The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight…
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23 suspects arrested as police seize guns
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cult members and recovered five firearms in a series of coordinated raids carried out across several parts of the state. A statement by…
Gunmen abduct UTME candidates, travellers
Gunmen have abducted passengers, including candidates of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, along the Makurdi–Otukpo Road in Benue State. The victims were…
14 JAMB candidates travelling for UTME exams abducted
News Update Gunmen have reportedly abducted 14 passengers who are candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), during an attack on a commercial bus travelling from Makurdi to Otukpo in…
Doctor dies after delivering triplets
A medical doctor, Dr Ere Ogbachi, has died following complications after delivering triplets in Bayelsa State. The death was confirmed in a Facebook statement on Wednesday by the deceased’s brother, Meshack Sintei,…
Relief: Aiyedatiwa Clears Ondo Poly Workers’ Salary Arrears, Confirms Rector, Moves On New Minimum Wage
News Update The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the constitution of a committee to review the implementation of the new minimum wage at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic,…
Troops uncover herder’s body, retrieve 32 cattle
Troops under Operation Safe Haven, working with local vigilantes, have recovered the body of a missing herder along with 32 cattle during a search-and-rescue operation in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau…
Police tighten security at JAMB centres
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed a rapid response team across examination centres nationwide ahead of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. This is…
Osun LG Chairmen Donate 300 Motorcycles to Police, DSS, Others to Boost Grassroots Security
…Police Commissioner Hails President Tinubu on LG Autonomy THE Local Government Chairmen under the aegis of Association of All Local Governments Association of Nigeria, ALGON, Osun State Chapter on Tuesday donated and…
Aiyedatiwa vows action, 100 suspects arrested
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has visited communities affected by recent attacks in Akure North Local Government Area, assuring residents of steps to tackle insecurity. The development was disclosed in a…