By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disbursed a total of N397,030,900 as transport allowances to 1,909 officials participating in the conduct of the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), scheduled for April 10, 2025. This was disclosed by the Board’s Director of...
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Mr Olabode Tijani, an aggrieved and former member of Dominion Chapel Church International, Favour House Branch, Lugbe in Abuja, has sued the church; the Senior Pastor, Eyong Eyong, and others for allegedly inciting his wife, Mrs Abolore Tijani, to divorce him. Also joined in the suit are President, Christian...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for dynamic, proactive, and relevant strategies to effectively counter the threats posed by the activities of extremist groups. Ribadu made the call at the Pre-Review Workshop for the Policy Framework and National Action Plan for Preventing and Countering Violent...
Real Madrid’s attacking superstars need no introduction but behind them lies a soft, vulnerable underbelly which Arsenal aim to exploit on Tuesday in a Champions League quarter-final first leg clash. Carlo Ancelotti’s forwards have not always been able to varnish over the team’s defensive deficiencies, as was the case...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has condemned the unwarranted killing of 60 people in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the JNI Secretary-General, Prof. Khalid Aliyu, on Monday in Kaduna. Aliyu said, “It is very depressing, to have read after...
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said he is set to visit the White House on Monday for the second time since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. Netanyahu, is the first foreign leader to meet with Trump following his announcement of new global tariffs, said they...
A Director of Certification, Compliance and Monitoring at the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Mr Isaiah Yesufu, on Monday testified against former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Sirika and his brother, Ahmad and two companies with abuse of office and contract fraud....
President Bola Tinubu has formally announced the institutionalisation of April 7 every year as National Police Day to honour fallen heroes of the force and acknowledge the heroics of its personnel. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, announced this during the maiden edition of the National Police Day celebrations...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Ondo State, has said no court has confirmed Dr Boniface Aniebonam as the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, and Dr Agbo Major, as National Chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal Court in Abuja on Thursday...
On June 11, 2018, former President Muhammadu Buhari designated June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day in honour of Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election. Reveling in the declaration, Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the erstwhile Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), commended Buhari for the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has challenged Commonwealth Nations to learn from Nigeria’s proactive reforms and collaborative approaches in its fight against corruption to strengthen their defences against financial crimes. He threw this challenge on Monday, April...
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and Gov. Alex Otti of Abia have fixed the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for April 9 in Abuja. Spokesman of Peter Obi Media Reach, Mr Ibrahim Umar, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Umar...
Binance Holdings Ltd. has prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the ex-parte order granted the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) for substituted service of all court documents on it. Binance lawyer, Chukwuka Ikwuazom, SAN, told Justice Inyang Ekwo shortly after the matter was called on...
Bayelsa and Delta are in a two horse race to determine the state that will win the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the medal table released on Monday morning by the Main Organising Committee in Uyo, Akwa Ibom,...
The death toll from severe storms in the Midwest and southern United States has risen to at least 20, according to local media. ABC News reported that a father and his son were killed in Georgia on Sunday when a falling tree struck them on a golf course. Since...
Police authority in Bauchi State have expressed concerns over the planned nationwide “Take It Back Movement,” protest, urging organisers to reconsider and postpone the event. The protest, scheduled for Monday, coincides with National Police Day, which is intended to recognise the resilience and dedication of Officers and Men within...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH Lafia – The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau, has urged the youths and communities across the state to co-exist peacefully in the interest of peace and development. Dr. Jatau, made the call while inspecting the ongoing construction of Mosque he...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Member representing Dikwa, Mafa, and Konduga Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Abuna (BurBur), has sympathized with victims of the devastating fire outbreak at Wanori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Rep. Abuna in a statement issued and...
Police authority in Bauchi State have expressed concerns over the planned nationwide “Take It Back Movement,” protest, urging organisers to reconsider and postpone the event. The protest, scheduled for Monday, coincides with National Police Day, which is intended to recognise the resilience and dedication of Officers and Men within...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Following the devastated fire outbreak which has displaced hundreds of people in Wanori and Nguluri communities of Konduga local government area of Borno state, the Deputy National Chairman (DNC), North of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori has provided financial donation...