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The Yola Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded the federal government to immediately pause action on the recently approved nine universities until the existing ones received adequate funding, infrastructure and staffing. ASUU threatened the federal government will face industrial action if it failed to comply with the demand. The Yola […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has ordered the arrest of one of its dismissed staff members, Olakunle Alex Folarin, after he was spotted on a matchmaking programme hosted by entertainer and Nollywood actor, Lege Miami, on social media. In a statement released on its official X handle on Monday, the anti-graft agency said […]
Nigeria’s former Minister of External Affairs and former permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, said there were over 1,000 insurgent groups operating within the African continent. He stated this in a goodwill message at the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 with the theme “combating contemporary threats to regional peace […]
The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin has stated that Nigeria was not divinely established, but was rather formed as a colonial entity intended for British economic benefit. Adefarasin, who stated this during a sermon on Sunday, also refuted the notion that Nigeria’s foundation was based on divine intentions, emphasising that […]
Foremost Nigerian gospel singer, acclaimed for the 1996 masterpiece “Akanam Nkwe”, Princess Anne Inyang, is set to drop a hit single ‘You’re the Sunshine’. The track, rendered in both Ibibio and English languages, is a fusion of the familiar and the fresh, blending highlife rhythms, talking drum symphonies, and contemporary production that bridge generations of […]
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed that he will contest Nigeria’s presidency again in 2027. Atiku, who made his position known through his long-time associate and spokesperson during the 2023 elections, Tunde Olusunle, said he remained committed to leading efforts to […]
A 55-year-old drug kingpin, Mohammed Ali Abubakar, alias Bello Karama, and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano, have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they were behind the shipment of illicit substances for which three […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC SSCE) results to revisit accredited centres and re-upload their results. The Board gave the directive through its weekly news bulletin on Monday, August 25, 2025. […]
Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed to the African Union’s (AU) High-Level Panel. Responding to the appointment, Gambari, who also served as Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, expressed confidence that the AU was taking steps toward finding […]
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has disclosed that his administration has lifted 7,688 rural poor drawn from the 10 federal constituencies with a N10 billion lifeline and other incentives. He stated this at the grand finale of the Town Square Meeting/Empowerment series at Etinan Federal Constituency, where he took stock of the empowerment […]