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Juju icon Y.K. Ajao is dead

Nigeria, April 18 -- Popular Nigerian juju musician Yekini Ajao is dead. His death was announced in a statement posted on Shina Peters' Instagram page on Friday night. The 67-year-old described the ... Read More


JAMB says kidnapped Benue travellers not UTME candidates

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that individuals recently kidnapped in Benue State were not candidates of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam... Read More


Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'completely open'

Nigeria, April 18 -- Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is now "completely open" to all commercial vessels. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced in a post on X that the decision to open the ... Read More


Open your toilets to the public, Lagos govt urges banks, eateries, filling stations, others

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Lagos State Government has appealed to banks, eateries, filling stations and other privately owned businesses to grant members of the public access to their restrooms, in a re... Read More


Iran recloses Strait of Hormuz over US naval blockade

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps has reclosed the Strait of Hormuz over the US's continuation of its naval blockade of Iran. Iranian military's operational command, Khatam Al-A... Read More


Kidnap victim's brother raises the alarm as police confirm attack on Lagos-Abuja bus in Kogi

Nigeria, April 18 -- An X user, Adewale (@SoEdunOkanESita), has raised the alarm over the abduction of his younger sister. He said the kidnappers are demanding a N100 million ransom after taking her ... Read More


Police chief orders trial of officers who allegedly used POS machine to extort motorists

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Commissioner of Police in Delta State, Yemi Oyeniyi, has ordered the "orderly room trial" of two police officers for allegedly using a Point of Sales (PoS) Machine to extort m... Read More


UTME 2026: JAMB releases first batch of results

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 632,788 candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination... Read More


How Nigerian midfielder, Onyeka helped Coventry City back to the Premier League

Nigeria, April 18 -- Coventry City's 2025/26 campaign has marked the culmination of decades of struggle and resurgence. The Sky Blues, pummeled by financial woes, relegations and groundshare woes aft... Read More


Eno's aide warns Akpabio's ally to stop 'insulting' former Akwa Ibom governor

Nigeria, April 18 -- Essien Ndueso, an aide to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has warned Ata Ikiddeh, a former aide to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, to desist from "insulting" Mr Eno's pred... Read More