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,…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a dismissed soldier, Corporal Stephen Iweh of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Battalion, Ibagwa in Abak, to death by hanging for the murder of a traveller who had offered him a lift. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Bassey Nkanang held that the prosecution proved beyond…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a fresh bid by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to be moved out of the Sokoto Correctional Centre. The court reached the decision on Monday after reviewing an ex-parte motion brought before it. Kanu, acting through the Legal Aid Council,…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has inaugurated the new board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), with former Kano State Governor and ex-APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as Chairman. The inauguration ceremony took place in Abuja and brought together officials from key ministries and stakeholders in the aviation…
Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has threatened legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he is unable to purchase a nomination form to contest for the party’s chairmanship position at the November 15 National Elective Convention, scheduled to take place in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Lamido arrived at the…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, the Federal Government’s One-Stop-Shop Committee on Crude Sales in Naira, and the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise have agreed to fast-track the implementation of a presidential directive aimed at achieving full energy security through the naira-denominated sale of crude to local refineries. The strategic alliance, forged on…
The former Student Union President of Federal School of Statistics, Ibadan Campus, Mr Ganiyu Kazeem Abiodun has declared intention to run for the school Alumni Association President. Ganiyu, fondly call Olubara is the interim Vice President of the association, and the former Union President of the school during 2005/06 session. Declaring his ambition, Mr Ganiyu…
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…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to serving all Nigerians equitably, declaring that his administration is guided by the principle of fairness and inclusive development across every region of the country. In a post shared on his verified X handle, @OfficialABAT on Monday, the President stated, “I took an oath to serve all…
President Bola Tinubu will soon depart Nigeria for Brazil to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in the South American country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in a statement on Sunday. The trip comes five days after Tinubu returned to Abuja after…