Category: News
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100 Level Student Dies After Falling off Vehicle During Protest In Plateau
100 Level student of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, who reportedly fell off a vehicle during a students’ protest, has died. The deceased, Isreal Emmanuel, who was the Class Representative of the Mathematics Department of the university, reportedly died from the head injuries sustained when he fell off the car. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution,…
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2021 UTME Registration: Jamb Issues Fresh Directive To Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the use of email is no longer required for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration. Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who stated this while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said consequently, candidates will have the following options to access their profile during or after…
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Alleged Grant Scandal: Sowore’s Legal Counsel Threatens Legal Action Against Tosin
Legal counsel to Omoyele Sowore, Tope Akinyode has threatened legal action against a former associate of Sowore, Tosin Adeniji, should the latter fail to pull down ‘malicious’ tweets against him over the grant Scandal. Akinyode, a human right activist was claimed to have written the purported grant on the order of Sowore, as allegedly claimed…
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Okorocha Breaks Silence Over Purported Arrest by EFCC Operatives
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha has broken his silence over purported arrest by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged financial crimes. The lawmaker was reportedly arrested by the EFCC operatives at about 4:10pm on Tuesday at his Unity House office located at Garki, Abuja. But speaking…
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Man Stabs Chief Imam To Death For Allegedly Having Sex With His Wife
The police in Niger state have arrested Umar Jibril, popularly known as Ba’adama for stabbing the Chief Imam of Edati to death with an iron rod for allegedly having sex with his second wife. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Usman, said the suspect carried out the act on Monday,…
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Ex-Sowore Die-hard Footsoldier Accuses Him Of Dubious Act, Releases ‘Stunning Evidences’
One of the footsoldiers of SaharaReporters Publisher, Omoyele Sowore, @callmerahila has accused his former boss of dubious act. The young lady revealed the alleged dubious act of Sowore in a series of tweets on Tuesday backing up her claims with audio conversations between him and Sowore’s lawyer. The lady said while she was in Police…
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Jamb Cries Out Over Illegal Admissions, Sends Message To Varsities, Candidates
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) cried out over illegal admissions being conducted by some universities, warning that all such admissions outside Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) remain null and void. JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said these universities have been reported to be issuing admission letters…
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Alleged Extortion: Kwasu Management Reacts To Students’ Protest
Students of Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, on Monday, came out in their numbers to express their grievances against school management over alleged extortion and poor condition of the school hostel. The protest, according to Tribune, started around 8 am at the school entry gate, to the main gate, saw the students blocked passage and…
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‘I Petitioned Police Over Igboho’s Criminal Act’, Ibadan Real Estate Agent
A real estate agent in Ibadan, Oyo State, Alhaji Waheed Adetunji, has said the recent police invitation to Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a. Sunday Igboho was meant to question him over his involvement in alleged criminal acts, not because of his agitation for Yoruba nation. Adetunji, a complainant, provided some documents to reporters, which he said…
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Dangote Group Clears Air On Price Of Cement From Factory, Plant
The management of Dangote Cement Plc has cleared the air over the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria (as at 12th April, 2021) is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and N2,510 in Ibese inclusive of VAT. The clarification was made in view of recent insinuations that the company…