The new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, has set up a 97-member local organising coronation committee to oversee activities for the ceremony fixed for April 5, 2025. A statement by the Chief of Staff to the monarch, Rotimi Osuntola, said the committee was inaugurated to ensure a grand and seamless ceremony that will celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people. The committee which is chaired by former […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates below the age of 16 may be considered for admission into tertiary institutions if they achieve an outstanding score of 80% or higher in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The decision follows the recent reversal of the mandatory 18-year admission age policy introduced by former Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman. The current Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared four associates of Lagos-based drug kingpin, Alhaji Suleiman Aremu Ganiu, also known as Barryshine or Ejeoto, wanted for their involvement in multiple drug trafficking operations. Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Barryshine is already facing criminal charges at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The statement indicated that […]

The Federal High court in Abuja has indefinitely adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra,Nnamdi Kanu. The Court made the decision this morning, following Nnamdi Kanu’s insistence that the presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako cannot preside over his case citing her previous recusal. Kanu, had questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before the Court. The lead counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, […]