THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is to hold this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from May 6 to May 16, 2022, it was announced on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the registration for the UTME and that of Direct Entry will hold simultaneously from February 12 to March 19, 2022 at various […]
Eight persons suspected to be pipeline vandals have been arrested in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, as the operation to end oil bunkering and illegal refining of petroleum products is intensified by the State Government. The suspects were arrested by a special anti-bunkering taskforce set up by the council chairman, Rowland Sekibo […]
Many people are feared to have been killed following an attack by gunmen on Galkogo village in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. Speaking with TheCable on the development, Jibrin Alawa, spokesperson of youth association in the state, said the attack occurred at about 3pm and lasted till 6pm on Saturday. Alawa said about 200 […]
Anambra State Governor-Elect, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has called on more Nigerians to participate in local politics as a way to turn around the nation’s fortunes. Professor Soludo made the comment while speaking in Abuja on Saturday at the graduation ceremony of the pioneer class of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance founded by […]
110 abducted girls still missing, says Chibok community The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) in Chibok, Borno state, says 110 girls are still unaccounted for. The girls are among the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. Speaking on Saturday at a media briefing held in Abuja, Dauda lliya, KADA president, urged […]
Three young men have been taken into custody for allegedly killing a lady for ritual purposes in Ogun State, the police said on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a statement in Abeokuta. He explained that the suspects between the ages of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Saturday detained the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3billion. He was said to have arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about […]
The Federal Government has processed $98m and N17.2bn as partial payments for the ongoing rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, it was learnt on Friday. It was also gathered that the government had made an initial payment of $194m, being the 15 per cent advance payment required for the rehabilitation of the facility, […]
Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State has prohibited students of the institution from using their vehicles on campus. In a memo issued by B.O Dara, the Registrar, the school said the decision was reached after emergency management meeting of Polytechnic held on Thursday, 27th January, 2022 on the “use of vehicles by the students […]
The Lagos State University (LASU) has urged Akinbiyi Abiola Ahmed aka Bella Shmurda to return for the completion of his degree programme at the institution. The 25-year-old artiste had stated that he failed some courses while at the institution, forcing him to quit school. He became popular after the release of his debut single […]
