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‘Nigeria A Scene Of Corruption’, Obi On Alleged N7tn Budget Padding

Politician and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government over an allegation of N7 trillion budget fraud recently reported by BudgIT. The civic-tech organisation promoting budget transparency and accountability in Nigeria and other African countries said Tuesday that it uncovered 11,122 projects worth N6.93 trillion that were inserted by the…

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Mother Of Combs’s Ex Cassie Testifies At Music Mogul’s Trial

The mother of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s ex-partner Cassie testified Tuesday about threats and violence experienced by her daughter during her decade-long relationship with the music mogul. Regina Ventura took the stand after several days of grueling testimony by her daughter, Casandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, who detailed harrowing abuse by Combs and his…

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2025 UTME Must Be Cancelled, JAMB Has Lost Integrity – Lawmaker

A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has called for the cancellation of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), citing what he described as a “catastrophic institutional failure” that has compromised the integrity and fairness of the process. Speaking during an interview, Igariwey, who also leads the South-East Caucus in the House,…

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2025 UTME: JAMB To Release Resit Results For 379,000 Candidates Wednesday

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says it will release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat for the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, on Wednesday. The resit was conducted between Friday and Monday after widespread complaints of technical and human errors during the initial UTME, which significantly impacted candidates’ performance, especially in…

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UK Decries Nigeria’s ‘Worrisome’ Insecurity

The United Kingdom has decried the security situation in Nigeria, describing it as worrisome. Briefing journalists at his residence in Abuja, the UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, attributed the situation to spill overs from Sudan and Niger. Montgomery said the UK government was collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser as…

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