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JAMB Delists CBT Centre, as 175,000 Candidates Participate in Mock
The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, said one centre was delisted from participating in the 2022 UTME examination for system failure, just as 175,000 candidates sat for its mock examination. Mr Oloyede, who spoke in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday said the conduct of the…
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How Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ Dies After Money Rituals in Ogun
The Nation A suspected internet fraudster also known as ‘Yahoo Boy’ died shortly after he underwent money rituals in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State about three weeks ago reports KUNLE AKINRINADE. Peter Albert’s death was a tragic turn of fate. The 20-year-old suspected internet fraudster had longed for the good things of…
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Blackout Looms in Lagos, Abuja, Others as National Grid Collapses Again… FG Reacts
Some states in the country may witness total black out as the national grid collapsed on Friday evening. The affected states include; Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. Three of the Distribution Companies (DISCOs) confirmed the development via their respective social media handles, informing their customers of the latest developments in their respective domains.…
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Full List of 8 Quashed Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday eight of the 15 count charges filed against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Nnamdi Kanu. The presiding judge, Nyako, in a ruling, held that the removed charges did not disclose any offence against the defendant. While…
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Just In: Gunmen Invade Plateau Commissioner’s Residence, Abduct Wife, Daughter
Heavily armed gunmen invaded the residence of Plateau State Commissioner of Environment, Usman Bamaiyi, in the wee hours of Saturday, abducting his wife and daughter. It’s unclear if the commissioner was at home when the armed gang stormed the house in Gindiri community of Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the…
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Latest Updates You Should Know
A missile strike on a train station in eastern Ukraine killed dozens on Friday, as civilians raced to evacuate, fearing a looming Russian offensive in the region. Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. – 52 killed at train station – At least 52 people are reportedly killed, including five children, in…
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Wife of Convicted Kano Atheist Speaks
Punch Newspaper Amina, wife of the Nigerian atheist, Mubarak Bala, jailed for 24 years for blasphemy has said she has not been able to eat or sleep since her husband was sent to prison. Bala, a 37-year-old President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was jailed on Tuesday (April 6) by a High Court in…
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Imo-born Gospel Singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu is ‘Dead’
Imo-born Gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu is reportedly dead. The gospel singer came to limelight following the release of her hit song, ‘Ekwueme’. She was said to have died on Friday, April 8, 2022. Osinachi reportedly died at 42. Although there is no official confirmation yet from family members and close associates, the mother of four…
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One Million Pilgrims To Participate in 2022 Hajj, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would permit one million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year’s hajj, a sharp uptick after pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages. The hajj ministry “has authorised one million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year,” it…
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Sunday Igboho Meets Legal Team in Cotonou
Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Igboho, met with members of this legal team in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Igboho who fled the country to avoid arrest was on Monday, February 07, given a conditional release from prison in Benin Republic eight months after he was detained there. Sunday Igboho had been detained in Benin’s commercial capital Cotonou…