JAMB begins UTME for Kaduna candidates

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

13 Political Parties Threaten To Withdraw From 2023 Elections Due To Naira Redesign

“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

Michael Achimugu cautions Nigerians: Don’t mistakenly vote for Atiku if you believe you have already dealt with corruption

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

Omokri advised Tinubu not to behave like Buhari and to give Emefiele the opportunity to defend himself

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

Association of Emerging Artists berates ‘Gangs Of Lagos’ for depicting creatives as criminals

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

Harry Kane creates new Premier League record

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

Simon Ekpa: If urgent action isn’t taken, Nnamdi Kanu could pass away while being held by the DSS

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