Day: April 13, 2026

Nigerian Army lose another commander, six others to Boko Haram

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Photo: Nigerian troops in Borno By Mandy Park Nigeria has lost another senior military officer and six other soldiers of the Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) to a Boko Haram (terrorists) attack in Monguno, Borno State on Sunday April 12, 2026. The late commanding officer and the six other victims paid the supreme price after they had successfully repelled a terrorist attack in Monguno. The Nigerian military disclosed the sad news on Monday. It explained that the incident occurred late on April 12, 2026, when troops…

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UTME 2026: JAMB Announces Last-Minute Change to Exam Schedule

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By Mandy Park The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a last-minute adjustment to the schedule of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), sparking mixed reactions among candidates and stakeholders across the country. In a statement issued late Sunday, the Board said the change became necessary due to what it described as “unforeseen logistical and operational considerations,” including the need to streamline examination processes and ensure a hitch-free exercise nationwide. According to JAMB, affected candidates are advised to urgently reprint their examination notification slips to confirm their…

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Abuja: Why are the Americans running?

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Photo: President Bola Tinubu By Lasisi Olagunju War commanders die cheap deaths; farmers are murdered on their farms, traders in their shops, landlords vanish on their lands, tenants in their rented rooms; students abducted from their studies. What more must happen before we become what Italians would call “Paese dei Morti” (Country of the Dead)? When I read last Thursday that the United States had asked all its non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Abuja, and had followed this by suspending visa issuance in the city, I asked the…

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2027: Governor Ododo’s re-election is sacrosanct – Hon Tiamiyu

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Photo: Hon Tiamiyu By Mandy Park A Lokoja-based business tycoon and Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Jimoh Fancy Tiamiyu, has reiterated his position that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State remains unstoppable for second term considering his impressive performance and numerous achievements since he took over the mantle of leadership. Hon Tiamiyu, a grassroots mobilizer who was the Director General (DG) of APC/Ododo campaign organisation in Lokoja Local Government Area (LGA) in 2023, strongly believes that Kogites are at peace with the governor’s leadership style and comfortable…

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Re: Open Complaint and Notice of Political Disappointment from Bunyia/Okubuchi Ward, Boki LGA

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Photo: Hon Victor Abang By Simon Abang The attention of the Office of Hon. Victor Abang, PhD, Member representing Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has been drawn to a publication authored by Mr. Egboh Simon Eyare, who described himself as Secretary General of Progressive For All Bunyia/Okubuchi. In the said publication, Mr. Eyare alleged, among other claims, that the representation of Hon. Victor Abang over the last two and a half years has fallen short of expectations and that, despite the overwhelming support he received from Bunyia/Okubuchi…

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Tinubu Help – Our Brothers, Our Prodigal Sons Are Killing Our Generals, Troops

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President Bola Tinubu By Ikeddy Isiguzo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regales in his absurdities, wears them like badges of honour, and dares others to understand his devoted departure from logic to inclinations for inexactitudes that mask insensibilities and insensitivities. The land is drenched in blood, fears, and at the zenith of deadening uncertainties that flow from a President, Commander-in-Chief, who from day one in office has been more interested in the importance of his office than “the security and welfare” of the people, unless they are about his immediate family…

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