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APC primary: Protest erupts in Lagos over alleged imposition of candidates

Written by on 11 May 2025

The protest occurred subsequent to the primary election for the party’s chairmanship, which took place at its state secretariat located on Acme Road, Ikeja. Candidates for the majority of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) were selected through consensus and indirect voting. However, consensus reportedly failed in the […]

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UTME candidate recruits blind agent to sit exam

Written by on 10 May 2025

According to the Registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the blind impersonator is an undergraduate. While speaking at a press briefing on Friday, Oloyede noted that the board remained committed to supporting persons with disabilities aspiring to pursue tertiary education. The 2025 UTME results were officially released to the public […]

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JAMB releases 2025 UTME results, withholds 39,834 others

Written by on 9 May 2025

The board disclosed that it is withholding the results of 39,834 candidates over issues relating to examination irregularities. Recall that over 1.9 million applicants participated in the just-concluded exercise. JAMB also disclosed that 80 suspects across the country are currently under interrogation for examination fraud, with Anambra State leading the pack with 14 suspects. JAMB […]

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Body of missing man found floating in Osun River

Written by on 9 May 2025

A man’s body, reportedly ‘missing’, has been found floating in a river in Ibokun community of the Obokun local government area in Osun State. The deceased, identified as Kehinde Ijebu, was a resident who disappeared without a trace on Tuesday, as reported by community members. Family and locals present at the scene confirmed the body […]

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American Robert Francis emerges new pope

Written by on 8 May 2025

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the new Catholic Pope. Prevost, who is the first American pope, will be known as Pope Leo XIV. The new Pope has now replaced the late Pope Francis who died last month at the age of 88. Pope Leo, in a short address after his presentation, blessed the crowd […]

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Tinubu bags chieftaincy title in Anambra

Written by on 8 May 2025

Tinubu was bestowed the title by the Chairman of the Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Ogalagidi, Eze Iweka III), at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka . The President was in Anambra on a one-day working visit to commission some “legacy” projects that the state governor, Chukwuma Soludo’s administration completed. Igwe Iweka, […]

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VDM regains freedom after five days in detention

Written by on 7 May 2025

Popular social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A former African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, confirmed the activists’ release via his X handle. Recall that there has been uproar across the nation with youths demanding his immediate […]

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Lagos council chairman, Kolade Alabi, slumps at APC meeting

Written by on 7 May 2025

The Chairman of Bariga Local Government Area of Lagos State, Kolade Alabi, on Wednesday, suddenly slumped at the All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s Secretariat in Ikeja, the state capital. Alabi, who is the state chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, was addressing party members when the sad incident […]

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