archiveMarch 2021

 A middle-aged man, Joseph Manya, on Wednesday prayed a Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, to dissolve his marriage, accusing his wife of denying him sex. Manya also told the court that his wife, Patience, had stopped taking good care of the home and their four children. “My wife refuses me...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB has made the provision of the National Identity Number (NIN) mandatory for participation in the 2021 registration exercise for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE). The Board made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while announcing date for the commencement...

  urges him to speak up President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke has lamented that the continuous silence of President Muhammadu Buhari over the nation's security, is disheartening and disturbing. To this effect, Wale Oke, the PFN helmsman, urged President Buhari to urgently address...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Lagos Zonal Office, has secured the conviction and sentencing of an internet fraudster, Adebowale Taiwo Abiola, to one year imprisonment before Justice O.A. Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The convict, a 500-level student of Ladoke Akintola University of...

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has started the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration. A statement by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocols, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday says all potential candidates must provide their National Identity Number (NIN) at the...

  A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia has said that Nigeria under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari is more insecure than it was when the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha was in power. Maillafia stated this on Wednesday while featuring...

 Ondo State government has ordered refund of monies paid by parents whose children are to write the 2021 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Lola Amuda, gave the directive to principals and heads of public secondary schools in the state on...

Transparency International (TI) has said that an estimated $5 billion stolen from Nigeria is frozen in accounts in foreign countries. The body disclosed in Abuja during a media workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), local chapter of TI in Nigeria. CISLAC policy advisor, Vaclav Prusa, said...

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Haliru Nababa as the Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service. This action followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Interior which screened Nababa under the Chairmanship of Senator Kashim Shettima. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter...

  President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the 39th virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ministries of Aviation, Agriculture, Power and Finance are expected to make presentations during the meeting. Those physically in attendance of...