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Two suspects have been arrested by the police over their alleged involvement in impersonation during the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. The suspects identified as 50-year-old Sesan Obasa, and his alleged accomplice, Salvation Terhembe, were arrested and paraded before journalists at the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in Bwari, Abuja. According to a statement issued on Friday by JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, Terhembe was picked up by the staff of JAMB at one of the board’s registration centres in Bwari, following his unsuccessful attempts to carry out the UTME registration on behalf of Obasa.…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied offering a financial reward of ₦1 million for anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of an internet fraudster, popularly known as ‘Yahoo Yahoo.’ EFCC stated this in a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. The anti-graft agency said the “clarification became necessary following phone calls by citizens wanting to cash in on notices in the social media by fraudsters promising a reward of One Million Naira for friends, family, and relatives of Yahoo Boys who hand them over to the…

Nine of the original European Super League clubs, including the Premier League’s ‘big six’, have been given a financial punishment by Uefa. The nine – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, plus AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid – have also committed to the European governing body and its competitions. However, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are set to face “appropriate action” under Uefa’s disciplinary process. The trio have refused to renounce the breakaway league. The ESL was announced on 18 April but within 48 hours the plans had fallen apart with the English clubs…

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has vowed to continue its indefinite strike until the Federal Government meets its demands. The ASUP National President, Mr. Anderson Ezeibe, made the union’s position known on Friday at an emergency congress held at the Federal polytechnic, Auchi in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUP had on April 6 embarked on a nationwide strike. Among the demands of the union are implementation of the ASUP/FG agreement of 2010, and payment of salaries and arrears of the new minimum wage in some state-owned polytechnics. Others are implementation of the NEEDS…

No fewer than eleven members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been killed by a joint team of security operatives, including the Nigerian Army, Air Force and the Police. The secessionists were killed during a gun battle with operatives who resisted their attempt to attack a Police Station in Orlu, Imo State. The Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, in a statement, said: “A gang of IPOB/ESN terrorists mounted in vehicles on Thursday, 6 May 2021, stormed Orlu town with intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and…

Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan aka Mama Taraba is dead. She died at the age of 61. She resigned as the Minister of Women Affairs on July 27, 2018 to contest the governorship election in Taraba. She was said to have died on Friday in Cairo, Egypt.

The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the strike of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), and the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), would end soon. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, expressed his belief while addressing newsmen at the end of a conciliation meeting between the government negotiating team, and the two unions on Thursday in Abuja. Ngige said the government had made offers to the two unions, and their representatives would consult with their various National Executive Committees (NEC), and revert back. The minister said a lot of work went into the government’s proposal…

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has filed a lawsuit against the Premier League and says it’s time for “dark forces to step aside” regarding the club’s takeover. Ashley claims the Premier League blocked the £300m deal last summer and is seeking damages after the Saudi Arabian-backed deal collapsed. Ashley also claimed the league breached competition law “by excluding new owners and new investment in clubs”. The Premier League has declined to comment. Ashley is seeking damages for loss of “profit, or alternatively, opportunity” and an injunction for the Premier League to reverse its decision about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia being…

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has apologised for laughing with Chelsea players after his side were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals. The former Chelsea man, 30, was seen joking and smiling with his former team-mates at the final whistle. Hazard said on Instagram it was “not my intention to offend Real Madrid fans”. Hazard was substituted before full-time after failing to have an impact on the game, which the Spanish giants lost 2-0 as Chelsea progressed 3-1 on aggregate. Hazard under fire for celebrating with Chelsea players after Madrid exit Hazard, who left Stamford Bridge in 2019, has…

The Abia State government has said only one student of the Abia State University ABSU is currently in the custody of kidnappers who attacked their bus in Okigwe, Imo state on Wednesday. A statement released this morning by the state Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu, said security agents are currently working to ensure that the student is rescued. “On Wednesday, 5th May 2021, a Sienna vehicle conveying passengers, including students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), was attacked around Okigwe in Imo State along with two other private vehicles by yet to be identified hoodlums. “According to Information gathered…