Court In Kano Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing Friend Over Cap A High Court in Miller Road, Kano City, has sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was found guilty of the murder of his friend. The convict, Adamu Isma’ilaArzai, was charged to court in […]
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Anambra Govt Selects 22 Schools For Pilot Scheme Of ‘Smart Learn Initiative’
Anambra Govt Selects 22 Schools For Pilot Scheme Of ‘Smart Learn Initiative’ By Ifeizu Joe 22 secondary schools in Anambra State have been mapped out for the pilot programme of the Smart Learn Anambra initiative. The initiative which has been officially launched by the Anambra State government will involve 22 […]
Rivers Women Protest Abduction Of 8 WAEC Candidates
Rivers Women Protest Abduction Of 8 WAEC Candidates Women of the Bille community in the Degema LGA of Rivers State have staged a protest at the Government House, Port Harcourt, demanding the release of eight students, abducted by suspected pirates while in a boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bille […]
19-year-old UTME Candidate Commits Suicide Over ‘Low Score’
19-year-old UTME Candidate Commits Suicide Over ‘Low Score’ A candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Lagos State, Opesusi Faith Timilehin, reportedly committed suicide for scoring low mark. The 19-year-old reportedly died on Monday after consuming ‘Push Out’ rat poison due to scoring 190 in the just-released Joint […]
Mass Failure: JAMB Admits Fault, Orders UTME Resit for 379,997 Candidates as Registrar Weeps
Mass Failure: JAMB Admits Fault, Orders UTME Resit for 379,997 Candidates as Registrar Weeps The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 379,997 candidates will retake the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) following widespread technical issues and irregularities. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, addressing a press conference […]
WAHO Partners Three Organizations To Fight Lassa Fever, Fast-Track Access To Vaccine
WAHO Partners Three Organizations To Fight Lassa Fever, Fast-Track Access To Vaccine The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has announced it is partnering three strategic prominent regional health organisations to fight Lassa Fever, as well as fast-track vaccine access across the region. The organizations are .. Corona Management Systems, Nigeria […]
6 Nigerians Deported From US For Criminal Offences
6 Nigerians Deported From US For Criminal Offences By Segun Ojo – May 14, 2025 The United States Government has deported no fewer than six Nigerians after they were charged with various crimes in the country. The deportees arrived Nigeria via Delta Airlines flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, […]
IPMAN In Anambra Warns Government Agents Against Harassing Members
IPMAN In Anambra Warns Government Agents Against Harassing Members The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Anambra State Chapter, has warned government agents against harassing its members. Making this known at a well-attended meeting in Awka, the association condemned the current business climate, citing excessive levies imposed by local […]
Mexican mayoral candidate gunned down during live broadcast of campaign rally
Foreign News A tragic scene unfolded Sunday night in Texistepec, Veracruz, Mexico, as mayoral candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez was shot dead during a live-streamed campaign rally. Gutiérrez, a member of the ruling Morena party, was among four people killed when gunmen opened fire on the crowd. At least three others […]
N54.9tn budget: FG, W’Bank at odds over funding strategy
The World Bank has raised concerns over Nigeria’s record N54.9 trillion 2025 budget, warning it may be overly ambitious and could force the Federal Government to resort to borrowing from the Central Bank. Presenting its Nigeria Development Update in Abuja on Monday, the Bank noted that key budget assumptions—like oil […]