The trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former head of Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was adjourned on Wednesday after lawyers representing both the prosecution and the defence failed to appear in court. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, was unable to proceed with the case as neither…
The trial of Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, and his co-defendant, Dauda Sulaiman, by the EFCC was, on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The case, which was for continuation of trial before Justice James Omotosho, could not proceed following the appearance of a…
Severe flooding triggered by two days of torrential downpours has forced more than 545 households from their homes in Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, according to the state’s emergency management agency. The storms, which struck on 4 and 5 September, damaged at least 171 houses across multiple communities in Kaduna North Local Government Area. Floodwaters rose…
As Nigeria joined the global community to mark World AIDS Day on Monday, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu called for renewed commitment, increased domestic financing, and collaborative efforts to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. Speaking at the 2025 World AIDS Day commemoration in Abuja, themed “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response,”…
A former Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has urged the suspended Governor of Rivers, Siminalayi Fubara, to shut his doors against those he called crisis merchants and step up his ongoing reconciliation moves. Eradiri, who stated this in an interview with newsmen in Yenagoa, commended the suspended governor for heeding his…
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday broke into tears as he apologised for the errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede, during a news conference in Bwari on Wednesday, took responsibility of the errors in the just concluded examinations. He assured that the 379,997 affected candidates…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 UTME resit examination for candidates at impacted centres. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said of the 336,845 who were eventually…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a suit filed by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) against the Federal and State Governments until May 29. The fresh suit, which was scheduled for mention before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The matter was, however, fixed…
The Obololi community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has reported that no relief has reached them following the Feb. 16 oil leak, which discharged crude and polluted the River Nun. The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) traced the spill to a 16-inch Nun River-Kolo Creek underwater pipeline operated by…
The second season of ‘Blood Sisters’, intriguing television series, acclaimed to be first Nigerian Netflix Original series, is set to hit screens, its producers have said. Mo Abudu, Chief Executive Officer of Ebonylife, Group, made the announcement on her Instagram page. She wrote: “BLOOD SISTERS SEASON 2 IN THE WORKS. I’m thrilled to share that…
