JAMB releases 2022 UTME results, reveals way to check
JAMB releases 2022 UTME results, reveals way to check The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has released the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. A statement by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, said to check results, candidates need “to simply send a text message, UTMERESULT to 55019 using the same […]
Sit-at-home order: IPOB announces new dates ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trials
Sit-at-home order: IPOB announces new dates ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trials The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Saturday, announced a sit-at-home order ahead of the court outings of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB announced May 18 and 26 as sit-at-home in honour of Kanu’s court outings. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of the separatist group, […]
Tension in Sokoto as protesters demand release of suspected killers of Deborah Samuel
Tension in Sokoto as protesters demand release of suspected killers of Deborah Samuel Tension has gripped residents of some parts of Sokoto State as protesters trooped to the streets demanding the release of suspects arrested over the killing of Deborah Samuel in the state. It could be recalled that Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of […]
ASUU Strike: Agreements reached with lecturers will yield good result next week – FG
ASUU Strike: Agreements reached with lecturers will yield good result next week – FG The Federal Government on Friday expressed optimism that recent agreements it reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and other unions in the education sector would yield good fruits next week. This was contained in a statement issued on […]
Blasphemy: ‘Deborah killed by terrorists’, Says Primate Ayodele
Blasphemy: ‘Deborah killed by terrorists’, Says Primate Ayodele The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has reacted to the murder of Deborah Samuel, a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education by some Muslim students who claimed she blasphemed Prophet Muhammad, in a school whatsapp group. In a statement signed by […]
Police makes clarification on death of girl captured in viral sex video with dog
Police makes clarification on death of girl captured in viral sex video with dog The Lagos State Police Command has said that the publication, with the caption “Girl captured in viral sex video with dog dies of Infection”, is fake. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the fake news in a statement on Friday […]
Poverty major cause of crimes in Nigeria – Bakare
Poverty major cause of crimes in Nigeria – Bakare A public commentator, Ahmed Bakare has blamed the rising rate of crimes on poverty, saying it has become so embarrassing to note that Nigeria has become a colony of banditry. Bakare lamented that virtually all the crime in the country is perpetrated by youths who have […]
INEC to deepen use of technology
INEC to deepen use of technology The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will deepen the use of technology to improve elections in Nigeria. National Commissioner and Chairperson, Planning and Monitoring Committee, Prof. Rhoda Gumus gave the assurance. The official met a delegation from the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja on Friday, NAN reports. […]
ASUU strike: Students protest, block UI-Mokola road in Ibadan
ASUU strike: Students protest, block UI-Mokola road in Ibadan Scores of students on Friday protested the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union had in February this year declared a warning strike due to the non-implementation of the agreement reached by the Federal Government and the union […]
2023 presidency: Ngige withdraws from presidential race
2023 presidency: Ngige withdraws from presidential race The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Nwabueze Ngige has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race. This is coming less than three weeks after his declaration at Alor, his town in Anambra State. In a statement he issued, which was obtained by journalists in Abuja […]
UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is dead
UAE President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is dead United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is dead. Emirati state news agency, WAM, confirmed his death on Friday. There will be 40 days of mourning to mark his death. Also, ministries at both local and federal levels will be shut down […]
Deborah Samuel: Why I deleted post condemning killing of student over alleged blasphemy – Atiku
Deborah Samuel: Why I deleted post condemning killing of student over alleged blasphemy – Atiku Former Vice President and a presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has explained why he deleted a post he made that condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State, who was burnt alive on Thursday. […]
Twitter deal temporarily on hold, Says Elon Musk
Twitter deal temporarily on hold, Says Elon Musk Billionaire, Elon Musk, on Friday said his $44 billion deal for micro-blogging and social media platform, Twitter, is temporarily on hold. Musk disclosed this in a tweet via his Twitter handle, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting […]
Buhari to fill vacant ministerial positions soon
Buhari to fill vacant ministerial positions soon President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed plans to fill vacant ministerial positions in the Federal Executive Council in the shortest possible time. The decision follows the resignation of at least 10 cabinet ministers who relinquished their appointments to pursue their political ambitions for the 2023 general elections. Buhari also […]
2023 presidency: I’m not member of APC, I’m running home after serving Buhari – Adesina
2023 presidency: I’m not member of APC, I’m running home after serving Buhari – Adesina Femi Adesina, the Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity has said that he is not a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adesina, said he would run to his house after he finished serving […]
Abuja-Kaduna train: Sheikh Gumi urges FG to pay ransom, free abducted victims
Abuja-Kaduna train: Sheikh Gumi urges FG to pay ransom, free abducted victims Renowned Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has advised the Federal Government to pay ransom to the terrorists holding the 62 abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train. Gumi also advised the government to deal with the bandits with caution because of kidnapped victims in […]
ASUU bows to pressure, considers suspending strike soon
ASUU bows to pressure, considers suspending strike soon The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may suspend its ongoing industrial action soon. A member of the union, who spoke with our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said the striking lecturers are currently considering suspending the three months strike. According to him, the suspension may last […]
Jonathan has not joined our party, Says Bayelsa APC Chairman
Jonathan has not joined our party, Says Bayelsa APC Chairman Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bayelsa State, Dennis Otiotio, has said that ex-Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan is yet to officially become a member of the APC. He made this known to newsmen during a telephone chat on Thursday, 12th of May 2022. […]
Court orders release of Farah Dagogo from police custody
Court orders release of Farah Dagogo from police custody A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the immediate release of a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers, Farah Dagogo from police custody. Justice E A Obile in an ex parte application filed by Dagogo, ordered the Commissioner of […]
Councilor arrested with AK-47 near kidnapers’ den in Kaduna
Councilor arrested with AK-47 near kidnapers’ den in Kaduna Abdul Adamu Kinkiba, Councilor in Soba Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been arrested with AK-47 around the Giwa Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that the area is close to a den of the bandits terrorising many parts of the state. […]
