The Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Police Force have arrested no fewer than 20 suspects in connection with the hacking of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) computer-based test (CBT). The 2025 UTME was conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. AIT reports that the suspects are part of…
The truck driver who survived the lynching of 16 travellers of Kano State extraction, by a vigilante group in Uromi, Edo State, has recounted the harrowing experience, refuting claims that the incident was tribal-related. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday when the travellers, believed to be hunters, were journeying from Port Harcourt,…
The Dangote Refinery has slashed its ex-depot price for premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, from ₦950 per litre to ₦890. In a statement, the company said the move is “effective from Saturday, 1st February 2025”. The Dangote Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer Anthony Chiejina said the reduction is based on market…
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has appealed to fans to help push her latest movie, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa,’ to ₦2 billion earning. The film has already grossed an impressive ₦1.8 billion, but in a lighthearted video shared on her X handle on Saturday, Funke clarified that she doesn’t get to keep the full amount. She explained…
Prominent Nigerian words and street slangs have found its way into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) latest edition. according to a report by vanguard newenriched its collection with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its latest update. Among the newly added entries are widely used terms such as “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi.” These…
Three Nigerian women arrested and prosecuted for alleged drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia have been acquitted and released. In a statement on Sunday, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesperson of the federal ministry of foreign affairs, said women were released after “prolonged diplomatic and legal engagements” between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities”. The trio, identified as…
