The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to universities and other tertiary institutions, it said in a statement on Sunday.
I bet their parents are so proud! These four beautiful sisters, who are all medical doctors got married on the same day. Alhaji Bade's daughters - Doctors Hauwa, Hajir, Fatima, and Sadiya - tied the knots in Jigawa state to their sweethearts. A big congrats to the families! See more photos...
Money pressure is one serious matter everyone should try and stay away from, to avoid troubles. The manager of an FCMB bank branch, Mr. Olisa Nwakoby on Friday evening shot himself dead in the presence of his Priest at the Lekki area of Lagos.
Super Eagles striker Sylvester Igboun, who now plies his trade with FC Ufa, spoke to 'Tana Aiyejina of Punch about life on the streets before making it, first season in Russia, exclusion from the national team and more in his newly-built mansion in Abule Egba, Lagos.
The price of Tomatoes has reduced drastically after a prolonged scarcity due to *tomato ebola.* Sources say the price is so low in some farms at the moment that one could buy a basket for less than N1,000.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) announced yesterday it had reached an agreement with the federal government on the release of Henry Okah, his younger brother Charles and Obi Nwabueze as well as Nnamdi Kanu and other Biafra agitators, on the condition that they renounce their campaign.
Memorise:There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. – Joshua 1:5
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana has disclosed how he declined a mouth-watering N405 million brief from an unnamed former governor to help him launder funds abroad.
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick, on Thursday paid tribute to the late ex-Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, describing him as a super hero.
The Ali Modu Sheriff-faction of the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party is to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday (today) to argue its application for an interlocutory injunction seeking to stop the party from going ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold on August 17.
In furtherance to ongoing tactical operations to degrade the capabilities and hide-outs of criminal gangs/ syndicates across the Federation, this Service wish to apprise the general public of recent successful progress recorded so far in the drive.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to sign the bill prohibiting forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed property in the state to law.
The burial of former Super Eagles captain and Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi, who died on June 8th has been slated for July 29th at his hometown, Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday lauded his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for his achievements in the last seven years, saying that it has impacted positively on not just the economy of the State but the country in general.
Memorise:And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. –Mark 11:25
20 lawmakers have reportedly fled to Kaduna following the arrest of the speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Garba Rikiji, his deputy, Muhammad Abubakar Gumi, the majority leader, Isah Abdulmumini and the chief whip, Abdullahi Dansadau by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) over their alleged plan to impeach Governor Abdulaziz Yari.
Senator Dino Melaye has alleged that Senator Remi Tinubu has released N75 million to sponsor a protest against him. He made the allegation in a post on his Facebook wall this evening. He wrote;
Obafemi Martins has visited and sent his best wishes to Senegalese footballer Demba Ba after the striker suffered a horrendous leg-break on Sunday (read here).
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar paid a visit to National Chairman of APC, John Odigie -Oyegun in Abuja yesterday July 18th. Another photo after the cut...
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, said it attention has been drawn to a statement by the Gov. Nyesom Wike Monday expressing shock that there is a “plot to reverse the gains made by the state in the promotion of security of lives and property through the re-posting of compromised police officers back to the state.”
The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation will today in Abuja meet to interview three persons shortlisted for the Super Eagles’ Head Coach position and thereafter forward the name of the successful candidate to the NFF Board. Nigerian Salisu Yusuf (54), Belgian Tom Saintfiet (43) and Frenchman Paul Le Guen (52) are the candidates in the running.
The EFCC last week invited former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, to their office, to question him for allegedly receiving N85million from embattled former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.)
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday arrived Borno State to condole with the family and the people of Borno over the death of Alh. (Dr). Shettima Ali Monguno, Nigeria's first Minister of Petroleum, who died on July 8 at the age of 95.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said that those who are accusing the Federal government of not having an economic plan are ignorant of government workings. Speaking after a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria Sadanobu Kusaoke in Abuja today July 14th, Lai Mohammed said...
A delegation from the Headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, led by Mr. Mwila Aeron Katambula, the Bank's Transport Specialist, is currently in Abia State for the final lap of talks between Abia State Government and AfDB on some developmental projects of interest to the bank in Abia State.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday presided over the State Executive Council Meeting held at the VIP Chalet in Badagry, just as he said that his administration has fine-tuned plans to make the ancient town of Badagry a hub of tourism and resort enterprise in Africa within the next 18 to 24 months.
Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, – Exodus 35:5
These are exciting times for Agriculture in Nigeria, considering President Muhammadu Buhari's vision for the (agric) sector, as an integral part of the country's plan for sustainable economic growth and development.
The Presidency on Monday reacted to claims made by the BringBackOurGirls group, saying President Muhammadu Buhari would never make bogus claims or play to the gallery over the fate of the over 200 girls kidnapped in their school in Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014.
The Director of the National Population Commission, Dr. Mike Sangodapo, has commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, for banning street trading in the state.
Read: Exodus 13:17–22, Bible in a Year:Psalms 4–6; Acts 17:16–34 When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. Exodus 13:17
Memorise: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. – Psalms 1:1
A suspected cult leader, Andrew Awalebi, has told operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command that no amount of bullets can pierce through his body.
The embattled former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party emissaries led by the Chairman of the party in Osun State, Mr. Soji Adagunodo to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Should the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria be allowed to linger beyond Wednesday, most depots in Apapa, Lagos, will run out of fuel stock, our correspondent has learnt.
Footballer Emmanuel Emenike has finally admitted he's dating former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Iheoma Nnadi. Emmanuel shared the photos above of them on vacation in Turkey, via IG and wrote, 'My Sunday afternoon spent with my special.'
Fatoki community in the Egan, Igando area of Lagos State, has been deserted, after no fewer than 100 gunmen attacked the area in a three-day onslaught.
The National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, Gani Adams, has expressed his organisation’s reluctance to engage suspected militants and pipeline vandals who have been terrorising some communities in Lagos and Ogun states.
Speaking during a press conference on Thursday in Lagos to address the recent spate of attacks by suspected militants and pipeline vandals in South-West Nigeria, Adams condemned the attacks and described them as “criminal.”
In order to ensure the smooth running of the government, the Constitution has conferred immunity on the heads of the executive. A couple of laws have equally granted immunity to members of the judiciary and the parliament. However, the proposal of the Senate to confer absolute immunity on the heads of all legislative houses in the country and the recent freezing of the bank account of Mr. Ayo Fayose, Governor of Ekiti State by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have re-opened the debate on the propriety of retaining the immunity clause in the Constitution.
