As Nigerians groan under economic hardship amid frightening insecurity, NGO, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, demanding a halt of alleged moves by NERC, to increase electricity tariff

*Each institution to fix minimum admission point *Stakeholders fail to arrive on deadline for 2021/2022 By Joseph Erunke, ABUJA THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cancelled national admission benchmark, otherwise called cut-off mark. With the scrapping of the age-long method, each of the nation’s tertiary institutions is now authorised to peg its admission […]

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, Tuesday signed the Anti-Grazing Bill into law.

Three vagrants on Tuesday appeared in a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Kano for allegedly stealing nine goats and sheep. The police charged Hussaini Bala,18, Babangida Idris,18 and Ahmed Abubakar,20, with criminal conspiracy, theft and unlawful assembly while armed with dangerous weapons. The Prosecution Counsel, M A Abdulrahman, told the court that the defendants committed the […]

More players are billed to arrive at the Super Eagles training camp in Lagos ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifying campaign kicking off in Lagos. Napoli striker Victor Osimhen landed in camp on Tuesday morning. Others still expected to arrive include, Chidozie Awaziem, Zaidu Sanusi, Paul Onuachu, and Joe Aribo. Meanwhile, Hoffenheim defender, […]

By Samson Bright Food insecurity which the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defined as a situation of “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways,” is an aggrandizing socioeconomic emergency capable of plunging Nigeria into an abysmal ruckus if […]

A motorcycle rider is also known as Okada, Bakari Samaila, was Tuesday, arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting at Tinubu, over alleged impersonation as Naval personnel

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Fani Kayode on Tuesday in Jos urged people of Plateau to forgive one another and live peacefully. Kayode said the call to co-exist peacefully had become necessary following recent attacks in the state. The ex-minister, who made the call when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Simon Lalong […]

By Temisan Amoye Defending US Open champion Naomi Osaka commenced her title defense with a straight-sets win over Mari Bouzkova. Osaka’s performance put to bed any worries about her lacking match fitness following a turbulent year which saw her withdraw from the French Open and skip Wimbledon, citing mental health issues. The third seed was […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday launched Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme designed to create new opportunities for 20,000 fresh graduates annually.

Taliban fighters took control of Kabul airport on Tuesday,  following withdrawal of last  U.S. troops, marking  end of a 20-year war that left the Islamist militia stronger than it was in 2001. Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul,  as shaky video footage showed fighters entering the airport after the last U.S. troops flew out a minute […]

Albino Foundation of Nigeria has said that majority of People Living with Albinism, PWA, in Nigeria suffer a high level of discrimination in the country

By Damilola Ogunsakin Big Brother Naija housemate, Liquorose says she is yet to recover from the last Sunday eviction because of the eviction of her two besties (Maria and Sammie), adding she needs to shine her eyes because her eyes have been closed since she entered the house. During her dairy session with Big Brother […]

Police said in Ogun on Tuesday that they killed a kidnap suspect and arrested another in a shootout at Ilala Forest in Imala Area of Abeokuta. “Ogun State police command arrested one member of a kidnap syndicate while one was gunned down at Ilala Forest in Imala area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area,’’ police […]

Kidnappers of the two students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Itakpe Campus have established contact with the victim’s families and are demanding a ransom of N30 million to release the students