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2025 UTME result ranks best in 12 years despite glitches, says JAMB

NewsDeskNgMay 27, 2025May 27, 20250

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said the result of this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) showed remarkable improvements in the performances of candidates in the last 12 years. An analysis of the data from the board showed an upward trend in performances of candidates who sat for the...

CBEX probe: Investors won’t get dollar refunds, says Olukoyede

NewsDeskNgMay 27, 2025May 27, 20250

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said the agency had recovered some money from crypto bridge exchange (CBEX), a failed digital investment and trading platform. In an interview on a national television programme, Olukoyede announced that the EFCC had made some arrests in connection...

Lawyers, CSOs Hit Abuja Street Over Farouk Ahmed Must Go Protest

NewsDeskNgMay 27, 2025May 27, 20250

*Allege abuse of office, misuse of public funds for children’s education abroad A group of lawyers and civil society organisations (CSOs) protested in Abuja today, demanding the immediate resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The group known...

itel’s Triple Triumph: City 100, BudsFit 5 and Power 70 Win Awards at the Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit & Leadership Award

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

itel, one of Africa’s leading smart technology brands, cemented its place as a powerhouse in mobile innovation with a triple win at the prestigious Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit and Leadership Awards. The annual event, hosted by Nigerian Communications Week, held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lekki,...

Windstorm destroys houses in Kano community

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

Many people have been rendered homeless in the Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State following a devastating windstorm on Sunday night. The windstorm, accompanied by a downpour, had also destroyed many residential buildings, public infrastructure, and power lines, leaving hundreds of residents of the area homeless and without power...

Explosion rocks FCT, Police launch investigation

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed an explosion near the Mararaba-Nyanya Bypass on Monday afternoon, leaving one person injured. According to a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident occurred at about 2:50 p.m. on May 26, 2025. Officers from the Explosive Ordnance...

Ayra Starr becomes first Nigerian female artist to hit 1 billion YouTube views

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

Award-winning singer Ayra Starr has made history as the first Nigerian female artist to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube, joining the ranks of global Afrobeats icons Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Davido. Her breakout hit “Rush,” which has amassed over 450 million views, remains one of the most-watched Afrobeats videos on the...

Police arrest couple for alleged child trafficking, rescue 12 children in Abia

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

The Abia State Police Command has arrested a couple, Sunday Emebo (42) and Blessing Emebo (49), for allegedly operating an unregistered motherless babies’ home and engaging in child trafficking. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, the arrest was made on May 19, 2025, at...

Wizkid’s ‘Made in Lagos’ hits one billion streams on Spotify

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

Grammy-winning singer Wizkid has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify with his fourth album, “Made in Lagos”. Released in October 2020, the album has been a huge success, with his global hit “Essence,” which has garnered over 400 million streams. The album features a rich fusion of Pop, Afrobeats, and R&B, with...

BREAKING: FCTA seals PDP headquarters

NewsDeskNgMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

The Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) on Monday ordered the sealing of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, over the party’s failure to pay statutory ground rent for several years. At about 2:04 p.m., enforcement officials from the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), backed by a joint task force of...