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JAMB POSTPONES 2025 UTME REGISTRATION The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB), has postponed the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Monday, February 3, 2025, from the earlier date of Friday, January 31, 2025. The rescheduling of the commencement of the registration was disclosed in a statement on Friday, shared via JAMB’s official X page. According to …

DRUNKEN DRIVER RAMS CAR INTO SOLDIERS IN LAGOS, KILLS FOUR Four soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu, Lagos, are feared dead, and others were injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them. An unconfirmed number of soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks, Yaba, in Lagos State were feared dead, and others injured after …

PETER OBI CHALLENGES AKANDE FOR TRYING TO REWRITE HISTORY ON #ENDSARS Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticized former Osun State governor Bisi Akande for claiming that Obi’s supporters (known as Obidients) orchestrated the 2020 #EndSARS protest to derail President Bola Tinubu’s ambition. Obi and the Obidient Movement called Akande’s narrative an attempt to rewrite history, saying …

PETER OBI CHALLENGES AKANDE FOR TRYING TO REWRITE HISTORY ON #ENDSARS Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticized former Osun State governor Bisi Akande for claiming that Obi’s supporters (known as Obidients) orchestrated the 2020 #EndSARS protest to derail President Bola Tinubu’s ambition. Obi and the Obidient Movement called Akande’s narrative an attempt to rewrite history, saying …

POLICE, MILITARY EXTORTED ₦21.8BN AT SOUTH-EAST ROADBLOCKS IN TWO MONTHS INTERSOCIETY The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has accused police and military personnel of extorting a staggering ₦21.8 billion from roadblocks in the South-East geopolitical zone within two months. According to a statement by the Chairman of Intersociety, Comrade Emeka Umeagbalasi, the police allegedly pocketed …

AS OPPOSITION APC, WE PAID WOMEN FOR DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST PRESIDENT JONATHAN’S GOVT – AMAECHI Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed concerns that President Bola Tinubu is not prepared to relinquish power in 2027. Amaechi made this known in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development. …

KADUNA MONARCH SLUMPS, DIES AT OCCASION A district head in the Zazzau emirate council of Kaduna State slumped at an occasion, on Thursday, and later died at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Kofar gayan Zaria. The Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Alhaji Rilwan Yahaya Pate, slumped attending an occasion along with the Emir of Zazzau, Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Confirming the incident …

COURT DISMISSES ENUGU PSYCHIATRIST HOSPITAL BOSS’ APPEAL AGAINST SENIOR NURSE The Court of Appeal, Enugu Division, has dismissed the appeal brought by Dr. Ngozi Unaogu, the Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, along with three consultant psychiatrists- Drs Ubochi Vincent, Justin Acho, and Ugwuonye Onyekachi against senior nurse Afam Ndu. Newspot recalls that the hospital has witnessed a …

I’M GLAD MY GOVT LAID FOUNDATION FOR 26 YEARS OF UNBROKEN DEMOCRACY – ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), says he is excited over the contribution of his government to Nigeria’s 26 years of unbroken democracy. The then military Head of State ushered in this era of democracy when he handed over power to the elected …

FRESH CONTROVERSY TRAILS IGP’S TENURE EXTENSION The controversy surrounding the extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is yet to abate following the fresh calls for his resignation or sack by the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Apart from the human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, who consistently criticises Egbetokun’s stay in office as IGP, some senior police …