The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has decided to extend the ongoing registration for Direct Entry by an additional two weeks to accommodate all prospective candidates in the process. This is contained in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor (PCA), Fabian Benjamin on Saturday. The statement reads “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, has announced the release of the over 200 Kuriga school children who were kidnapped by suspected bandits. The Governor made the announcement late Saturday night, confirming the freedom of the school children. “In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Most Merciful, I wish to announce…
Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, has pleaded with Nigerians to convert the dollars in their possession to Naira. The Osun monarch who challenged Nigerians to demonstrate patriotism, blamed the exchange rate crisis on Nigerians hoarding the foreign currency. Akanbi who made this call in a statement by his spokesman, Alli Ibraheem…
Oba AbdulRafiu Olaniyi Ajiboye Oyelaran, the Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, has died. The monarch reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday. The Nation learned that he died in his mid-70s after a illness that lasted over a year. It was further gathered the late monarch was falsely reported dead last…
A human rights group has urged Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, the Coroner overseeing an ongoing inquest into the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, to step aside if he feels he is now unable to effectively manage the case. The group, “International Observers in the Pursuant of Justice” in a statement by…
On Saturday, the World Institute for Peace issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government, demanding that security agents arrest and interrogate Sheik Ahmad Gumi to ascertain the extent of his involvement in the ongoing insecurity plaguing the country. The group’s chairman, Lamina Kamiludeen, in a statement in Osogbo on Saturday, queried incessant outbursts…
Mrs Abosede, mother of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has claimed that both Samson Balogun, aka Sam Larry, and Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, are complicit in the death of her son. Abosede demands justice, adding that Mohbad did not experience peace throughout his lifetime because the duo of Naira…
Big Brother Naija star, Doyin has opined that any lady whose man is comfortable collecting money from without giving money back to her is in a ‘’lesbian relationship”. Doyin stated this on Snapchat during an exchange with one of her followers. According to her, such men are ‘’sissies’
The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba…
Abosede, mother of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has alleged that the father, Joseph, buried the late singer before he died. Abosede disclosed this in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH titled, “Uncensored: Mohbad’s mother opens up on late son, ex-husband, Naira Marley.” She said she was not aware of…