The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kaduna State, on Tuesday, commenced the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions The candidates joined over 1.6 million registered candidates who will be sitting for UTME from Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – May 3, 2023 in some selected Computer Based … Read more
Residents of Kaduna have been urged to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal tenders by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. El-Rufai insisted that the old notes will be sealed and continue to be accepted by businesses in the state of Kaduna. Buhari had said in his … Read more
Hazel Oyeze Onou, aka Whitemoney, a housemate on Big Brother Naija All Stars, chastised CeeC for calling him foul slurs. The “Shine Ya Eye” season winner revealed that because he is a titled man, there is a limit to the insults he can tolerate during his journal session on Wednesday. He claimed he had behaved … Read more
“Thirteen” of Nigeria’s 18 political parties have threatened to withdraw from the general elections on February 25 and March 11 due to the CBN’s naira redesign policy. The “13 parties” praised President Muhammadu Buhari’s redesign of the N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes at a briefing held on Monday by a coalition of political party chairmen. … Read more
Former PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s assistant Michael Achimugu claims he made the main opposition contender’s alleged involvement in corruption public to discourage Nigerians from supporting him. Recall that Atiku acknowledged participating in the misuse of public contracting funds in a phone call that was taped. The former vice president described how he was in … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that banks transfer funds in accounts that have been dormant for at least 10 years into a trust fund account. The disclosure was contained in a recently released exposure draft of guidelines on the Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other … Read more
Reno Omokri, a sociopolitical activist, has urged President Bola Tinubu against incarcerating the arrested former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, without allowing him to present a defense. Godwin Emefiele was arrested. Omokri suggested that Tinubu should give Emefiele the opportunity to respond to any allegations that have been made against him. … Read more
The National Association of Emerging Artists (NAEA) has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the ‘Gangs of Lagos’ movie. NAEA said it was disappointed with the portrayal of artists as “criminals” by the producer and director Kemi Akindoju and Jade Osiberu. The group made this known in a statement recently released by its spokesperson, Unadey … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane, on Saturday created a new Premier League record after scoring a goal in his side’s 3-1 defeat to Brentford. It was the 25th league game Kane has scored in this season, a feat no player has managed before. Kane came into the Brentford clash on 27 goals from 36 games, … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is in critical condition, according to Simon Ekpa, a separatist and Biafra militant. Despite the Court of Appeal clearing the IPOB leader of terrorism and treasonable felony charges last year, Kanu has been held captive in the DSS facility since his arrest in … Read more