept any jamb score below 150 for courses wey no relate to medicine and law". Similarly, one staff of Sokoto State University, Malam Muazu, tok say "e dey too early for di university do decide wetin dis year cutoff mark go be, especially since Jamb neva even conclude di exams". Di oga wey plead anonymity say di university go get dia policy meeting for August to decide, and by dat time Jamb go don also brief dem officially on wetin to do, but for last year, dia cut off mark na 140. Brief background on JAMB result for recent years For 2022 UTME, Jamb announce say, 378,639 candidates score above 200, 520,596 score 190 and above, while 704,991 score 180 and above. Also, 934,103 score 170 and above and 1,192,057 score 160 and above. For 2024, a total of 1,904,189 candidates sit down for UTME. 1,989,668 register for di exam, wey be 24.7% higher dan di figure for 2023. According to Jamb, out of di 1,842,464 results wey dem release, only 0.4 percent score above 300, while 24 percent score 50 percent (200/400) and above. As dem see dis kain low scores since for 2019 UTME, Jamb and institutions come conclude say make dem reduce and approve national minimum cut-off mark of 160 for university admission for Nigeria. Again for 2022/2023 admission session, Jamb come set di general cut-off mark for universities at 140 and above, as dem see say candidates underperform dat year again. And for dis year data, Jamb show say out of 1.5 million candidates wey write di exam, over 50 percent score below 200 for this year exam. Some universities wey fit accept low jamb scores Based on wetin bin don happen bifor and interview wit staff and students of some tertiary institutions for Nigeria, here na schools wey fit accept low jamb scores, Abia State University (ABSU) Uturu - 140 Ebonyi State University - 140 Ekiti State University - 140 Delta State University - 140 Federal University Gashua - Yobe State - 140 Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University, Imo State - 140 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State - 150 Sokoto State University - 140 Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto - 140 Benue State University Makurdi - 150 For Polytechnics: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic - Ebonyi State - 100 Delta State Polytechnic - 100 Kano State Polytechnic - 100 Federal Polytechnic Ede - Osun State - 120 Federal Polytechnic Ayede - Oyo State - 120
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiasco
The body which runs Nigeria's university-entrance exams has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades. Students have complained about not being able to log in to the computers, questions not showing up and power cuts making it impossible to take the examinations. The low pass rate has sparked widespread outrage, especially after one candidate took her own life. Faith Opesusi Timileyin, 19, who was aspiring to study microbiology at university, died after swallowing poison, her family said. Her father and elder sister told the BBC that she had sat the exam for the second time and got 146 marks out of 400, lower than the 193 she had last year. "The pain made her take her own life," her father, Oluwafemi Opesusi, told BBC Pidgin. Generally 200 or above out of 400 is enough to get a place in university in the exams run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb). Only 400,000 of the 1.9 million students achieved that mark, one of the worst performances in recent years. One student, Favour Eke, told BBC Igbo that 10 of the 165 questions didn't appear on the screen - all she could see was the multiple choice options for the answers. "We were told to omit the blank questions and continue the exam but it was very hard to concentrate after that," she said. She has also experienced technical problems getting her results, meaning she is very unlikely to get into university this year - the third time she has taken the exams. She sat the test in the capital, Abuja, which is not one of the centres where students can retake their exams, leaving her completely distraught. Another student said he had trouble logging in to the computer before someone else's profile mysteriously appeared on the screen, showing different questions and then the machine briefly shut down completely. "I did not get to answer all the questions when they told us our time was up because a lot of my time was wasted due to those technical difficulties," he said. The exams body has apologised for the "painful damage" and "the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians". In a press conference, Jamb registrar Ishaq Oloyede broke down in tears as he apologised. He announced that almost 380,000 candidates in 157 affected centres from a total of 887, would be able to retake their exams starting from Saturday. The zones that are most affected are Lagos and several states in the south-east. Jamb blamed a failure of the computer system to upload exam responses by candidates in these areas during the first days of the exams. It said an "unusual level of public concerns and loud complaints" had "prompted us to do an immediate audit or review". Ordinarily, this would have happened in June, it said. The national exam, known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is