The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit on Sunday, May 25, 2025, for 336,845 candidates affected by technical glitches in Lagos and the South-East, revealing that 99% scored below 200 out of 400 marks, with only a handful reaching up to 217. Notably, […]
Liverpool clinched the 2024/25 Premier League title, their 20th, with a dominant performance under Arne Slot, finishing with 25 wins, 9 draws, and 4 losses, as detailed in the sports card above. Led by Mohamed Salah’s league-leading goals and assists, the Reds secured the championship with four games to spare, overcoming Jurgen Klopp’s departure. Slot […]
On May 19, 2025, a birthday celebration turned harrowing for 29-year-old Fiamma Villaverde when a ceiling panel collapsed at Cinema Ocho in La Plata, Argentina, during a screening of Final Destination: Bloodlines. Villaverde, accompanied by her 11-year-old daughter and a friend, had spontaneously chosen the film due to discounted tickets. As the movie neared its […]
OPEC+, a coalition of 22 oil-producing nations heavily reliant on oil revenues, is set to further increase production this week, despite crude oil prices slumping to $60 per barrel, a level not seen since the pandemic-driven demand crash. The group’s decision follows pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to lower prices and Saudi Arabia’s push […]
A coalition of opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, and others, met in Abuja on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to strategize on unseating President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives […]
The Labour Party (LP) faced a significant setback on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as factional National Chairman Callistus Okafor announced his exit from the party during a press conference in Abuja. Okafor, citing a seven-year leadership crisis and disappointment with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, claimed to be leaving with approximately five million […]
Former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello declared on Friday, May 23, 2025, that he has no intention of contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, reaffirming his support for Tinubu’s re-election. In a statement issued by his media director, Michael Ohiare, Bello expressed shock at a video post of his 2022 […]
President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, emphasized on Friday, May 23, 2025, that the ongoing withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger from the regional bloc must not harm ordinary citizens in those nations or across West Africa. Speaking at the first ordinary session of the ECOWAS Parliament for 2025 in Abuja, […]
Nigeria emerged as the second-largest source of long-term migrants to the United Kingdom in 2024, with 120,000 Nigerians relocating to the UK in the year ending June 2024, according to the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data places Nigeria behind India, which recorded 240,000 immigrants, and ahead of Pakistan (101,000), China (78,000), and […]
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) announced disciplinary actions against a court registrar and other judicial officers following its 82nd meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as detailed in a statement by spokesperson Baba Jibo-Ibrahim. Court Registrar Salisu Sule was demoted by one grade level effective immediately for misconduct, including insults, intimidation, and abuse […]