JAMB debunks viral claim of 394 UTME score, labels result slip fake
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed as false a widely circulated result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The alleged result, shared on X by a user identified as @Onsogbu, stated that a female candidate, Okon Winniefred Sampson, achieved an almost perfect score of...
Terrorists kill Mali’s Defence Minister amid coordinated attacks
Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed amid coordinated attacks on military sites across the country. The minister was confirmed dead on Sunday after his residence in the garrison town of Kati came under attack during the simultaneous attacks launched by an al-Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Camara was a central figure in the...
Why I didn’t attend opposition summit in Ibadan — Sowore
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has explained his absence from Saturday’s opposition summit held in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Leaders of opposition parties in Nigeria at the summit on Saturday resolved to present a single presidential candidate in the 2027 general election. Parties represented at the summit included the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party...
Hunter killed after stepping on RPG in Adamawa
A member of a local hunters' group has died after an accidental explosion during a joint patrol with military troops in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Security sources said the incident occurred at about 10:15 a.m. on April 24, when troops of 232 Battalion (Tactical) and members of the hunters' group conducted a fighting patrol around the Member...
Europe-bound businessman excretes 45 cocaine wraps in Oyo
A 33-year-old businessman, Eze Emeka, has excreted 45 pellets of cocaine following his arrest by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Oyo State. The businessman’s arrest came after the NDLEA officers intercepted a commercial bus at Akinyele along Ibadan/Oyo expressway, while en route Sokoto State. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued on...
BUA Cement rewards top distributors at 2025 annual awards
BUA Cement Plc has recognised and rewarded 30 of its best-performing distributors across Nigeria at the 2025 edition of its annual Distributors' Awards, held at the Eko Hotels and Suites Convention Centre in Lagos. Outstanding distributors received a range of prizes including cash awards, Sports Utility Vehicles, and compressed natural gas trucks across four categories — Regional Champions, Pacesetters, Powerhouse,...
Marwa vows zero tolerance as NDLEA intercepts terror-linked drug
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised fresh concerns over the re-emergence of Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant linked to terrorist financing and insurgency. NDLEA Chairman Mohamed Buba Marwa described the recent seizure of 10,000 pills in Kwara State as a major disruption to criminal networks attempting to reintroduce the drug into Nigeria. Captagon, widely abused in the Middle East,...
NDLEA busts captagon, cocaine, opioids in nationwide crackdown
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of the dangerous stimulant Captagon and other illicit drugs in a sweeping nationwide crackdown spanning multiple states. The agency confirmed the seizure of 10,000 pills of Captagon in Kwara State, nearly five years after its first interception of the substance at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The drug, linked to extremist...
NDLEA warns of new drug trafficking tactic via Sahara road routes
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised concern over a dangerous new method being adopted by drug traffickers, who now ingest illicit substances to move them across land routes through the Sahara Desert toward North Africa and Europe. In a statement shared on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi said the shift is a response to tighter security and improved...
Man arrested for hiring gang to kidnap benefactor
A 31-year-old Delta State man has been arrested for allegedly plotting the kidnap of the aunt who raised him from childhood, after the individuals he paid to carry out the abduction turned him in to the police instead. The suspect, Chukwemeka Destiny, was paraded on Saturday by the Delta State Police Command's spokesperson, Bright Edafe, who said Destiny paid a...
