Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo termed Debora Samuel’s death as “very painful and very regrettable” due to a blasphemy allegation. Osinbajo made the remarks immediately after arriving from Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Friday. The student was allegedly assaulted and killed after making remarks that were deemed insulting to Prophet …
The results of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) (UTME). The examination body, in a statement released on Saturday afternoon and signed by Fabian Benjamin, the head of its public affairs and protocol unit, noted that the results are not yet available on its website, but that candidates can …
Ministers who quit over political ambitions, according to activist lawyer Femi Falana, can only be reappointed following Senate confirmation. President Muhammadu Buhari had asked members in his government with political ambitions to leave on or before May 16. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education; Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport; Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs; and Ogbonnaya Onu, …
The Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB, issued a sit-at-home order on Saturday ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s court appearances. In honour of Kanu’s court appearances, IPOB declared May 18 and 26 as sit-at-home days. The dates were revealed by Emma Powerful, a representative for the separatist group, while denying a voice note circulated on the sit-at-home. The alleged voice messages …
