The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is yet to commence the sale of the 2020/21 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application forms. The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in …
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Why are Republicans hell-bent on exposing Trump whistleblower?
An aggressive push by President Donald Trump’s Republican allies to unmask an anonymous whistleblower who ignited the impeachment inquiry could help shore up voter support for Trump, as Congress enters a critical new phase of televised hearings, party officials and strategists say. The whistleblower, a U.S. intelligence official who …
Read More »Hong Kong student’s death triggers fresh outrage
A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police died on Friday, triggering a fresh wave of outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest. Although the precise chain of events leading to 22-year-old Alex Chow’s fall are unclear and disputed, …
Read More »Nothing Wrong With A Father Confirming His Daughter’s Virginity – Halima
Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar has said her dad used to check regularly to confirm that she was still a virgin when she was a young girl. She revealed this on Instagram yesterday as she reacted to T.I’s statement on checking his daughter’s virginity status regularly. According to the movie star, …
Read More »Pompeo says NATO needs to change, or risk becoming obsolete
NATO needs to grow and change or else the alliance runs the risk of becoming obsolete, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday. “Seventy years on NATO now, it needs to grow and change. It needs to confront the realities of today and the challenges of today,” …
Read More »African players ‘not respected’ in Ballon d’Or vote, says Eto’o
African players still do not get the recognition they deserve, Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o told AFP in an exclusive interview, as he hopes that this will finally be the year another player from the continent wins the Ballon d’Or. George Weah, the former Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan striker who is now the president …
Read More »‘Ministry/NFF working to meet FIFA’s conditions to host U-20 World Cup’
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) are in close contact with world football governing body, FIFA over Nigeria’s bid to host the U-20 Women World Cup. Kola Daniels, the Special Assistant to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed in …
Read More »Trump to pay $2m damages to charities, Court orders
A New York judge on Thursday ordered Donald Trump to pay $2 million for using his former charity to further his political and business interests, adding to the president’s legal woes. Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the New York Supreme Court told him to pay the damages to a group of …
Read More »Tension in Sabo Ife over killing at mining site
Palpable tension Friday morning permeated Sabo area of Ile Ife, Osun State, following the alleged killing of two men at a mining site located in Aruwa Village. A top security source told our correspondent that a clash in Aruwa on Thursday claimed two lives. According to him, a fight at …
Read More »AGF, EFCC disagree over asset recovery
THERE is no plan to reduce the asset recovery powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) has said. He said the anti-graft agencies would retain their powers to seize assets from corrupt suspects. Malami made the clarifications …
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