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  • JAMB Suspends Ekiti UTME 2026 Town Selection for Proximity

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on JAMB Suspends Ekiti UTME 2026 Town Selection for Proximity

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has temporarily suspended the selection of examination towns for candidates registering for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Ekiti State. The board announced the measure on […]

  • Imo Police Arrest Gang Leaders, Seize Weapons, Cannabis

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Imo Police Arrest Gang Leaders, Seize Weapons, Cannabis

    The Imo State Police Command has arrested 25 suspects and seized a significant cache of weapons and illicit drugs in a series of operations targeting criminal networks across the state. According to a statement by […]

  • Hungary Challenges REPowerEU Ban on Russian Energy

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Hungary Challenges REPowerEU Ban on Russian Energy

    Hungary has filed a lawsuit with the European Union’s top court to challenge the bloc’s ban on Russian natural gas imports, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced. The legal action targets the REPowerEU regulation, which mandates […]

  • Ugandan Maid Confesses to Murder of TV Actress Huda Shaarawi

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Ugandan Maid Confesses to Murder of TV Actress Huda Shaarawi

    A Ugandan domestic worker has confessed to the murder of veteran Syrian actress Huda Shaarawi, who was found dead in her Damascus apartment last month, authorities confirmed. Shaarawi, 87, was discovered in her home under […]

  • Rooney Names Ekitike Xhaka Best Premier League Signings

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Rooney Names Ekitike Xhaka Best Premier League Signings

    Wayne Rooney has named Newcastle United striker Hugo Ekitike and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka as the two best signings in the Premier League this season, though his assessment contains a significant factual error regarding […]

  • Grammy: DJ Big N advises Nigerian artists on US music events

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Grammy: DJ Big N advises Nigerian artists on US music events

    Mavin Records disc jockey DJ Big N has urged Nigerian artists to adopt a more strategic, year-round approach to the Grammy Awards process following a sweep by South African singer Tyla in the African music […]

  • NAPTIP Reunites 10 Trafficked Minors with Parents in Taraba

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on NAPTIP Reunites 10 Trafficked Minors with Parents in Taraba

    Ten trafficked minors have been reunited with their biological parents in Jalingo, Taraba State, following a rescue operation by Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). The repatriation, conducted on Tuesday […]

  • ADC Blames APC for Nigeria’s Deepening Poverty Crisis

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on ADC Blames APC for Nigeria’s Deepening Poverty Crisis

    The opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of overseeing a period of unprecedented economic hardship for ordinary citizens. David Mark, National Chairman of the ADC, made the assertion […]

  • Tyla’s Push 2 Start Wins Best African Music Grammy

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Tyla’s Push 2 Start Wins Best African Music Grammy

    South African singer Tyla secured her second consecutive Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, winning with her track “Push 2 Start.” The 24-year-old artist triumphed […]

  • Fela Kuti: Yeni Kuti slams contemporary artists comparisons

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Fela Kuti: Yeni Kuti slams contemporary artists comparisons

    Yeni Kuti, daughter of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has urged contemporary musicians to cease comparing themselves to her late father, describing such debates as irrelevant to his enduring legacy. Kuti made the remarks following her […]

  • CBN Fintech Report Outlines Nigeria’s Growth Priorities

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on CBN Fintech Report Outlines Nigeria’s Growth Priorities

    Central Bank of Nigeria Releases Strategic Framework to Guide Fintech Sector Growth The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published a detailed analysis of the country’s financial technology (fintech) landscape, outlining a strategic path to […]

  • Rivers State to Back Tinubu in 2027 After Wike’s Risk

    By Ifunanya | February 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Rivers State to Back Tinubu in 2027 After Wike’s Risk

    Former Rivers Official Claims Minister’s 2023 “Political Risk” Bearing Fruit for State A former local government chairman in Nigeria’s Rivers State has asserted that the 2023 presidential endorsement by the state’s former governor, now Minister […]

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