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JAMB gives tertiary institutions one month to reveal candidates illegally admitted before 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given tertiary institutions one month to disclose all candidates illegally admitted before 2017. JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede gave the directive at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja, saying the decision would...

31 journalists face brutality from police and security forces during #EndGBadGovernance protests

On the morning of August 1, Nigerian journalist Yakubu Mohammed was attacked in Abuja while covering the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. Mohammed, a PREMIUM TIMES reporter, was beaten, harassed and injured in the head...

Paris 2024: Enekwechi finishes sixth in shot put

Team Nigeria moved closer to securing its first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday night when Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a remarkable sixth place in the men's shot put event. The 31-year-old, reigning African champion, put in a...

President Tinubu addresses Nigerians as hunger protests continue

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024 via a televised broadcast, the presidency said. The broadcast will air at 7:00 am that day, according to a statement by the President's Special Adviser on Media and...

Nigerian sprinters likely to break more records on Saturday

Friday's events at the Paris Olympics will long be remembered, as records were broken and athletes pushed the boundaries in the quest to win medals. Nigeria's mixed relay team set a new national record and an African record, while the...

Nigerian team out of mixed relay final

Nigeria's 4x400 medley relay team narrowly missed out on a spot in the Paris Olympics final, finishing fourth in a time of 3:11.99. Italy narrowly edged out Nigeria, securing the final spot in the final. The Nigerian quartet, consisting of...

Woman collapses after police fired tear gas at protesters in Abuja

A protester collapsed on Friday in Abuja after police officers fired tear gas to disperse peaceful protesters at the MKO Abiola Stadium. The protesters dispersed after police fired several rounds of tear gas at them. However, two robust protesters stayed...

APC and Edo government squabble over ownership of looted rice from warehouse

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Edo State Government on Thursday exchanged words over the ownership of the looted rice truck from a warehouse in Benin. Some Benin residents were seen in a viral video looting rice at a...

LPPC shortlists 87 lawyers for SAN rank

The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 87 lawyers for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for 2024. LPPC Secretary Hajo Bello, who also serves as Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, announced this...

Police arrest 11 suspects after looting and burning down city hall office

Police in Niger State have arrested 11 suspects over the looting of a local government secretariat in Niger State. Police said the suspects invaded the Tafa LGA secretariat of Niger State, located along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Sabon-Wuse. In a press...

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PDP crisis: Anxiety as two 'national secretaries' resume on Monday

As work resumes on Monday after the Christmas and New Year holidays, stakeholders in the People's...