Category: News
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Sex-for-grade: Varsities, polytechnics crack down on over 50 lecturers
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 50 lecturers across Nigerian public tertiary institutions have been indicted for sexual misconduct between April 2021 and April 2025, The PUNCH has found. While some of the indicted academics, including professors, have been dismissed, others are currently facing disciplinary panels. The cases span universities and polytechnics nationwide, highlighting the widespread…
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Wike Speaks on Recent Meeting With Suspended Rivers Governor, Fubara
Former Governor of Rivers state and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, gave an insight into a parley he had with the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara. He said the latter had come to visit him, accompanied by two governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking…
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UTME 2025: JAMB To Review Recently Released Results After Widespread Protest of Low Scores
Premium Times The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)today, Monday, announced its readiness to reviewing the recently released Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. In a statement by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board said it is fast forwarding its annual system review, a comprehensive post-mortem of the examination process, as a result of the…
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JUST IN: Dangote refinery offers N10 refund on petrol to customers
Punch Newspaper The Dangote Petrolchemicals Refinery has effected another reduction in the ex-gantry price of its Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol below the publicly announced N835 per litre. Sources confirmed on Monday that the refinery has reduced its price to N825 per litre for its customers, through a rebate of N10 after successful…
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‘My Spirit Has Left There’, Fubara Speaks on Rivers State of Emergency
Channels TV Fubara stated this at the service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the state capital, organised by the Rivers Elders Forum on Sunday. “Do you even know if I want to go back there? My spirit has already left there,” he said. The embattled…
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Seven Doors shines like thousand diamonds at 2025 AMVCA (Full List of Winners)
The 2025 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards celebrated some of Africa’s creative stars on Saturday for their outstanding works in film and television productions. The event, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, showcased the best of African storytelling, with Femi Adebayo’s ‘Seven Doors’ emerging as the night’s biggest winner. …
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Why Nigerian women reject female condoms – Gynaecologists
Punch Newspaper Despite its potential for protection against unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, the use of female condoms remains low among Nigerian women, reproductive health experts have said. The gynaecologists noted that the lack of awareness about the products, complaints of reduced sexual pleasure from men, and the associated discomfort were some reasons many…
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Anambra, Lagos, Kano lead in UTME malpractices – JAMB
Punch Newspaper Data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed that Anambra and Lagos states have the majority among the 80 suspects being interrogated by the police for their involvement in 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination malpractices. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press briefing at JAMB headquarters in Abuja…
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Alleged Stolen Mandates: Uncertainty as lawmakers lost by PDP, others rise to 82
Vanguard News •Why PDP narrows the looming lawsuit to Delta A storm is brewing in Nigerian politics, shaking up loyalties and power like never before. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on edge after losing key members, including Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, to the rival All Progressives Congress (APC). Now, the PDP is fighting…
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Female UTME Candidate Drags JAMB, CBT Centre To Court
A candidate of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, Lawal Hameedat Adenike, a teenager, has dragged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and PEFTI for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab before writing the just concluded exam. The case was filed on her behalf by her mother and lawyer. Speaking to journalists in…