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UNIPORT Student Allegedly Sets Partner Ablaze Amid Pregnancy Dispute
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 300-level undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, identified as Cynthia Chukwundah, who allegedly set her lover on fire in a private residence in Choba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Recall that the incident occurred on Sunday during a heated argument between the two lovebirds before the girl resorted to...
NANS Urges ASUU To Shelve Planned Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned industrial action over the delayed payment of June 2025 salaries, urging the union to explore dialogue with the federal government instead. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by NANS National Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs,...
IPOB Dismisses Umahi’s Claim Of Ongoing Talks For Kanu’s Release
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have vehemently denied recent statements by Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, claiming that negotiations are underway for the release of its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a strongly worded statement, IPOB described Umahi’s remarks as “reckless, false, and contemptuous”. Speaking through its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group rejected what it termed...
Federal Government Sets Minimum Admission Age At 16
The federal government has officially established 16 years as the minimum age requirement for admission into all tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held in Abuja. Declaring the meeting open, Alausa stressed that the age limit is now a...
ADC Coalition: Obidients May Support Obi, I Will Support Atiku — Momodu
Chief Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a prominent member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has restated his support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the preferred presidential candidate for the proposed opposition coalition under the ADC platform. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Momodu emphasized that his backing of Atiku does...
Club World Cup: Mbappe Set For Emotional Semi-Final Against PSG
Kylian Mbappe is poised to face his former club Paris Saint-Germain for the first time since his high-profile move to Real Madrid as both sides prepare for a blockbuster semi-final at the FIFA Club World Cup on Wednesday. Mbappe, who departed PSG in 2024 after seven prolific years and a record 256 goals, is expected to make his first start...
APC Commences Sales Of NASS Bye-Elections Form
The All Progressives Congress on Monday in Abuja, began the sales of nomination and expression of interest forms to aspirants for the forthcoming National Assembly bye-elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the election slated for August 16 in 12 states, is to fill legislative vacant seats due to the deaths or resignations of lawmakers who left office to...
NNPC Ltd Donates 35 CNG Buses To Support Presidential Gas Initiative
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has officially handed over 35 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the Presidential Initiative on CNG, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the Federal Government's transition to cleaner energy sources. During a handover ceremony at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Monday, Group Chief Executive Officer Bashir Ojulari emphasized the company’s dedication...
“Judiciary Strategic To Capital Market Growth” – Shettima
The Federal Government has urged the judiciary to play a strategic role in deepening the capital market through timely and technically sound judgments that enhance investor confidence. Vice President Kashim Shettima made the appeal at a two-day Judges’ Workshop organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Abuja, themed ‘Repositioning the Nigerian Capital Market for National Economic Transformation through Effective...
Oborevwori React To Criticism Over Multibillion-Naira Flyover Projects
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has defended his administration’s plan over the ongoing flyover projects in Warri and Effurun. The governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, was reacting to criticisms by former Ethiope West Local Government Chairman and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Chief Wilson Omene. The APC chieftain had, in a recent interview, described the...