a computer-based test that is a requirement for those joining universities and other tertiary institutions. The 2025 test, which was conducted in March, was marred by disruptions due to power outages in some areas. The head of the exams body earlier this week defended the poor results, saying they reflected the "true academic abilities" of the students and were because of a clampdown on cheating. Many Nigerians on social media have been calling for accountability, with some seeking Oloyede's resignation. Opposition figure Peter Obi said that while the admission of fault was commendable, the issue raised "a very concerning issue on glitches and the grave havoc" in critical institutions. Rights activist Rinu Oduala said it was "incompetence. It's educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately." Additional reporting by Chukwunaeme Obiejesi, Andrew Gift, Madina Maishanu and Marvelous Obomanu in Nigeria 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to death Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Blank questions, power cuts and a suicide: Nigeria's exams fiasco
The body which runs Nigeria's university-entrance exams has admitted to a "technical glitch" which compromised some results of this year's tests, after nearly 80% of students got low grades. Students have complained about not being able to log in to the computers, questions not showing up and power cuts making it impossible to take the examinations. The low pass rate has sparked widespread outrage, especially after one candidate took her own life. Faith Opesusi Timileyin, 19, who was aspiring to study microbiology at university, died after swallowing poison, her family said. Her father and elder sister told the BBC that she had sat the exam for the second time and got 146 marks out of 400, lower than the 193 she had last year. "The pain made her take her own life," her father, Oluwafemi Opesusi, told BBC Pidgin. Generally 200 or above out of 400 is enough to get a place in university in the exams run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (Jamb). Only 400,000 of the 1.9 million students achieved that mark, one of the worst performances in recent years. One student, Favour Eke, told BBC Igbo that 10 of the 165 questions didn't appear on the screen - all she could see was the multiple choice options for the answers. "We were told to omit the blank questions and continue the exam but it was very hard to concentrate after that," she said. She has also experienced technical problems getting her results, meaning she is very unlikely to get into university this year - the third time she has taken the exams. She sat the test in the capital, Abuja, which is not one of the centres where students can retake their exams, leaving her completely distraught. Another student said he had trouble logging in to the computer before someone else's profile mysteriously appeared on the screen, showing different questions and then the machine briefly shut down completely. "I did not get to answer all the questions when they told us our time was up because a lot of my time was wasted due to those technical difficulties," he said. The exams body has apologised for the "painful damage" and "the trauma that it has subjected affected Nigerians". In a press conference, Jamb registrar Ishaq Oloyede broke down in tears as he apologised. He announced that almost 380,000 candidates in 157 affected centres from a total of 887, would be able to retake their exams starting from Saturday. The zones that are most affected are Lagos and several states in the south-east. Jamb blamed a failure of the computer system to upload exam responses by candidates in these areas during the first days of the exams. It said an "unusual level of public concerns and loud complaints" had "prompted us to do an immediate audit or review". Ordinarily, this would have happened in June, it said. The national exam, known as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), is a computer-based test that is a requirement for those joining universities and other tertiary institutions. The 2025 test, which was conducted in March, was marred by disruptions due to power outages in some areas. The head of the exams body earlier this week defended the poor results, saying they reflected the "true academic abilities" of the students and were because of a clampdown on cheating. Many Nigerians on social media have been calling for accountability, with some seeking Oloyede's resignation. Opposition figure Peter Obi said that while the admission of fault was commendable, the issue raised "a very concerning issue on glitches and the grave havoc" in critical institutions. Rights activist Rinu Oduala said it was "incompetence. It's educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately." Additional reporting by Chukwunaeme Obiejesi, Andrew Gift, Madina Maishanu and Marvelous Obomanu in Nigeria 'I screamed': Nigerian Doctor Who fan thrilled show is coming to Lagos Husband of late Nigerian gospel singer sentenced to death Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out Nigerian bandit kingpin and 100 followers killed Go to for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica Africa Daily Focus on Africa
