Boko Haram jihadists killed over 17 fishermen and farmers in Malam Karanti village near Baga, Kukawa Local Government, Borno State, ‘for supporting Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP’. The terrorists kidnapped many more, sources say, with the death toll expected to rise. It was just the latest attack on civilians in the region’s long-running insurgency….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination for 206,610 candidates in Lagos and 173,387 in the South East commenced on Friday with candidates across the two zones expressing satisfaction with the exercise. Lagos has resit exams in 65 centres while 93 are in the South East. In all the centres visited by Saturday Tribune…
Ten men, on Friday, escaped from a New Orleans jail after passing through a wall behind a toilet, but authorities believe the inmates may have had help from inside the facility. According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, the escapees are armed and dangerous. Following their escape, New Orleans police have been able to capture…
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, underscored the Catholic Church’s stance on family, life, and peace in his inaugural address to the Vatican diplomatic corps on Friday. He affirmed the church’s definition of family as founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman”, and emphasised the inherent dignity of both the…
From the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, the Federal Government, 36 states, and 774 local governments got N1.681 trillion as revenue for April 2025. This is a 6.5 per cent (N110 billion) increase compared to the N1.578tn shared for March. The Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the…
There is a growing tension in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, following the killing of a female student of the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, Miss Emmanuela Ahenjir, at the early hours of Friday at Wurukum Roundabout. The Nation learnt that the deceased student went out with some friends on Thursday night and was returning…
Celebrity fashion designer and social media influencer, Veekee James, has stirred conversation online after advising married women not to withhold sexual intimacy from their husbands, even when feeling exhausted. The designer, who has been married for over a year, shared the advice during a conversation with her sister-in-law, drawing from her personal experience as a…
Abdul-Azeez Adediran “Jandor”, the 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State and lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos movement, says his assignment presently is working towards the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Mr Adediran said this during a rally to announce his return to the APC in Ojo area of Lagos on Friday Mr…
The Ministry of Interior has announced the launch of a new Online Citizenship and Business Management Platform. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She explained that the initiative is a key part of the Ministry’s ongoing reforms aimed at promoting transparency, enhancing operational efficiency,…
Former PDP presidential aspirant and ex-President of the World Igbo Congress, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for the 2027 presidential election, predicting that the party would lose the remaining states it currently controls if it does. Speaking during an interview in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government…