BREAKING: JAMB releases 2022 UTME results

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 …

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2023: Ngige, Malami alleged withdrawal from presidential race illegal – Falana

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, …

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Sit-at-home order: IPOB announces new dates ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trials

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 …

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2023: Labour minister, Chris Ngige, pulls out of presidential contest

Minister of Labour and Productivity Chris Ngige has announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) after paying a whopping N100 million to buy presidential forms for 2023. “On Tuesday, 19th April 2022, I publicly declared my interest to contest for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, following the constitutional provision that precludes our amiable …

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Nigeria’s problem remains With over 15 million out of school children- Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the difficulties facing the country will persist unless individuals in positions of leadership do something to solve the situation of the country’s nearly 15 million out-of-school children. Regardless of the type of leadership training supplied by leadership development centres, disregarding this segment of people, he added, will always cause a drag in society. …

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In Zamfara, Bandits kidnap journalist

Comrade Idris Haruna Magami, a journalist working for the Zamfara State Radio and Television Service in Gusau, has been kidnapped. Magami was taken on Wednesday while returning to his hometown of Magami, about 40 kilometres from Gusau, the state capital, after closing hours, according to eyewitnesses. Comrade Magami is a well-known journalist of Zamfara Radio and Television Service and the …

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Deborah Samuel: Vampires want religious war in Nigeria – Christian leadership

Deborah Samuel was brutally murdered, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). For “blasphemy,” a 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto State was slain. CAN prayed on Friday that “vampires dressed in religious garb will not lead the country into a religious war.” The General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, stated that the killers’ actions must be …

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Investor, Adesuwa Listed Among Top 40 Black Women In Asset Management Globally

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, the Founder and Managing Partner of Aruwa Capital Management, has been named to the global 40 Black Women in Asset Management, BWAM, under 40-year-old lists of women committed to changing the future of asset management. The list honours remarkable Black women in asset management who have shown leadership and achieved great success in their careers. Black Women …

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2023: Buhari bids farewell to10 outgoing Ministers, with plans to replace them soon

President Muhammadu Buhari bid ten outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) farewell on Friday in Abuja, stating that a large number of them are well-equipped to seek higher political offices, including the presidency. “I have no doubt that if the next President emerges from among former members of this cabinet, like any other aspirant, ample competence and outstanding …

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Breaking: ASUU, others may suspend their strike As FG intervenes

The Federal Government may have discovered a method to appease the striking university-based unions, allowing the strike to be called off in the coming days. This was brought to light on Thursday when stakeholders met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja at the President’s request for a tripartite meeting. Read Also:  Bayelsa Gov, Duoye Diri storms Supreme Court for Justice Mary …

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ASUU Strike: Deputy Governor Asks Bayelsa Students to Avoid Social Vices

Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the Governor of Bayelsa State Depu­ty, has encouraged students not to be swayed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUongoing )’s industrial action towards anti-social inclinations that may jeopardise their bright futures. He counselled them to focus on desirable goals that would help them improve their learning and character both in and out of school in order …

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In Sokoto, female student was beaten to death, her body was set on fire for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad

A student from Sokoto State’s Shehu Shagari College of Education has been burned to death by her classmates for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The event occurred on Thursday morning, according to reports. Muslim students dragged her out of her hostel and set her on fire. Read Also:  Terrorists killed 40 Taraba residents and 6 soldiers, according to Senate In March …

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Concerns Mount over N’Assembly’s Amendment of Electoral Act to Boost Lawan’s Chances

Some Nigerians are concerned about the National Assembly’s recent amendment to the Electoral Act of 2022, which allows statutory delegates – all those elected – to participate and vote in political party conventions, congresses, and meetings, claiming it was done to help Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who recently entered the 2023 presidential race under the All Progressives Congress (APC). This …

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In new attack, bandits kill four people and injure several others in Benue community

On Tuesday night, gunmen suspected of being bandits raided Ayilamo community in Benue State’s Logo Local Government Area, killing four people and injuring numerous others. According to a community source, Paul Akase, who claimed to have miraculously escaped, the gunmen attacked the neighbourhood and began firing indiscriminately while everyone was fast sleeping. “They came in big numbers and began shooting …

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Two months after being kidnapped, Catholic priest from Kaduna dies in captivity

Rev Fr. Joseph Aketeh Bako, a Catholic priest, died eight weeks after being kidnapped and held captive. Rev Fr. Christian Okewu Emanuel, Chancellor of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, made the announcement on Wednesday in Kaduna. On March 8, 2022, Rev. Fr Bako was abducted from his home in Kudenda, Chikun local government area, Kaduna State. His medications were confiscated …

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HURIWA tasks security agencies to end killing of cows in SouthEast

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged governors of South East states, as well as security agencies, with putting an end to gunmen slaughtering cows in Enugu, Imo, Anambra, Abia, and Ebonyi states. It has also condemned recent deaths by a variety of organisations, including security forces and unknown gunmen, and called for peaceful and constructive discourse. …

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FEC approves N2 billion operational vehicles for NSCDC

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has allocated over N2 billion for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to purchase operational vehicles (NSCDC). Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, said this at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s weekly FEC meeting. He stated that 27 Buffalo double cabin vans, 15 Toyota Hilux vans, and ten ambulance buses will be …

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Terrorists killed 40 Taraba residents and 6 soldiers, according to Senate

Terrorists killed approximately forty people, including troops, in the southern portion of Taraba State, according to the Senate on Tuesday. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha raised a point of order, prompting the action (APC, Taraba South). During the Sallah break, Bwacha called the chamber’s attention to occurrences of banditry and terrorism in Southern Taraba. According to him, the terrorists arrived on motorcycles …

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