European Commission has announced an additional 50 million euros (56.7 million dollars) in humanitarian aid for Gaza and the West Bank as part of a larger aid package for the region. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said on Wednesday that the money, which is to be made available...
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Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it would conduct additional mop-up examinations for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address the challenges encountered during the...
Senate has called on Federal Government to establish military base in Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa to tackle resurgence of Boko Haram activities in the area and other North-East states. The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sen. Aminu Abbas (PDP-Adamawa) and co-sponsored by all the senators from the...
World leaders have pledged an additional 170 million dollars to the World Health Organisation (WHO) during a high-level pledging event at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. In a statement issued by WHO on Wednesday, the contributions were made in support of WHO’s ongoing Investment Round (IR), aimed...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Abbas Tajudeen, has described Nigeria as one of the most attractive and lucrative investment frontiers in Africa. Abbas made this known on Wednesday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the Nigeria-Italy Investment Summit 2025 (NIIS 2025), themed “Building Bridges: Unlocking Opportunities.”...
A witness and an operative of Department of State Services (DSS), identified as BBB, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his office was not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. BBB, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) in the ongoing trial...
Luft Pay TV on Wednesday inaugurated its entry into Nigeria’s competitive satellite television market with the promise of accessible, affordable, and locally relevant contents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration, held in Lagos, is coming when Nigerians are groaning under incessant increases in subscription rates...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered service of court documents on the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Patrick Okedinachi Utomi (also known as Prof. Pat Utomi) in relation to a suit pending against over his announced plan to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said there was no secret plot by the board to shortchange the South East. Prof. Oloyede, therefore, dismissed claims of conspiracy theories against a part of the country following the...
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has continued on Wednesday with Justice James Omotosho sounding a note of warning to a member of his defence team, Aloy Ejimakor, for illegally live-streaming court proceedings and documents on social media. The court also...
By PETER OJOMA, Lokoja – A third kidnapping incident in just one week has rocked Okoloke community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents in fear and anxiety. Four persons, including a respected community leader, Ezekiel Durojaiye, were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday morning. According...
By AMOS MATHEW , Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani aims to produce a skilled workforce that will not only make youths to be self reliant but will enable tech companies to employ them after acquiring relevant skills. Commissioner of Business Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, who...
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the town of Kurchatov in the Kursk region, which was partially occupied by Ukrainian forces for several months in 2024, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. It marked the Russian leader’s first trip to the area since a Ukrainian incursion nearly a year ago. Putin...
By AUSTIN TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has successfully dismantled an illicit fertiliser production plant and arrested five suspects in connection with the operation. The suspects were found to be producing and selling adulterated fertiliser, posing a significant threat to the agricultural sector. According to the Police...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The third batch of Borno State pilgrims departed for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, May 21, 2025. A total of 315 pilgrims at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport Maiduguri, accompanied by two officials from Borno State, took off for the holy land, marking another...
South East Zonal Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has re nominated former National Youth Leader, Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary. Senate Minority Leader Osita Ngwu, presented the resolution of the caucus to the party acting National Working Committee (NEWC), in Abuja. Ngwu recalled efforts...
Osun State Police Command has said it is yet to receive any official communication on the escape of seven inmates from the the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun. The Police Spokesperson for the command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the police...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested one of its personnel who accidentally shot dead a 14-year-old secondary school student, Kehinde Alade, in Ibadan on Tuesday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the officer responsible for the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- )The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has commenced a manhunt for seven inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ilesa, Osun, following damage to the facility’s perimeter wall caused by heavy rainfall. The Service’s spokesman, Abubakar Umar, disclosed this in a statement issued on...