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By Deborah Nnamdi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Saturday, June 28, 2025, as the date for its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), targeting a total of 96,838 candidates. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a statement released on Sunday. He stated that candidates…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old makeup artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for attempting to smuggle 2.2 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the walls of her suitcase. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi announced the arrest…

Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended Dr. Mkor Aondona, the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, over allegations of sextortion and cyberbullying. The arrest took place in Makurdi on Friday, June 20,…

In a move that has shocked many in the athletics world, Nigerian sprint sensation Favour Ofili has officially transferred her sporting allegiance to Turkey. The 21-year-old, known for her blistering pace and record-breaking performances in the 200m and 400m events, completed the switch after final approval from World Athletics. The…

By Deborah Nnamdi Tragedy struck in Kano State on Saturday as a bomb explosion claimed the lives of at least five people and left ten others injured. The explosion occurred in an area of the state yet to be officially disclosed, causing widespread panic among residents. Authorities confirmed that the…

by Deborah Nnamdi Nigeria has been ranked 7th globally for friendliness toward strangers in the 2025 World Happiness Report, compiled by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre in collaboration with Gallup and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The annual report assesses 147 countries based on self-reported well-being and…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Dr. Nekabari Dambere Nathan, a Port Harcourt-based medical practitioner, over an alleged N39.15 million visa fraud. Dr. Nathan was brought before Justice P. I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on Thursday, alongside his company,…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has revealed that he plans to divide his $17.1 billion fortune equally among all of his children, but said they cannot have access to his vast fortune till 2055. He said children he officially fathered and those born through anonymous…

“I killed 6-year-old boy (Muhammadu Bilah) after I took ice (hard drug)” those were the chilling words of 24-year-old Godspower Ebisimiagha (aka Bobby), who gruesomely murdered Muhammadu Bilah in Yenagao, Bayelsa State capital. “While eating with the boy, I suddenly stood up and hit him on the floor.” Ebisimiagha spoke…

Photo: Atiku, El-Rufai members of the Gang-up Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Rivers and Kaduna states’ governors, Nasir El-Rufai and other key opposition figures have stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with a request to register the All-Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a platform to unseat President Bola Ahmed…