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Education

A Must Read: Why 5,000 candidates with 300+ UTME scores missed admission

Akanji Philip May 17, 2025

No fewer than 5,000 candidates who scored 300 and above in the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in five academic sessions failed to secure admission into...

2 Minutes

Local News

Woman bites off lover’s manhood in Rivers during sex dispute — Report

Akanji Philip May 17, 2025

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old woman identified as Gift for allegedly biting off the tip of her lover’s penis during a domestic dispute in the Mile 3 area of Diobu,...

3 Minutes

Local News

Ekiti: State Govt Empowers Children with Hearing Aids, Presents Certificates to Trained PWDs’ Youths

VAM News May 16, 2025

News Update THE Ekiti State Government has once again demonstrated its commitment to improving the lives of persons living with disabilities by distributing hearing aids to children with hearing impairments and presenting trade test/proficiency...

3 Minutes

Local News

Imprisonment, Fine For Nigerians Who Fail To Vote

VAM News May 16, 2025

News Update THE House of Representatives has approved for second reading a bill seeking to make voting during elections in the country mandatory. The bill, which is sponsored by the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas and...

3 Minutes

Local News

Osun: PDP, APC trade accusations over judiciary, council authority

VAM News May 16, 2025

News Update THE political landscape in Osun State was further polarised on Wednesday as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, issued opposing statements over the legal status of local...

2 Minutes

Local News

UK Reacts To Calls For ex-NNPC Boss Deportation

VAM News May 15, 2025

News Update THE United Kingdom has reacted to growing calls for the deportation of former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) boss, Mele Kyari. Nigerians living in London on Monday staged a protest demanding...

3 Minutes

Local News

Abducted Woman Gives Birth To Twins, Bandits Feed Babies To Dogs

VAM News May 15, 2025

News Update A member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, Aminu Jaji, has decried the “terrifying insecurity” in his constituency, narrating how “bandits fed newborn twins to their dogs.” He painted a...

3 Minutes

Local News

JUST IN: Kogi community thrown into confusion as gunmen storm palace, abduct monarch

Akanji Philip May 15, 2025

Suspected Gunmen have abducted a first-class traditional ruler, Oba James Dada Ogunyanda throwing the entire Yagba West Local Government Area into pandemonium. The abduction of the monarch took place in the early hours...

2 Minutes

Local News Politics

Breaking! Ondo Outgoing 9 Ward Chairmen saga; Ondo West APC leaders to petition Ganduje over Adetimehin-led anti-party activities

VAM News May 15, 2025

Outgoing 9 Ward Chairmen saga; Ondo West APC leaders to petition Ganduje over Adetimehin-led anti-party activities In a partisan democratic settings as ours, the beauty of political participation and party arrangement is such that...

1 Minute

Local News Politics

Gunmen Take Hostage Ransome Bearers Of APC Chairman In Ondo

VAM News May 15, 2025

News Update Gunmen who kidnapped Nelson Adepoyigi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman for Ward 5 in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have now taken hostage the two men sent to...