Education
JAMB staff to spend 6 months in prison for stealing laptop, blames the devil
A Magistrate Court in Kado- Life Camp Abuja has sentenced a contract staff of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to six months in jail…
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The latest news from Leading Reporters: breaking stories from Abuja and across Nigeria, updated throughout the day.
BREAKING: Air Force aircraft en route Niger State crashes
A Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed near Chubuka village in Niger State. The incident happened today, August 14, at about…
Niger: ‘We lost N13bn weekly due to border closure’ Northern traders lament
Northern traders have lamented the loss of about N13bn weekly due to the closure of borders in the region over the ongoing crisis in Niger Republic.…
Politics
Insecurity: Governor Otti bans Commercial Motorcycle Operation In Umuahia, Aba
The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has banned the operation of commercial motorcycle in Umuahia and Aba metropolis. Kazie Uko the Chief Press Secretary to…
Politics
‘We Saw Increase Of N1000, Not N10000’ —Imo NLC Begs Uzodinma To Implement Salary Review
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Imo State chapter has lamented to the State Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma over the non-increment in the salaries of…
Africa & World
Niger Coup: ‘Send me as Peace offering to Ibrahim Traore’ Cossy tells ECOWAS
While the ECOWAS forces are set for military action against the coupists in Niger, Nigerian actress and singer, Cossy Ojiakor has her sights on Burkina Faso’s…
Health
Ill Health: “I will be back soon’ Akeredolu assures Ondo residents
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he is still on medical leave in Germany. Akeredolu, said this in a statement issued on Sunday by…
Business
CBN spent N3.2 trillion on fraudulent, opaque ‘operating expenses’ under Buhari .
The financial statement published this week and the first of its kind since 2015 said CBN filed over N3.2 trillion as “other operating expenses” under Emefiele.…
“Pray that God kill me if I use demonic powers’, Adeboye tell worshippers
In an apparent move to silence some of his critics who say he uses demonic power to do miracles, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian…
BREAKING: Zaria central mosque collapses on worshipers
No fewer than four worshipers were feared dead and 7 others injured as a section of the Zaria central mosque collapsed Friday at 4pm while they…