THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates sitting for the 2025 optional UTME-mock examinations to print their notification slip to enable them participate in the examination. The Public Communication Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on …
Read More »Tanzania
Retired DSP Allegedly kills 3, Commits Suicide
RETIRED 63-year-old DSP Charles Atideka, has reportedly committed suicide after allegedly killing three people over a land dispute. The Police Command in Lagos State confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Badagry. Newsextra24 reports that the late ex-police officer on Tuesday, allegedly shot and …
Read More »4 die in Gombe Road Crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of four people in a crash on Gombe – Yola Road in Gombe State. The State FRSC Sector Commander,Mr Samson Kaura, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Thursday, said the crash involved …
Read More »Motorcyclist Arraigned Over Alleged Theft of bag Containing N400,000
A 32 year old man, Adetugbowa Ikutuminu, was on Thursday, arraigned before an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly stealing a handbag containing N400,000. Ikutuminu, a motorcyclist, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of felony and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The …
Read More »Amotekun Arrests 28-man Syndicate of Fake Travel Agents
THE Ondo State Security Network Agency says it has arrested a 28-man syndicate of fake travel agents, notorious for duping innocent people on visa processing to United States and Australia. Chief Adetunji Adeleye, Commandant of the Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps, who disclosed the development Thursday in Akure, explained that the …
Read More »Arrest Those Calling for Reprisal by Northerners, HURIWA tasks DSS
…Says any reprisal could lead to civil war Civil rights advocacy group – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) – has called on the Department of State Services(DSS) and the National Security Adviser to fish out the miscreants and outlaws in Northern Nigeria who are making videos being posted …
Read More »Nigerian Pastor Acquitted of Rape After 8 years in South African Jail
AFTER spending eight years in jail, a Nigerian televangelist accused of raping young women from his South African church has been found not guilty of all charges. Timothy Omotoso had denied the 32 charges in a trial that was broadcast live and gained huge interest across the country. In 2018, …
Read More »65% tank Farms Dormant Due to Fuel Subsidy Removal
AS the battle to control market share in the downstream sector rages, no fewer than 70 tank farm owners have been compelled to cease operations in the past two years, leaving their facilities abandoned and idle as retailers and station owners increasingly avoid utilising their services. These dormant tank farms, …
Read More »NEITI tasks New NNPC GCEO on Transparency, Accountability
THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged Mr Bayo Ojulari, the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), to strengthen reforms, transparency and accountability. NEITI urged the new leadership to prioritise timely publication of the company’s financial statements, full disclosure …
Read More »President Tinubu embarks on 2-week working visit to Paris
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, depart Abuja for Paris in France on a working visit. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this via a statement issued on Wednesday. Onanuga said Tinubu will appraise his administration’s midterm performance and assess …
Read More »