How I was almost burnt alive during EndSARS protests – Desmond Elliot

Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has revealed how he escaped an attack during the EndSARS protests of October 2020. The protest, which was against police brutality, saw many youths take to the streets calling for the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). During the period, a video surfaced showing Elliot lambasting the demonstrators […]

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We’re not competing with NNPC — Dangote

The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the Dangote refinery is not competing with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. According to a statement released by the NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday, Dangote stated this yesterday when he visited the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Bayo Ojulari, […]

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Why we held some JAMB results – Registrar

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed why it held the results of some of the candidates who sat for its 2025 examination. At a press conference on Friday in Abuja, the Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, gave impersonation as a major reason for withholding the results. He unraveled a case where an individual […]

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Pope Leo XIV formal inauguration to hold May 18 – Vatican

The Vatican had announced that Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated on Sunday, May 18, 2925, in St Peter’s Square. World leaders will gather for the event which will be held 10 days after the election of Robert Francis Prevost as the first United States head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The Vatican said […]

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JAMB releases 2025 UTME results, withholds 39,834 others

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Friday announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results. The board disclosed that it is withholding the results of 39,834 candidates over issues relating to examination irregularities. Recall that over 1.9 million applicants participated in the just-concluded exercise. It also disclosed that 80 […]

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NAFDAC arrests man producing fake Hennessy, Jameson drinks

Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have arrested a suspect for allegedly producing fake popular alcoholic beverages in Lagos State. The agency disclosed that it confiscated the counterfeit products, which were valued at about N114 million. NAFDAC, in a statement on its X page on Thursday, disclosed that […]

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Adeleke extols retired Appeal Court Justice Bada’s virtues

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the retired Appeal Court Justice Jimi Olukayode Bada as a pride to the state and an exemplary gift to the legal profession and Nigeria. He showered accolades at the valedictory of one of the nation’s best legal minds as he pulled out meritoriously from the Lagos Division of […]

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