The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday released results of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, which started last Saturday. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this at a briefing in Enugu, said he had no reason whatsoever to withhold the results of the UTME. “The result ought to be out by […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned job-seekers against online fraudsters posing as its recruitment agents. This is contained in a statement by Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja. Kazeem said the clarification became necessary following desperate efforts by fraudsters to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. He said the attention of […]

…Insist only negotiation by govt, not use of force, can stop it …Asks govs to stop ‘political amnesty’, back it with actions …Urges Buhari to invite IPOB for negotiations …Army dismisses Gumi’s allegation, says troops not colluding with bandits By Kingsley Omonobi Renown Islamic scholar, Ahmad Gumi, claimed yesterday that bandits operating in Nigeria were […]

A new scientific study on Wednesday rekindled hope that the AstraZeneca and the Pfizer-BioNTech alliance COVID-19 vaccine are effective against Delta and Kappa variants of the COVID-19 causing virus, which were first identified in India, reinforcing a continued push to deliver the shots

…It was hoodlums that attacked —Police By Shina Abubakar RESIDENTS of Obelawo area of Osogbo, in Osun State, Tuesday, scampered for safety, as some soldiers battled policemen to free a detained colleague. The three soldiers were said to have invaded a police post in the area around 8pm to secure the release of one of […]

…Says North is sick By Bashir Bello THE Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, yesterday accused peoples of the southern part of the country of provoking the north to set the country aflame.  At its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Kaduna, the group urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country, saying Nigeria will overcome […]

•Commends Buhari on new varsities By Omeiza Ajayi National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the appointment of the Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun as the Chairman of the Primary Election Committee for the Anambra State Governorship Election. National Secretary […]

By Vincent Ujumadu FORMER governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, has won the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. He secured 740 votes to defeat three others namely Okwudili Ezenwankwo, Sir Damian Okolo and Thankgod Ibe who secured 14 […]

The Chairman of Lagos State Elders Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former Minister of Cooperation and Integration in Africa, Dr. Bimbo Ogunkelu, has said that the party will appeal the court judgment that sacked Engr. Deji Doherty as Lagos State Chairman and reinstated Dr. Dominic Adegbola.

With the prevalence of hypertensive diseases increasing to 40 percent among Nigerians in 2021, Executive Director, Non-Communicable Diseases, NCD Alliance Nigeria, Prof Akin Osibogun, has stressed the need to combat all forms of discrimination against people living with NCDs

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said four male candidates were arrested for vandalism during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Mrs Christiana Abiakam-Omanu, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, made this known while briefing newsmen. Obiakam-Omanu said the suspects were arrested at a Computer-Based Test Centre (CBT) […]

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha has beefed up his defence in his trial over allegations of child molestation by hiring two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to represent him during proceedings at an Ikeja Special Offences Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two SANs who announced their appearance before […]

By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor FOR the third time in 21 years, governors of the 17 southern states of Nigeria are locked in efforts to chart a common course on issues affecting the region. Fifteen of the 17 helmsmen met virtually, yesterday, to discuss the state of the nation, in what became the 11th time […]

By Bose Adelaja Three people including a pregnant woman reportedly lost their lives on Thursday, in a multiple accidents at the Ogun State axis of Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Eye witnesses’ account said the incident occured at Evy & Danco area, inbound Lagos, at about 4.30am. The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps […]

The United States has allocated 55 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria and 30 other priority countries as part of plans to end the pandemic