Premium News

JAMB TO CONDUCT MOP-UP EXAM FOR CANDIDATES WHO MISSED ORIGINAL 2025 UTME facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonThe Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will allow a resit for candidates who initially missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of JAMB, met with chief external examiners, civil society organisations, …

WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST IN KENYA – DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, insisting its operations are limited strictly to Nigeria’s territorial borders. This emerged during cross-examination of a prosecution witness, identified …

WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN NNAMDI KANU’S ARREST IN KENYA – DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial arrest of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, in Kenya, insisting its operations are limited strictly to Nigeria’s territorial borders. This emerged during cross-examination of a prosecution witness, identified …

MAN WHO BURNT BIBLE, POSTED VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOUND SHOT DEAD A man who recorded himself burning a Bible and then posted it online has been found shot de@d. Antônio Rocha de Sousa’s body was discovered on Wednesday, May 14, riddled with bullet wounds. Police are treating his death as a homicide. Just 10 days before his death, Antônio …

TINUBU’S VISIT TO ROME, INSULT TO CHRISTIANITY – EX-SGF The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has again raised concerns about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, May 21, Lawal said that the President’s visit to the Vatican City for Pope Leo’s inauguration is an insult …

RIVERS STATE HAD NO FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT WHEN I DECLARED EMERGENCY — TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state on March 18, 2025. In an affidavit submitted to the apex court, Tinubu said the declaration was necessary to avert an …

SIMON EKPA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLINGS IN SOUTH EAST, SLAMS BIAFRA RADIO Detained Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa has denied being behind the killings in the South-East Nigeria. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr Jonathan Levy, in a statement made available to journalists, he slammed the Biafra Radio and others over what he called defamatory publications regarding the alleged killings in Orsu …

EL-RUFAI CARPETS NIGERIAN JUDICIARY, SAYS MANY JUDGES, LAWYERS CORRUPT A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged widespread corruption in the Nigerian judiciary, saying many judges and lawyers are corrupt. Speaking on Monday at the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch in Abuja, Mr El-Rufai said the public no longer trusts the judiciary due to …

EFCC BEGINS TRIAL OF OIL MAGNATE, AKINDELE IN ALLEGED $35M FRAUD The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday in Abuja commenced the trial of an oil magnate, Dr Akintoye Akindele, accused of complicity in the conversion of the sum of $35 million dollars belonging to the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. The sum was said to …

ZAMFARA CHRISTIAN CONVERT, ZAINAB, FACES TRIAL IN SHARI’A COURT FOR SWITCHING RELIGION In a development that has sent shockwaves to many quarters, 22-year-old Miss Zainab Muhamadu faces the death penalty in Zamfara State. Family sources said her crime is converting to Christianity. Zainab’s journey of faith began when she encountered Pastor Samuel, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member posted …