The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old pastor, Ambros Mark, over the alleged sexual defilement of two underage girls, aged 13 and 14, in Yenagoa, the state capital. Mark, who reportedly leads Point of Redemption Church International, located behind the Amarata area of Yenagoa, was arrested following a complaint lodged with the police. The victims are said to…
There is something fundamentally wrong when a country can extract wealth from a community for decades and depend on that wealth to finance national development, yet struggle to provide the community with basic infrastructure. It becomes even more troubling when…
The Federal Government has confirmed an Ebola virus disease case in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), involving a woman who recently arrived in Nigeria from Uganda. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this…
The Nigeria 2027 presidential election is beginning to take shape as political parties intensify campaigns, mobilisation and voter engagement ahead of the January 16, 2027 poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published its final list of presidential candidates and their running mates. The list released in September contains 18 presidential candidates from different political parties. The development followed the completion…
There is a peculiar wisdom in a discount. It offers relief without necessarily changing the conditions that made relief necessary in the first place, and that seems to be the same with Nigeria petrol discount. For Nigerians struggling with rising…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond the most difficult phase of his administration’s economic reforms and is now entering what he described as an “age of prosperity”. Tinubu made the declaration in his Independence Day…
Thousands of families have been displaced, multibillion naira investments ruined as severe flooding wreak havoc across Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and other states in the southern parts of Nigeria. The flooding was triggered by several hours of severe rainfall across…
The Men Who Saw Tomorrow: Another Part of the Aoiri Obaigbo Series Professor Eyo Ita occupies an important but often overlooked place in the history of Nigerian nationalism, education and political development. His work in practical education, vocational training and…
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Politics
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu over his claim that the opposition created hunger and poverty in Nigeria, insisting that the administration must take responsibility for the country’s economic challenges. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said Nigerians deserved answers about the rising cost of living and other economic difficulties as political parties prepare for the 2027 general elections. Tinubu had made…
Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption. In a statement on its X platform, the Board urged tertiary institutions to speed up their admission processes and recover lost time ahead of the 2026/2027 admission deadlines. JAMB also advised candidates to promptly accept admission offers made through the platform. Public universities are expected to conclude admissions by October 31, 2026, private universities by November 30, while other tertiary institutions…
