The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that atleast one person died of COVID every 12 seconds in the past week. This was disclosed on Monday by WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus at…
Year: 2022
JAMB rejects NABTEB A Level as entry requirement for Direct Entry
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected the National Business and Technical Examinations Board’s (NABTEB’s) Advanced Level as an entry requirement for Direct Entry (DE) into tertiary institutions. The board…
AFCON 2021 match: Six killed, several injured in stampede at Cameroon vs Comoros
Six persons have been reported dead after a crush at Olembe Stadium that hosted Cameroon and Comoros in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde during an Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday. In…
JUST IN: Two businesswomen kidnapped in Ekiti
Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two businesswomen in Ikere Ekiti, in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. VAM News gathered that the incident occurred on Monday evening along…
Buhari’s minister, Aregbesola’s faction slams Oyetola over alleged smear campaign
A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State backed by a former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday challenged Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s administration to substantiate its claim that…
BREAKING: Popular Yoruba monarch, sons killed
A mob of residents on Monday set alight the traditional ruler of a community in Ogun, killing him and his three sons, according to witnesses and news reports. Ayinde Odetola, the Olu…
JUST IN: PDP Nullifies Ekiti Ad Hoc Delegate Congress
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has nullified the outcome of the party’s January 15, 2022 Ekiti state delegate congress. The party elected a three-member ad hoc ward delegate…
Kano Revokes Licences Of All Private Schools, Gives Reason
The government of Kano has revoked operating licences of all private schools in the state. The government took the action amid the outrage over the killing of 5-year old Hanifa Abubukar by…
Oyetola inaugurates former Health Minister, Layonu, SAN, two former deputy speakers, others as chairmen and members of boards
…charges them to hit the ground running The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday swore in chairmen and members of non-statutory boards and parastatals. The appointment of the new hands was…
JUST IN: FG Suspends Planned Petrol Subsidy Removal
The federal government has suspended the planned petrol subsidy removal till further notice Recall that the Federal government had planned to stop subsidy payments on petroleum products from July this year. Zainab…