UTME 2019: Why we won’t release results now – JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has continued to explain why it is yet to release the result of the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The unsual delay has created room for anxiety and suspicion among some Nigerians. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesman, told The Sun on Saturday, that they appreciate the anxiety …

Nigeria customs seized smuggled items worth N10.6bn

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted various smuggled items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N10.67 billion in the first quarter of 2019. The Controller of the unit, Comptroller Aliyu Mohammed, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …

Ekiti CJ visits prisons, frees inmates

A total number of 21 awaiting-trial inmates have been freed from the Ado-Ekiti Prisons by the Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola. Justice Daramola ordered their release after reviewing the cases of 327 awaiting-trial inmates during his annual visit to the prison. Some of the inmates who regained their freedom are those charged with …

Buhari govt reacts to Pukka posters, issues strong warning to Atiku

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the just-concluded election, Atiku Abubakar cannot become president through “subterfuge”. Mohammed made the declaration while reacting to posters of Abubakar which surfaced in Abuja with the inscription: “The Pukka, H.E. Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, The Real …

APC warns Buhari over killings of Nigerians in South Africa

The All Progressives Congress (APC), South African Chapter, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the lives of Nigerians are safe in South Africa. Mr Sanni David, the National Publicity Secretary of the chapter, also called for tougher sanctions against the Republic of South Africa. “We expect that President Cyril Ramaphosa would take …

Chibok, Dapchi communities visit TB Joshua over Leah Sharibu, others

Representatives of Chibok in Borno and Dapchi in Yobe on Sunday sought spiritual help at The Synagogue Church of All Nations, at Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos to pray for the release of Leah Sharibu and other students kidnapped by Boko Haram. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the representatives who carried several placards told the …

Zamfara killings:Buhari’s reaction!

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said it is ridiculous and unfair to suggest that he was not concerned about the security situation in Zamfara State, nor doing anything about the insecurity there. In a statement on his Facebook page, he noted that ensuring the protection of the people of Nigeria is one of his primary …

BREAKING: What you are to do if you want to become the president by 2023 –

Former Chairman of Northern Elders’ Forum, Paul Unongo, has advised the Igbo not to wait for other Nigerians to give them the presidency, but to organise themselves as Nigerians, and not Igbo, to canvass support for their ambition to occupy the slot. Unongo, who resigned during the peak of herdsmen killings in Benue and Plateau …

I was born out of rape – Helen Paul reveals

Popular Comedienne, Helen Paul says she was a product of rape. The comedienne disclosed this on Friday on her Instagram page while dedicating her recent doctorate degree from UNILAG to her mother. The post read:“I HELEN PAUL dedicate this to my mum, you gave birth to me out of rape, they told you I wouldn’t …

BREAKING: MNJTF speaks on Boko Haram ‘killing of 18 soldiers’

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has denied any recent attack on its troops and killing of 18 soldiers in its area of responsibility. Spokesman of the task force, Col. Timothy Antigha, in a statement on Friday, dismissed claim that 18 soldiers were killed when a faction of Boko Haram-affiliated to Islamic State West Africa …