JAMB debunks viral reports, says varsity students eligible for UTME registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates currently enrolled in tertiary institutions are not barred from registering for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) or Direct Entry (DE), contrary to claims circulating on social media. JAMB made this known via a statement issued by its spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Benjamin described the viral reports...
Amazon sacks 16,000 workers
Amazon has announced the dismissal of 16,000 corporate employees across the world. Amazon, in a statement on Wednesday, said it will offer United States-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally, as well as severance and other transition support. “We’ve been working to strengthen our organisation by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy,” the senior vice-president of...
Does a new wife cure erectile dysfunction? FUNKE EGBEMODE asks
By FUNKE EGBEMODE ([email protected]) Funke, do you know that a man’s manhood also needs recharging? Excuse me, is a man’s manhood a phone or a power bank? It is both. What kind of corruption is this on a Monday morning? I muttered. Daddy Abe is a man with white hair and I am just a woman. I have a few strands of grey and...
Gunmen kill 3 police officers, injure 2 in Katsina
Gunmen have killed three officers in an ambush in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aliyu Abubakar, confirmed the incident on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Abubakar said: “On Tuesday, at about 12:44 p.m., a team of policemen on routine anti-crime patrol along Guga-Bakori were ambushed by some suspected armed hoodlums shooting sporadically. “The...
15-year-old girl sent on errand killed in Gombe
A 15-year-old girl, identified simply as Aisha, has been confirmed dead after she was sent on an errand in the Kwami area of Gombe State. The Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The confirmation followed a viral video showing the girl’s body found in a hole...
‘Only 2 affected’: Katsina govt debunks schools’ closure over insecurity
The Katsina State Government has dismissed social media claims that over 60 per cent of secondary schools were closed due to insecurity. The spokesperson for the Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Sani Danjuma-Suleiman, made this known via a statement issued on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Danjuma-Suleiman said the claim was false, misleading, and did not reflect the true...
South Korea court sends ex-first lady to prison for bribery
A South Korean court has sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to one year and eight months in jail after finding her guilty of accepting Chanel bags and a diamond pendant from Unification Church officials in return for political favours. The Seoul Central District Court, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, cleared Kim, the wife of ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Prosecutors tell court: How Alison-Madueke took bribes to enjoy luxury life in London
British prosecutors have disclosed that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, took bribes including luxury goods and the use of high-end properties from industry figures interested in lucrative oil and gas contracts. Alison-Madueke was minister for petroleum resources between 2010 and 2015 under former President Goodluck Jonathan and was also briefly president of the Organization of the Petroleum...
Galadima: Gov Yusuf deserted Kwankwaso three months into office
Buba Galadima, Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) Board of Trustees, has claimed that Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf abandoned his political godfather, Rabiu Kwankwaso, long before publicly defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Galadima, Yusuf severed ties with Kwankwaso barely three months after assuming office, describing the move as a historic betrayal of...
Uba Sani bags 5 health awards, enhances PHC services
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has been honoured with five awards from various health sector unions for his efforts in revitalising healthcare delivery and improving the welfare of health workers since taking office. The awards were presented to him on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board headquarters, where he also flagged off the...
