A Deputy Director with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr. Yisa Usman, was arraigned yesterday on allegations bordering on threatening Mrs. Raheemat Oloyede on phone with intent to blackmail her husband, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, the board’s registrar. Usman was arraigned by the police on behalf of the Federal Government …

One person has been reportedly killed in a renewed fight between the Mbasombo and Mbaivur communities of Ikpayongo in the Gwer East local government area of Benue State. Several houses, including a market square, were also burnt down in a reprisal attack early hours of Tuesday.   Our correspondent learnt …

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to the alleged mishandling of classified documents, Cable News Network (CNN) has reported.   Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment on Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. “We most certainly enter …

Dr Hamid Bobboyi, the Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has revealed the occurrence of various financial infractions committed by the financial departments of State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBs) across Nigeria. As a result, he emphasized the necessity of training for staff in the financial departments …

The Borno State House of Assembly has unanimously elected Abdulkarim Lawan as Speaker of the 10th Assembly. Hon. Lawan was the immediate past Speaker of the 9th Assembly and had been presiding over the House since the 6th Assembly. The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. Jidayi Mamza announced on Tuesday …

An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti District has ordered the remand of a 70-year-old man, Sule Adeola, at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl. The defendant, according to the charge, “within Ado Ekiti Magisterial District is reasonably suspected to have committed …

The Indigenous People of Biafra spokesman, Emma Powerful, has described Nnamdi Kanu’s continuous detention as “unconstitutional”, saying that self-determination is legal as supported by the United Nations laws and by the Africa Union Charter. In a statement on Tuesday, the IPOB’s spokesman commended Anambra and Enugu state governors, Prof. Chukwuma …

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commiserated with the people of Patigi in Patigi local government area of the state over a boat mishap in which dozens of people were feared killed and many others still missing. According to reports, about 100 persons lost their lives to the boat mishap …

The Cross River State 10th House of Assembly has formerly been inaugurated, with Honourable Elvert Ayambem elected as Speaker while Honourable Sylvester Agabi is elected Deputy speaker. The House arrived at the decision after Ayambem and Agabi were both nominated unopposed by the House.   Declaring the 10th Assembly inaugurated, …

Six suspects who allegedly committed the criminal offence of conspiracy, armed robbery and kidnapping have been handed over to the Bauchi State Police Command by operatives of the 133 Special Forces Battalion (SF) based in Azare, headquarters of Katagum LGA.   The development was based on the inter-agency collaboration towards …