{"id":12512,"date":"2023-07-05T16:07:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=12512"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:07:22","slug":"16-year-old-girl-accused-of-forgery-gets-full-scholarship-to-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/16-year-old-girl-accused-of-forgery-gets-full-scholarship-to-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"16-year old Girl Accused of Forgery Gets Full Scholarship to Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 16-year-old Ejikeme Mmesoma accused of faking her UTME result as been offered a full scholarship to study in the United Kingdom United States of America (USA) or Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scholarship was offered to her by Gaius Chibueze, an Igbo businessman and philanthropist, also known as Bitcoin Chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mmesoma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mmesoma.jpg 700w, https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Mmesoma-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Announcing the offer on Twitter on Monday, July 3, 2023, Gaius said his team would ensure they get her admission from any institution in the countries mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that his company will take full responsibility of funding Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme\u2018s education up to the level of a Master\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recall that Mmesoma Ejikeme had initially claimed to achieve the highest score in the 2023 UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) with a remarkable score of 362.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement garnered praise and admiration from Nigerians, including a generous 3 million Naira scholarship offer from Chief Innocent Chukwuma, the founder of Innoson Vehicle Motors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the situation took a drastic turn when the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) issued a disclaimer, distancing itself from Miss Mmesoma\u2019s purported result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JAMB accused the young Nnewi native of forgery and threatened to revoke her original score of 249, imposing a three-year ban on her future participation in the UTME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the turmoil, Gaius Chibueze, an American-based businessman and philanthropist renowned for his involvement in Bitcoin, expressed his support for Miss Mmesoma Ejikeme through a Twitter announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed that his company would cover the expenses of Ms. Mmesoma\u2019s education, ensuring her journey up to the attainment of a Master\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitcoin Chief wrote: <em>\u201cI and our company @VoiceOfTheEast are ready to offer Miss Joy Mmesoma a 100% scholarship to study in the UK, CANADA or the UNITED states of \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 America.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOur team will work with her to get admission From any university of her choice in any of the above 3 countries.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe will take 100% charge of her Fees and upkeep until her masters level. @lota_nna, kindly get in touch with her and her family!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe are calling on @JAMBHQ to desist from such unprofessional behavior.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThis is not just an attack on her person but the entire Igbo race!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Intelregion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 16-year-old Ejikeme Mmesoma accused of faking her UTME result as been offered a full scholarship to study in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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