JAMB has listed eight universities where candidates will not be admitted to study law for the 2025/2026 academic sessionTwo of the universities would not also be allowed to admit law students in the 2026/2027 academic calendarsAccording to the examination board, the universities have been informed and prospective 2025 UTME candidates are to take notes The … Read more
Manchester City survived an early scare to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in the final match day of the UEFA Europa LeagueSuper Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika scored but City responded with three goals to progress to the next roundThe English champions will face one of the European heavyweights Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the playoffs … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed support for US President Donald Trump. Photo: Drew ANGERER / AFP/FileSource: AFP Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said Wednesday. The Wall … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration said Wednesday it was revoking protection from deportation for more than 600,000 Venezuelans in the United States, as it highlights crime by a limited number of migrants. The people of this country want these dirt-bags out. They want their communities to be safe,” Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem … Read more
The crisis engulfing the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, over its leadership tussle took a new twist, on Wednesday, as the Pa Reuben Fasoranti-led faction rejected the appointment of Dele Farotimi as the Organising Secretary of the group. This is against the backdrop of an earlier announcement made by Chief Ayo Adebanjo’s faction, despite the position … Read more
A group has declared support for Dr. Tunji Alausa, the minister of state for education, to become the next governor of Lagos state and possibly succeed Governor Babajide Sanwo-OluThe League of Concerned Lagosians (LCL) endorsed Dr. Tunji Alausa as its candidate for the Lagos governorship election in 2027The prominent political pressure group in Lagos state … Read more
The swift intervention of men of Kwara State Fire Service has averted what could have been another major tanker fire disaster in Orile-Igbon in Oyo State on Tuesday. LEADERSHIP gathered that the firemen swiftly responded to a distress call reporting a fire incident involving a petrol tanker spill at Sabo Market, Orile-Igbon, along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso … Read more
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is battling several economic headaches. Photo: EVARISTO SA / AFP/FileSource: AFP Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday hiked its key interest rate to 13.25 percent in more bad news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government, which is struggling to curb high inflation. The bank’s fourth consecutive … Read more
The Kano State Police Command has dismissed a constabulary officer, identified as Ado Abba, for conducting unauthorised stop-and-search operations and extorting members of the public. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this in a video shared on his personal Facebook page on Wednesday. In the video, the dismissed officer is seen … Read more
Following President Donald Trump’s return to office on January 20 with a vow to crack down on illegal immigrants, immigration enforcement operations have started to sweep through major cities in the United States. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it arrested 956 people on Sunday. But an NBC News report found immigration authorities had … Read more