The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced Saturday, June 28, 2025, as the date for the conduct of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up. In a statement released by its Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday, the board disclosed that a total of 96,838 candidates would be participating in the mop-up…
The Anambra State Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Daniel Onyishi, who was abducted on June 12, 2025, has regained his freedom, according to a statement released by the Anambra State Police Command. Onyishi was kidnapped along Winner Road, Awka, after being trailed by unknown assailants. He was released on Sunday, June…
A 56-year-old farmer, Henry Oyagbomwan, was reportedly murdered by five of his farm workers after he sold pineapples worth ₦900,000 in Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred at the victim’s farm in Igueze village, where sources revealed that Oyagbomwan had just concluded a sale of harvested pineapples before he was…
Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has inaugurated the Management Board for the Protection of State-owned Social Homes, reaffirming his government’s commitment to caring for the vulnerable in the state. The Board, which has the First Lady of the state, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, as the Chairman, and Christian Anieke, a Reverend Father, as the co-Chairman,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted Anambra State Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Daniel Onyishi, who regained freedom after spending ten days in the custody of his abductors. Mr. Onyishi was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a yet another major bold step in the build-up of the November 8 governorship election, thousands of native doctors and traditional spiritual practitioners in Anambra State have unanimously declared their unflinching support for the incumbent Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, endorsing him for a second term in office. Declared over…
A major governance crisis is brewing across the 27 Local Government Areas of Imo State, as 305 elected Councillors allege deliberate neglect by their respective LGA Chairmen. Despite consistent monthly allocations from the federal and state governments, many Councillors claim they have been left in dire financial straits, unable to perform their legislative duties effectively….
The State Government has released the timetable for signing of certificates of indemnity by the host communities of the Abia Airport Nsulu. A release endorsed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Lands and Housing and coordinator of Abia Airport Nsulu, Pastor Okorougo Aji, says, Thursday (19/06), is for Umuezenta and Umunkolo, Friday (20/06,)…
The Will of the late Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, former leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has been made public one year after his death. The contents were released by Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN), who is in charge of the Will. According to the document, the late elder statesman shared his properties among his wife, children, and other…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has dismissed as false the reports circulating on social media claiming that Nigerian nationals have been abandoned in Iran.Tuggar clarified the situation in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the ministry’s spokesperson, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the statement, the ministry’s attention was drawn to what…
