JAMB postponed 2025 UTME registration
31/1/2025 The registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will now commence on Monday, Feb. 3, instead of Friday, Jan. 31 as earlier slated. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Public Communication Advisor, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. Benjamin said the […]
Mob sets man ablaze for beheading woman in Delta
31/1/ 2025 A yet-to-be-identified man has been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly beheading a woman in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed this in a post on X.com on Thursday. According to Edafe, the man had killed the woman in […]
JAMB suspension of Law admission in KWASU doesn’t affect ongoing programme – management
30/1/2025 The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has said that the recent one year ban on admission into KWASU’s law program does not affect students currently running their programs in its Faculty of Law. The Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin. Dr Aliyu said the […]
Herdsmen kill 2 farmers in Delta
30/1/2025 Tension engulfed Umunede and Mbiri communities in Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday following the killing of two farmers by suspected herders. Newsmen gathered that the incident which happened in the Mbiri community on Tuesday led to the burning of herdsmen’s settlement in the Umunede community. The incident occurred along […]
Trump’s mass deportation: I wish I could help,’ Selena Gomez in tears
30/1/2025 Selena Gomez has been seen in tears over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, following criticism from some quarters. The 32-year-old singer and actress, who is of Mexican heritage, appeared to respond to the president’s stringent immigration policies. The crackdown has included promises of the largest deportation in U.S. history, with the White House recently sharing images of […]
Court adjourns ruling in Sowore’s bail application
30/1/2025 A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned ruling on a bail application filed by Omoyele Sowore in the alleged cybercrime offences until Thursday. Justice Musa Liman adjourned the matter on Wednesday after Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution lawyer, Uddy Jonathan, argued their case for and against the request. The police had, […]
American Airlines jet with 64 onboard crashes after midair collision with military helicopter
Rescuers search Potomac river after flight from Kansas with 64 onboard collides with Black Hawk helicopter while coming in to land. 30/1/2025 An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has crashed after a midair collision with a US army Black Hawk helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC, […]
Mali, B/Faso, Niger officially exit ECOWAS
30/1/2025 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS becomes effective from Jan. 29th, the commission stated on Wednesday. The commission’s spokesperson, Joel Ahofodji, explained that it is in line with the decision of the ECOWAS authority, and in the spirit of regional solidarity […]
JAMB suspends law programme in 8 Universities
29/1/2025 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not be conducting admissions for Law programme in eight institutions following the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme. A statement signed by the Public Communications Advisor of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Wednesday, said the Council of Legal Education (CLE) […]
Protesters Storm Abuja Court As Police Arraign Sowore
29/1/ 2025 The protesters who gathered in front of the court sang anti-government songs and demanded the immediate release of the activist, insisting that Sowore had not committed any offence for exposing the rot in the Nigerian police. Agroup of activists and civil society organizations on Wednesday besieged the Federal High Court Abuja to protest […]