BREAKING: Protesters storm EFCC Abuja office, demand reopening of Matawalle’s case
Some protesters on Friday stormed the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja, asking the commission to reopen the investigations of a former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. According to Channels TV, the EFCC Director of Public…
Zamfara establishes economic planning board
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has approved the establishment of the Zamfara Economic Planning Board. This was said to be part of measures to promote sustainable development and growth in the state. Lawal’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, said in…
Two policemen arrested for kidnapping minors in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of some of its officers allegedly involved in the kidnapping of minors in the state. The spokesman for the command, ASP Ahmad Rufai, who confirmed the arrest of the officers simply…
2024 UTME: 10 Rivers school students score above 310
The results of 10 students of Gold Springs High School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State who sat for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between April 19 and 29 have surfaced online. The results, as posted via the school’s X handle,…
2024 UTME: Excitement as candidates, relatives display results online
Users of the social media app, X, have reacted to the inflow of candidates’ results from the concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, in its statement, disclosed that 1,402,490 candidates out of 1,842,464 failed…
Why I wrote UTME again, UNIZIK’s best-graduating student reveals
A graduate of Chemistry from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Anambra State, Juliet Chidiebube Uka, has scored 324 in the just concluded 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Uka was the best-graduating student in the Department of Chemistry at UNIZIK in…
Costal highway: Landmark Beach refunds customers after demolition
The management of Landmark Resort Beach says it has initiated the refund process for customers impacted by the recent demolition of portions of its properties by the Federal Government. According to a statement posted on its X account on Friday…
Banned: Nigerian pastor orders bride to remove eyelashes at wedding
A Nigerian bride recounted how her pastor told her to remove her lashes during her church wedding. Jessica Okah, the bride, disclosed this incident on TikTok, mentioning that the pastor had raised the issue of her eyelashes before the wedding…
Man City’s Foden wins football writers’ award
Manchester City’s Phil Foden was Friday named Footballer of the Year by the English Football Writers’ Association, with the club’s Khadija Shaw scooping the women’s award. England attacking midfielder, Foden, joins a roll call of famous names including Stanley Matthews,…
FG calls for media support to tackle climate crisis
The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, on Friday voiced concern about the widespread lack of awareness regarding the climate crisis in the country. Salako expressed concern during a joint press conference held in Abuja to mark the 2024…