Coup trial: Cleric admits spiritual role, denies direct involvement
A Kaduna-based Islamic cleric has admitted before the Federal High Court in Abuja that he accepted money to pray for the success of an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu's government, while insisting he warned those involved that the plan would ultimately fail. Sani Abdulkadir, the sixth defendant in the trial of six alleged coup plotters, made the disclosure...
My daughter didn’t give her brother drugs’ — Ilebaye’s mother
The mother of former Big Brother Naija winner Ilebaye Odiniya has dismissed allegations made by the reality star’s father, Mr. Odiniya, accusing their daughter of giving drugs to her younger brother and undergoing cosmetic surgery. Speaking amid the ongoing family controversy, she described the claims as false and an attempt to tarnish Ilebaye’s image following the reality star’s emotional live...
Abducted ex-Niger SUBEB chairman regains freedom after 7 months in captivity
The former Chairman of the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhassan Bawa-Niworo, has regained freedom after spending seven months in bandits’ captivity. Bawa-Niworo was abducted on the New Bussa-Mokwa Road while travelling to Minna, the capital of Niger State, on September 29, 2025. The eldest son of the former SUBEB chairman, Saifullah Bawa-Niworo, confirmed on Monday that his father...
Court admits newspaper reports as evidence in Emefiele’s naira redesign trial
Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday admitted several newspaper publications tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged unlawful redesign of the naira. The documents were presented through the eighth prosecution witness, Jegede...
2026 UTME: Ekiti-born student emerges top scorer with 372 marks
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced Jesudunsin Owoeye from Ekiti State as the top scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB said Owoeye, who sat for the examination in Ogun State, emerged the highest scorer with 372 out of the 400 marks. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during the 2026 Policy Meeting...
FG warns universities, polytechnics against illegal admissions outside CAPS
The Federal Government has warned tertiary institutions against offering admissions outside the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), declaring such admissions illegal and subject to sanctions. Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, gave the warning on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja. He said admissions conducted outside the approved CAPS...
JAMB to allow candidates use personal computers for UTME from 2027
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will begin an option of “Bring Your Own Device” for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2027. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Abuja on Monday, May 11. Oloyede said candidates would be allowed to use their personal...
Rivers 2027: Coalition will focus on strongholds — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the emerging “rainbow coalition” in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 elections will base its political strategy on areas where it enjoys electoral strength. Wike made the remark on Monday during an inspection tour of ongoing infrastructure projects in Abuja ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s third anniversary in...
Why I’ll never commit to woman again — Frank Edoho
Nigerian television host Frank Edoho has declared that he will never again commit to a single woman, following the collapse of his two marriages. Edoho, best known as the former host of the Nigerian edition of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, made the disclosure on his X page in response to a user who asked if he was single. "Yes....
Ijaw group storms INEC HQ over unimplemented Warri delineation
Ijaw indigenes of Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State on Monday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, demanding that the electoral body implement a ward delineation report backed by a Supreme Court judgment. The protesters, operating under the banner of Operation Rescue Ijaw Nation Crusaders, said it was their second visit to the commission on...
