86 varsities, others conducted illegal admissions, says JAMB
Analysis of data on the admissions conducted for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside…
Police dismiss officer who ignored transfer, promoted self
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Corporal, Buba Adamu, for refusing to report to his new post in Kaduna State. The spokesperson for the Cross River Police Command,…
Tinubu removes Bello-Koko, appoints Abubakar Dantsoho as MD of NPA
President Bola Tinubu has sacked Mohammed Bello-Koko as the managing director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and appointed Abubakar Dantsoho as his replacement. Bello-Koko was appointed by…
Death toll in Jos school building collapse now 22 — 132 injured
The Plateau government says 22 people died and 132 were injured in the collapsed building of Saints Academy in Jos, the state capital. On Friday, the two-storey school building,…
Building collapse: National Blood Service begs for donations, says supplies critically low
Home General and News updates General and N The National Blood Service Commission has issued an emergency appeal for voluntary blood donors in the Jos metropolis to save the…
Appeal Court upholds N5m adultery fine imposed on Daddy Freeze
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, has upheld the fine imposed on popular Nigerian On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy…
Rema bags $3m payday for perform at Indian billionaire Ambani’s son wedding
Nigerian Afrobeats star Daniel Ikubor popularly known as Rema is reportedly set to be paid $3m to perform at the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man Mukesh…
JUST IN: Tinubu renames National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has named the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The president made the announcement on Friday…
Police arrest couple trying to sell two-year-old son to fund Canada trip
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a couple (name withheld) attempting to sell their two-year-old son to travel to Canada. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed…
Ibori says Supreme Court ruling on LGA financial autonomy undermines true federalism
James Ibori, a former governor of Delta, has faulted the supreme court ruling on the financial autonomy of the 774 LGAs in the country. On Thursday, the supreme court…
