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The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has uncovered and disrupted a sophisticated examination malpractice syndicate during the conduct of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the College of Education, Warri, Delta State.The operation followed intelligence-led investigations into attempts by criminal elements to compromise the integrity of the examination through technology-assisted fraud and unauthorized remote access to examination systems.Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that during the examination, unauthorized remote access was illegally gained into candidates’ computer systems while the exercise was ongoing. Acting on credible intelligence and digital forensic leads, operat...

Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe has denied reports claiming he promised to fix Nigeria’s electricity grid within three months.In a statement released through his spokesperson, Adeola Adelabu, the minister designate said his comments during his Senate screening had been misrepresented by sections of the media.“Our attention has been drawn to inaccurate media reports alleging that the Honourable Minister-designate, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, promised to fix Nigeria’s power grid within three months,” the statement said. “This claim is a clear misrepresentation of his remarks. At his Senate screening on May 6, 2026, Mr Tegbe made no such commitment.”According to the statement, Tegbe only explained that timelines for reforms in the power sector were still being developed and would depend on...

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka, has appealed to Nigerians to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu more time to fulfill his promises to the country.Morka made the appeal during an appearance on TVC News’ This Morning with Uncle Yori, where he defended the administration’s economic policies and reforms.According to him, the Tinubu administration is focused on stabilising Nigeria’s economy at both the macro and micro-economic levels, insisting that the government’s policies are already yielding positive results.He explained that investors now have greater confidence in Nigeria’s economy because exchange rate fluctuations have become more stable, adding that macro-economic stability is necessary before improvements can be fully felt in t...

The World Health Organization has said the public risk from the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius remains very low despite multiple infections and deaths connected to the vessel.Speaking during a press briefing in Geneva on Friday, May 8, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said the virus only spreads through extremely close contact. “This is a dangerous virus, but only to the person who’s really infected, and the risk to the general population remains absolutely low,” Lindmeier said. He noted that even individuals who stayed in the same cabins aboard the ship had not necessarily become infected.The WHO had earlier warned that additional cases could still emerge because the Andes strain of hantavirus involved in the outbreak can incubate for up to six weeks ...

Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has challenged Senate President Godswill Akpabio to set an example by stepping down from his position as head of the National Assembly.Oshiomhole argued that Akpabio has not spent up to eight years in the Senate, questioning the push to amend Senate Standing Rules to prevent first-term lawmakers from emerging as principal officers.The former Edo State governor made the remarks while reacting to the controversial proposal aimed at restricting leadership positions in the Senate to ranking lawmakers.Speaking with journalists, Oshiomhole said democracy thrives on transparency and accountability, stressing that Nigerians deserve to know the lawmakers behind efforts to limit leadership opportunities within the Senate.He pointed ou...