The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that the second batch of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, will be released before midnight on Saturday. JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle, assuring candidates who sat for the examination on Friday, […]
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Many families of kidnap victims are living in despair as their relatives, predominantly women and children, continue to languish in various terrorist dens after being held hostage for several weeks or months. From the forests of Kwara State to the insurgency-ravaged communities of Borno and the volatile hinterlands of Niger and Southern Kaduna, no fewer […]
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In Nigeria, elections carry hidden costs. One of the most troubling is litigation. The proposed N135.22 billion allocation in the 2026 budget for post-election litigation ahead of the 2027 polls underscores this reality. Disturbingly, this figure represents a staggering jump from the N3.08 billion spent on litigation and legal defence after the 2023 elections. This […]
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Bauchi State Goernor Bala Mohammed The planned defection of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress has collapsed following disagreements over a proposed power-sharing formula. The consultations between the governor, his Turaki-led PDP faction, and the APC leadership ended in a deadlock after the ruling party reportedly […]
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The new Osun REC, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola By Banji Ayoola The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Osun State, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, will assume duties at the commission’s state headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital, on Monday, The Radiance has gathered. Mrs Babalola, until her latest posting the Ondo State REC, replaces Barrister Mutiu Agboke, […]
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By Nelson Fadoju. Last year, I wrote about Jumping and Jumpers like Moses Olaiya alias Baba Sala will say “Be be be ko le be” in Yoruba Language. We have seen a lot in Nigeria from all ramifications even from early 60s through to independence and Nigerian Republic in 1963 up to 1979 Political gang-up […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *Please permit me to ask you this : “to what extent do you respect the elders?”* *We must all realize that giving respect to elders, is a tradition that is fast disappearing from our generation today.* *Several young ones don’t believe there is any elder to be respected.* *Gone are the days […]
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The African Democratic Congress has warned President Bola Tinubu to be concerned about a possible electoral defeat in 2027, saying that widespread hardship and worsening living conditions have eroded public confidence in his administration’s policies. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said Tinubu appears increasingly detached […]
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President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, authorising an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion for the current fiscal year. He also signed a separate bill extending the implementation period of the 2025 budget from March 31 to June 30, 2026. The budget allocates ₦4.799 trillion for statutory transfers and ₦15.8 trillion […]
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The Ondo State chapter of Grassroots Movement for Tinubu (GMT), has shunned the directive by the state’s chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to all support groups working for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection to register with it, warning against alleged coercion. A statement on Friday by the GMT spokesman in the state, Mr […]
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