Author: David Great

Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted to the recently released 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, describing them as a troubling indicator of Nigeria’s deteriorating education system. In a statement posted on his official X handle on Monday, Obi attributed the poor performance of candidates to long-standing neglect of the education sector by successive governments. “The latest JAMB results once again highlight the consequences of decades of underinvestment in education, a sector that should be central to our national development strategy,” Obi said. He lamented that the country’s university enrollment remains abysmally low compared to other developing nations.…

The Trump administration has halted future research grants and federal aid to Harvard University, demanding the institution implement major policy changes before any new funds are released, a senior U.S. Department of Education official confirmed on Monday. The decision escalates a growing conflict between the federal government and the prestigious university, with the administration leveraging federal funding to press its policy agenda across institutions ranging from law firms to higher education. In a letter addressed to Harvard, Education Secretary Linda McMahon outlined the administration’s conditions, which include changes related to campus antisemitism, the use of race in admissions, and a…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Command, on Monday arraigned one Friday Audu, alleged to be the ringleader of a massive cryptocurrency and romance fraud network, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos. Friday Audu, alongside his company, Genting Nigeria Limited, is facing a seven-count charge bordering on unlawful retention of criminal proceeds, forgery, and possession of fraudulent documents amounting to $2.5 million and N3.5 billion. According to the EFCC, Friday Audu spearheaded a syndicate of 792 members involved in orchestrating sophisticated cryptocurrency and romance scams, targeting both Nigerian and international victims.…

Chelsea winger Cole Palmer has expressed relief and renewed determination after scoring his first goal in 19 games during the Blues’ crucial victory over Liverpool. The win brought Chelsea a step closer to securing a Champions League spot, and Palmer’s performance helped ease pressure as he converted a penalty to break his scoring drought. Speaking to the club’s official website, Palmer reflected on his recent struggles and his mindset throughout the challenging period. “I knew that patches like this were going to come; it was going to happen,” he said. “It’s not really affected me, it’s just one of those…

France’s former Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, has formally apologised to Liverpool fans for the botched security operation at the 2022 UEFA Champions League final in Paris. The long-awaited apology comes three years after the chaotic scenes at Stade de France, which saw fans trapped in overcrowded bottlenecks and tear-gassed by police. In an interview aired on YouTube on Monday, Darmanin — now serving as Justice Minister — admitted the authorities mishandled the event and expressed remorse. “Yes, it was a failure,” Darmanin said. “Because I hadn’t checked what was happening properly, which was my mistake, and because I gave in…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended a social media content creator, Muhammed Kabir Sa’ad, in Kaduna for allegedly abusing the Nigerian currency. Sa’ad, popularly known on TikTok and Instagram as @youngcee0066, was featured in a viral video where he was seen scattering naira notes on the ground, stepping on them, and taunting the EFCC in Hausa. In the video, he issued a daring challenge to the Commission, saying: “Come and arrest me if you can.” According to a post shared by the EFCC on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, the agency’s operatives located and arrested Sa’ad in…

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has voiced strong opposition to the proposed zoning arrangement for the party’s 2026 governorship ticket in Osun State. In a Facebook post on Monday, the former lawmaker representing Osun Central Senatorial District declared that zoning is not recognized in the APC constitution and emphasized that every eligible party member should be allowed to contest. Ajibola Basiru argued that zoning could undermine the democratic process and alienate potential voters from zones excluded by such arrangements. He insisted that competence and unity should guide the party’s choice of candidate, not…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has resettled 6,000 families displaced by insurgency in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas as part of ongoing efforts to restore normalcy in the region. The governor made the announcement on Monday during a visit to the Muna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, which hosts over 11,000 families and is one of the largest camps in the state. Zulum explained that the decision to resettle the families was prompted by increasing criminal activities in the camp, including prostitution, gangsterism, and child abuse. He stated, “Boko Haram can never be eradicated without resettlement.…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced two women, Folake Adeoti and Modupe Adewuyi, to one year imprisonment each for illegal hawking of Naira notes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a press release signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the duo were convicted on Friday, May 2, 2025, by Justice Yellin Bogoro. Adeoti and Adewuyi were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC on separate one-count charges bordering on the offence. The charge against Adeoti read, “That you, Folake Adeoti, on the 21st day of March,…

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 2, 2025, sentenced one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu to six months in prison for failing to declare foreign currency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Okechukwu was apprehended in December 2024 by officers of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) for not disclosing the amounts of £8,020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty British Pounds) and $704 (Seven Hundred and Four Dollars). He was subsequently handed over to the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi for further investigation. The EFCC arraigned him…