No fewer than 5,658 candidates who scored 300 and above in Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examinations missed out on admissions into tertiary institutions between 2019 and 2023, recent data obtained from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has revealed. Sunday reports that while tertiary institutions are at liberty to determine their respective benchmarks for admission, there…
The membership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress swelled on Saturday as the reinstated Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, alongside prominent members with their supporters dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. The decamping, which took place in Benin at the inauguration of the National Campaign Council by the APC National…
Former presidential spokesperson of the Labour Party, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that his support for the former Senate president, Bukola Saraki, and the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was not for his gain but for capable leaders to succeed in their endeavors. Okupe revealed this in an open letter on Saturday, responding to a…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, and Chairman House Committee on Sports, Ekene Adams, has passed on. He reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday although the cause of his death has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report. Different sports groups in the…
Police were out in force in the centre of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. Activists led by young Gen-Z Kenyans launched peaceful rallies a month ago against deeply unpopular tax hikes but they descended into deadly violence last month, prompting Ruto to drop…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has described the recent Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local government areas as a welcome development and relief to state governments. This is as he expressed concerns over its effective implementation as it relates to the ability of LGs to handle their financial responsibilities. Governor Eno made…
Goldman Sachs reported strong second-quarter results Monday demonstrating robustness across its trading, advisory and asset management businesses. The storied New York financial giant, which was under pressure for much of 2023 over an ill-fated push into Main Street lending, reported profits of $2.9bn for the quarter ending June 30, more than double the year-ago level….
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a suspect accused of defrauding victims by posing as a lost stranger needing directions. According to a statement by Police Public Relations Officer Bright Edafe on X.com on Monday, the suspect would perform fetish rituals to gain the trust of victims before convincing them to hand over their…
President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja; the 14th session since the council’s inauguration last August. Before the meeting commenced, the council observed a minute’s silence in honour of a deceased former member and former Deputy Governor of the Old Sokoto…
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu has perpetually restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs. Delivering the judgment on Monday, Justice Aliyu further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and four other dethroned Emirs by themselves, servants, privies…
Following a recent judgment of the Supreme Court which granted full autonomy to all local government areas in the country, the National President of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Aminu Mu’azu-Maifata, has called on the 774 council chairmen to use the opportunity of the autonomy to positively touch the lives of the people…
The National Identity Management Commission faced public backlash on Monday after a social media user accused the agency of charging fees in U.S. dollars for National Identification Number data modifications on its portal. The user, known as “Akwa Ibom First Son,” posted a screenshot sighted by PUNCH Online purportedly from the NIMC website, showing fees…
