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JAMB Introduces New Way to Upload O’Level Results From Home The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new system that allows candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions to verify and upload their O’Level results from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the need to visit a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre solely…

Obi, Atiku, Tinubu, Kwankwaso: What They Did Uniquely While in Power As political discussions ahead of Nigeria’s next general election intensify, the records of some of the country’s most prominent political figures have come under renewed scrutiny. Among those frequently compared are former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, former Lagos State…

The death of veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, has renewed attention on Nigerian actors and actresses who battled cancer before their deaths. Hassan died on Sunday, August 23, 2026, aged 66, days after his daughters disclosed that he had been diagnosed with stage-four cancer. Over the years, several prominent figures in…

Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, died on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at the age of 66, after battling cancer. His death has triggered an outpouring of tributes across Nigeria’s entertainment industry. Here are 10 things to know about the late actor: Ogogo’s death marks the loss of one of the…

The camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi have rejected the push for opposition parties to adopt a single presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election. The development threatens to complicate ongoing efforts to build a formidable opposition coalition capable of challenging President Bola Tinubu and the…

A United States federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending the processing and issuance of immigrant visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Nigeria. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday, August 21, 2026, that the policy was “patently unlawful” and exceeded the statutory…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its 108-member Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general election, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Chairman and former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, named Director-General. The composition of the council was announced on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Accord Party allegedly spent more than N100 billion in various forms of mobilisation, logistics and inducements during the August 15 Osun State governorship election, according to a report by PUNCH. The report, published by PUNCH, detailed how huge sums of money were allegedly deployed by the two major…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, marking the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued on Friday by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene…

The controversy surrounding the release of United States government records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken a fresh turn, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warning that releasing some of the documents could endanger lives. The FBI made the disclosure in a filing before the US District Court for the District of…