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JAMB ARRESTS TWO CANDIDATES, PARENT OVER UTME RESULT FORGERY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested two candidates and a parent for allegedly falsifying 2026 UTME results using artificial intelligence and other electronic tools. In a
FILLING STATION EXPLOSION KILLS TWO, INJURES THREE IN PLATEAU By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Two persons have been confirmed dead and three others injured following an explosion at a filling station in Daffo District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Plateau
FG RAISES ALARM OVER 2026 FLOOD THREAT ACROSS 33 STATES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has warned that over 14,000 communities across 33 states and the FCT are at high risk of flooding in 2026. Minister of Water Resources and
TINUBU URGED TO RESCUE 400 ABDUCTED BORNO RESIDENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Residents of Ngoshe community in Borno State have called on President Bola Tinubu to rescue over 400 people abducted by Boko Haram during a March 2026 attack. Senator Ali Ndume
SERAP URGES TINUBU TO PROBE ₦2.9BN FRAUD CLAIMS IN NIGCOMSAT, NNRA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban SERAP has called on President Bola Tinubu to order a full investigation into alleged ₦2.9 billion in missing or mismanaged funds in NIGCOMSAT and the NNRA, raising
FG NAMES 48 TERROR FINANCIERS, FLAGS MAJOR GROUPS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has released a list of 48 individuals and groups accused of financing terrorism, naming organisations like IPOB, Ansaru and ISWAP. The move comes after the latest mass
POLICE ARREST THREE OVER ASSAULT, ABDUCTION ATTEMPT IN ONDO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspects over two separate incidents involving the assault and attempted abduction of traffic officers in Akure. In one case, a driver
KATSINA URGES CALM AS BANDITS DEMAND LIVESTOCK By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Katsina State has urged residents to remain calm after suspected bandits reportedly demanded 700 cattle and 1,000 sheep from communities in Kankia LGA, issuing a six-day ultimatum. The threat has sparked
ATIKU WARNS TERROR ATTACKS THREATEN NIGERIA’S STABILITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that ongoing terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians are endangering the country’s peace and stability. Reacting to the recent killings in Niger State, he condemned
POLICE INTENSIFY MANHUNT OVER WOMAN ABDUCTION IN OYO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Oyo State Police Command has stepped up efforts to rescue Mrs. Adetutu Aderibigbe, who was abducted by armed men outside her home in Ibadan. According to police, the attackers