JAMB orders fresh upload of 2025 WAEC SSCE results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025 academic session to re-upload their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC SSCE) results. The order affects those who had earlier uploaded their O’level results before the release of the final 2025 WAEC results. The Board […]
I’m not desperate to be president; joined ADC to build better, prosperous Nigeria —Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied that he is desperate to become Nigeria’s president, stressing that his decision to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was part of a wider mission to build “a better, secure and prosperous Nigeria.” Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, made this known […]
NDLEA arrests widow for cocaine trafficking, uncovers nationwide drug networks
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, disguised as a pregnant woman, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilogrammes of cocaine. Ezewuike, who owns Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit in Lagos, was intercepted on Friday at the Jibowu bus terminal in Yaba while […]
Japan names Kisarazu as official hometown for Nigerians
In a landmark step to deepen cultural and economic ties, the government of Japan has designated the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture as the official hometown for Nigerians seeking to live and work in the country. The initiative, unveiled on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), introduces a […]
Court freezes four accounts linked to ex-NNPCL boss Mele Kyari
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, over allegations of fraud involving more than ₦661 million. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Tuesday following an ex parte […]
Alaafin, Ooni clash over chieftaincy title in Yorubaland
Tension is brewing within the Yoruba traditional council as the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lukman Gbadegesin, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, have clashed over the conferment of the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Ibadan businessman and philanthropist, Chief Dotun Sanusi. The Alaafin, who recently installed Sanusi with the title in […]
Why I no longer believe in Jesus of Nigerian churches —Charles Awuzie
Nigerian South African-based thought leader and technology entrepreneur, Charles Awuzie, has given reasons why he no longer believes in Jesus the way most Nigerian Christians and churches do. Awuzie said this in a recent KaaTruths podcast by Kel Armstrong Amobi titled ‘How tech, religion, and politics are controlling you’. Awuzie said that he does not […]
Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun declare August 20 public holiday for Isese Day
Four Nigerian South West states of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, and Osun, have declared Wednesday, 20 August 2025, a public holiday in commemoration of Isese Day, an annual celebration dedicated to Yoruba culture, religion, and traditions. In Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the holiday for all public servants to enable traditional worshippers and residents to fully […]
Another Kano family loses five children to diphtheria outbreak
A Kano family has been thrown into mourning after losing five children to diphtheria, in a recurrence of the disease that has continued to ravage the state despite government efforts to curtail its spread. The tragedy that befell the family of Malam Yusuf Maitama, in Ungogo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, has once […]
National Assembly has more money than education sector —Obi of Onitsha
Foremost Nigerian traditional ruler, the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, has revealed that the annual National Assembly’s budget is more than what is allocated to the education sector. Igwe Achebe disclosed this after the conferment of an honorary fellowship on him by the Nigerian Academy of Letters, alongside co-awardees, Saturday Tribune Editor and […]