The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence on Monday, January 26. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement in Lagos on Saturday, warning candidates to strictly adhere to the rules and guidelines set by the examination body to…
The wife of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice, has returned to Nigeria after being released from a prison in the United Kingdom. Her arrival in the country on Tuesday, January 21, 2026, followed the completion of the custodial portion of her sentence for her role in a high-profile organ-harvesting conspiracy. Mrs Ekweremadu…
United States Congressman, Rep Riley Moore, has said the US will ensure that all Nigerians live and practice their faith without fear of persecution and death. Moore said this in a post on his verified X handle on Saturday. The lawmaker was reacting to the collaboration between the US and Nigeria on security issues. He…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc., (NBET), Abuja, “over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N128 billion of public funds from the Ministry of Power and NBET.” The grave allegations are documented in the…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has slammed President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima over the new tax administration. This was as the governor said he misses the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Mr Makinde spoke on Saturday during the 60th birthday ceremony of Samson Ajetomobi,…
Reality show star and actor Pere Egbi has opened up about his ‘healing’ encounter with the founding pastor of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome. Pere’s testimony comes after a video of Pastor Chris healing 10 people at once during a Healing Streams Live Healing Service went viral, sparking various reactions online. Reacting to the video…
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has hailed the Nigeria-US counter terrorism partnership. In a post on his verified X handle on Saturday, Sani said Nigerians hope to see positive results from the partnership. Recall that the National Security Adviser, NSA Nuhu Ribadu, had said that Nigeria was in active collaboration with the US to…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland and Chairman of the Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will reposition Nigeria and make citizens proud by the time he leaves office in 2031. Speaking to journalists after meeting the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Ladoja said the…
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, on Friday appointed his brother Tene Birahima Ouattara as vice prime minister in a cabinet reshuffle. The junior Ouattara, who is the incumbent Ivory Coast defence minister, now occupies two positions in his elder brother’s government. The development came a few months after the octogenarian president won a controversial reelection…
A 25-year-old nurse, Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, has been deregistered and struck off the nursing register after she was found guilty of professional misconduct for repeatedly sleeping while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in western Sydney. The New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) on Tuesday ordered the cancellation of Okembunachi’s…
