The Ogun State leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State Axis, the apex student body in Ogun State alongside the Student Union Presidents of various institutions who are the custodian of their campus has commended the Governor of Ogun State for his dedication to improving the welfare of the people. This…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that Anambra and Lagos states account for the highest number of suspects currently under police investigation for involvement in malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking at a press briefing at JAMB headquarters in Abuja on Friday, the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment on the suit filed by the suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, challenging her suspension. Akpoti-Uduaghan had approached the court to challenge her suspension by the Senate, led by Godswill Akpabio, over allegations of misconduct, based on allegations…
Again,the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has said it would not offer admission to candidates below the age of 16 years in its 2024/2025 admission session. The board which vowed to enforce the directive of the Minister of Education,Prof. Tahir Mamman that candidates below the age of 16 should not be admitted into tertiary institutions,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that it has lined up 28 more witnesses to testify against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency made the disclosure at the resumed proceeding on the 19-count money laundering charge it preferred…
Godwin Emmanuel, a 23-year-old armed robbery suspect, has admitted to stealing a police officer’s phone from a patrol van while being transported to the Osun State Police Command. Emmanuel was arrested along with two others—28-year-old Olajide Kareem and 33-year-old Mike Emmanuel—who are accused of robbing residents and sexually assaulting a 65-year-old woman on the Ilesa-Osu…
Iran launched a new wave of attacks targeting Israel on Tuesday, state TV reported, as fighting between the longtime foes raged for a fifth straight day. “The tenth wave of Operation Honest Promise 3 against the occupied territories (Israel) has begun,” state TV said, with the Tasnim news agency reporting that the new barrage consisted…
The Presidency has strongly dismissed recent allegations by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, who claimed on live television that President Bola Tinubu supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Describing Lamido’s assertions as a “distortion of history” and “regrettable revisionism,” the Presidency clarified that President Tinubu was, in fact, a vocal…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said it had begun an investigation into the corpse of a yet-to-be-identified crossdresser discovered on a road in Abuja. This was made known by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in a statement. According to her, the command received a call on Thursday about a woman’s corpse…
The Finnish Government has announced that it is taking legal action against Simon Ekpa, a pro-Biafran agitator, over his involvement with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its secessionist activities in Nigeria’s South-East region. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, made the announcement on Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a joint press…