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A 15-year-old boy, Ekele Franklin, from Imo has emerged the overall best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), conducted between April 11 and April 15. Franklin, who made University of Lagos his first choice, scored 347 and may not be admitted because of his age. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admission […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will release the results of the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) this Saturday, 11th of May, 2019. The registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday. The registrar said the details of the results will be announced […]

Arsenal will face Chelsea in another all-English final after both London clubs made it through to the Europa League final on Thursday. A day after Tottenham set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool, Arsenal overcame Valencia in Spain, while Chelsea held its nerve to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties. It is the […]

Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says no human being can influence the judgement of the supreme court. Speaking on Thursday when the management of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), led by Muiz Banire, its chairman, paid a courtesy visit to his office, Muhammad said the judges are only answerable to God […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emiefele, for a second and final term of five years. Mr Buhari’s letter seeking the Senate’s approval for his reappointment of Mr Emefiele was read out by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the close of plenary on Thursday. The president, in […]

Nigerians are groaning again in darkness after the national electricity grid suffered a major failure on Wednesday, seizing power supply to homes amidst scorching weather conditions. The collapse has seen Nigeria’s electricity output dwindle to a meagre 230 megawatts or less for a population exceeding 180 million. This was against 4,032 megawatts national average that […]

China’s medical authority said on Wednesday that 158 Internet hospitals had been built, to address congestion in large urban hospitals amid digital tide. Mao Qun’an, a director of the National Health Commission, said at the second Digital China Summit that 19 provinces, or over half of China’s provincial-level regions, had established provincial tele-medicine platforms. The […]

Amid the growing insecurity in the country, particularly banditry and kidnappings, President Buhari again promised on Tuesday to do his “best” for Nigeria. He told worshippers at the State House Mosque in Abuja that he was aware of the weight of the responsibilities he owed Nigerians. Buhari repeatedly expressed gratitude to Nigerians for supporting him […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria’s real problem was lack of leadership and not corruption as widely claimed. Dogara said this at a conference tagged, The Convergence 2.0: Leadership, Power and Politics for Democracy Renewal,” touted as “Nigeria’s largest gathering of elected young representatives,” organised by the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement. Dogara said […]

American media personality, Kimberly Noel Kardashian West, has helped to secure the release of 17 prisoners in the U.S. She has in the past 90 days helped to secure release of 19 prisoners, who were being detained for lesser crimes. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that a few months ago, Kardashian hinted that she […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday said it has uncovered plot by the Nigerian Police to poison its 2018 governorship candidate in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who was same day arrested by the Police in Abuja. The party described the arrest as a total disregard for the extant order of the Federal High Court. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has incurred the wrath of some Nigerians, including a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, for saying the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has lost weight, meaning he is working. Buhari made the comment while addressing reporters upon his arrival from the UK on Sunday. A reporter had asked the President, […]