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The Nigerian government has denied reports making the rounds that President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States for a closed-door meeting with US Vice President J.D. Vance. In a post shared on his official X handle on Monday, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, dismissed the report and described it as misleading. The clarification came amid reports that Tinubu was set to travel to Washington for “top-level diplomatic engagements” amid heightened global attention on the alleged genocide of Christians in Nigeria and a recent statement by Trump threatening military actions. Ajayi…

Admission The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the 2025 admission deadline for public universities across Nigeria from October 31 to November 17, 2025. The extension, announced by JAMB in its weekly bulletin, came in response to emerging circumstances affecting the ongoing admissions process in several institutions. According to the bulletin by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the decision was reached after appeals from university administrators and new accreditation developments that required additional time for implementation. It added that there will be no further extension of the new date. The statement reads: “AVCNU has specially appealed…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of a music artist, Godspower George Osahenrumwen, popularly known as Steady Boy, for allegedly attempting to receive a consignment of smuggled illicit drugs from the United States of America for his manager in the Lekki area of Lagos State. This is just as the agency said it discovered an illicit drug laboratory in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Steady Boy was arrested following the seizure of a large consignment of Loud concealed…

A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometres (17 miles) with the epicentre near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geological Survey. “Based on the information we have so far, 534 people have been injured and more than 20 fatalities have been taken to hospitals in Samangan and Balkh provinces,” health ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman told journalists. In Mazar-i-Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s largest northern cities, an AFP correspondent saw residents…

Late American singer Michael Jackson has been named the highest-paid deceased celebrity of 2025 by Forbes magazine, raking in an estimated $105 million in pre-tax earnings, Dailynaijanews.com reports. The King of Pop’s financial dominance is attributed to a lucrative deal with Sony Music, where the estate sold a 50% stake in his master recordings and publishing catalog for a whopping $600 million. Jackson’s estate has generated a sum of $3.5 billion since his passing in 2009, solidifying his position as the most posthumously successful celebrity of all time. His Broadway hit, MJ: The Musical, has grossed nearly $300 million worldwide, while his…

Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia, has expanded its weekly frequencies to four Nigerian airports, bringing the total to 34, making it the airline with the highest number of flights into Nigeria. The latest addition is the introduction of three additional weekly frequencies at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), bringing the total to 10 flights per week. In July of this year, the airline increased its weekly frequencies to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, to 14 from the initial seven. With the addition of new flights, Ethiopian Airlines has strengthened its Nigerian footprint with a total of 34…

A major fire disaster was averted in Ibadan on Wednesday night after a petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) skidded off the road and plunged into a ditch, spilling its contents. According to the Oyo State Fire Service, the incident occurred at about 9:38 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, and was promptly reported by Chief Fire Superintendent (CFS) Adeyemi. Firefighters, led by CFS Adesina, arrived swiftly at the scene, where they found the MACK trailer tanker, with registration number TI 6366 LA, leaking fuel and posing a high risk of explosion. “The tanker swerved into a nearby ditch…

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Executive Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) have announced that the 9th edition of the continent’s foremost music awards will now take place from Wednesday, 7 January to Sunday, 11 January 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria. Originally scheduled for November 2025, the new dates were finalised after what organisers described as extensive consultations with partners, artistes, and stakeholders across Africa and the diaspora. In a statement confirming the change, Ms Angela Martins, Acting Director of Social Development, Culture and Sports and Head of the Culture and Sport Division at the African…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday charged the newly decorated service chiefs to act decisively against emerging security threats, warning that “new snakes must be smashed right in the head before they grow.” Speaking at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja, where the four security chiefs were decorated with their ranks, the President said their appointment “marks the beginning of a renewed effort to ensure peace and security for all Nigerians.” “Today’s ceremony is beyond the symbolism of decoration. It marks the beginning of our renewed effort to ensure the peace and security of all Nigerians. “Each of you…

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the pardon earlier granted to 175 convicts, including drug traffickers, kidnappers and fraudsters, following public outrage that trailed the initial clemency list released on October 11. This came as the President ordered a review of the pardon granted at the National Council of State meeting on October 9, 2025. A statement issued Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said, “Consequently, certain persons convicted of serious crimes such as kidnapping, drug-related offences, human trafficking, fraud, unlawful possession of firearms/arms dealing, etc., were deleted from the list. Others who had been…