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A false press release claiming the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination had been postponed is circulating online, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has moved swiftly to shut it down, warning over two million candidates not to be misled. In a statement issued on Saturday, the board described the circulating notice as malicious and…
A Russian drone strike on a busy market in Nikopol killed five people and injured at least 19 others on Saturday morning. The attack occurred at approximately 09:50 local time, shredding retail kiosks and scattering food and glass across the town’s commercial centre. Nikopol, which sits directly across the Dnipro river from Russian-occupied territory, has…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to declare the legislative seat of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South, vacant, citing his defection from the party to the African Democratic Congress as a constitutional breach and a betrayal of the mandate given to him by his constituents. The demand was…
Manchester City humiliated Liverpool with a 4-0 victory at the Etihad Stadium to secure a place in the FA Cup semifinals. Erling Haaland spearheaded the assault with a clinical hat-trick, while Antoine Semenyo added a fourth to dismantle Arne Slot’s side. The result marks City’s eighth consecutive appearance in the competition’s final four. For Liverpool,…
Three young men were killed and one injured on Good Friday after suspected armed assailants ambushed a group of youths returning home from a mining site in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, in an attack that has left the community in grief and renewed alarm over the state’s worsening…
The grief of Mrs Favour Ayuba has taken a form that has gripped Nigeria. Days after suspected gunmen killed her son, Promise Gideon Ayuba, in the Palm Sunday terror attack that tore through the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area, the bereaved mother stood over his coffin, drew a cutlass wrapped…
A brief airport stopover by President Bola Tinubu in Jos has handed Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a fresh political opening to revisit one of the administration’s most consequential campaign promises and to argue, pointedly, that the president has failed on his own terms. In a post on his verified X account…
The Labour Party has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its schedule for elective congresses and its National Convention in 2026. This move follows an earlier postponement intended to allow for a broader membership drive. The party aims to fill leadership positions from the ward level up to the national executive. This…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang has promised that the perpetrators of the recent deadly assault on Jos will be hunted down and brought to justice. Speaking on Friday, the governor described the attack as a disturbing shift in violence, moving from remote rural fringes into the heart of the state capital. The killers reportedly used deception to…
Werder Bremen manager Daniel Thioune is preparing to move Felix Agu into a more offensive position for the upcoming clash against RB Leipzig. The 26-year-old, traditionally a full-back, has impressed the coaching staff during training with his finishing and involvement in attacking sequences. Thioune confirmed that the tactical shift is a calculated attempt to exploit…
