Author: Atoyebi Adenike

By Atoyebi Nike The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Charity Service Community Development Service (CDS) group is currently holding a live sensitization rally in Yola, Adamawa State, to raise awareness about rape, child abuse, and the growing crisis of out-of-school children in Nigeria. The rally, taking place on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, features dozens of NYSC corps members marching through local streets with banners and placards bearing messages such as “End Rape,” “Support the Girl Child,” “Say No to Molestation,” and “No Child Should Be Out of School.” Organized under the NYSC Charity Service platform, the event has attracted the…

By Atoyebi Nike The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for 379,000 candidates who participated in the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released on Wednesday, May 21. The candidates, mostly from Lagos and the South-East, were affected by what the Board described as “technical and human errors” during the original examination, prompting a nationwide outcry over the unusually high failure rate. Out of 1.9 million candidates who sat the UTME, over 1.5 million scored below 200 marks out of a possible 400—fueling concerns about the exam’s credibility. In response, JAMB conducted an…

By Atoyebi Nike The Adamawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old man, Mohammed Umar, who was caught loitering around the premises of the LCCN Church in Ngurore while disguised in women’s clothing. Umar, a resident of Abuja Road in Yola South Local Government Area, was apprehended on Saturday, May 18, 2025, following a report by a church member, Sunday Andrawus, to the Ngurore Divisional Police Headquarters. Andrawus had raised concerns after noticing the suspicious behavior and appearance of the suspect. The police said the suspect wore clothing typically associated with women in an attempt to avoid…

By Atoyebi Nike The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has announced that new national standards for senior secondary schools in Nigeria will be fully implemented by early 2026. Executive Secretary of NSSEC, Iyela Ajayi, said the nine-month implementation plan will begin immediately, following the official launch of the standards by Education Minister Tunji Alausa in February. The standards were approved at the 68th National Council on Education in October 2024 and aim to improve learning outcomes, teaching quality, and accountability across schools. Speaking at the launch of a nationwide quality monitoring exercise in Kaduna, Ajayi emphasized that the initiative…

By Atoyebi Nike Africa is one step closer to transforming its energy future as final preparations are underway for the launch of the African Energy Bank (AEB) — a new pan-African financing institution set to fund major energy projects across the continent. At a high-level review meeting held in, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, confirmed that the launch is on track, with all key milestones either completed or progressing as scheduled. “The AEB is poised to become a transformative financing platform for energy projects across the continent,” Lokpobiri said. “We remain fully aligned with…

By Nwaduba Gerald May 17th 2025 is indeed a day South London won’t be forgetting anytime soon, Crystal Palace Football Club won its first major trophy after 120 years thereby gaining automatic qualification to the Europa League next season thanks to an Eberechi Eze first half goal and an awesome performance by goalkeeper Dean Henderson including a penalty save. All through the game Palace showed great defensive organization in addition to some great individual defensive play Dean Henderson saved an Omar Marmoush penalty and also made 6 saves in the game. Right back Daniel Muñoz also put in a great…

By Atoyebi Nike The Kano State Censorship Board has announced the suspension of 22 Hausa film series for violating mandatory content approval protocols, marking a sweeping regulatory crackdown on Kannywood’s top productions. The decision, revealed in a statement on Monday, May 19, 2025, followed a high-level management meeting and consultations with key stakeholders in the state’s entertainment sector. According to the statement signed by the Board’s Information Officer, Abdullahi Sulaiman, the affected films were distributed without undergoing the board’s mandatory censorship process, contravening existing regulatory laws. Executive Secretary of the Board, Abba El-Mustapha, approved the immediate suspension of the titles,…

By Atoyebi Nike A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeboro Adamson, has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for its decision to file a legal challenge against the formation of a shadow government by former presidential candidate, Professor Pat Utomi. Speaking on Arise TV on Sunday, Adamson described the DSS’s action as a “civilised and constitutional response” to what it views as a potential threat to national stability. Professor Utomi, a renowned political economist and opposition figure, recently announced the formation of a “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government.” The initiative, according to Utomi, is aimed at monitoring the performance of…

By Atoyebi Nike The Florida derby defeat leaves Miami with one win from their last seven games in all competitions and they slip to sixth in the Eastern Conference with Orlando leapfrogging them. Messi had just two shots on target and scuffed a free-kick as his own form slumped with that of his team. “Now we’ll truly see if we’re a team in difficult times, because when everything’s going well it’s very easy,” Messi told Apple TV. “When difficult times come, that’s when we have to be more united than ever, be a true team, and pull ourselves together,” he…

By Atoyebi Nike Pope Leo XIV received U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican on Monday, following his inaugural mass as the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. The meeting marked a significant early diplomatic engagement for the Chicago-born pope, who was elected on May 8 to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. The meetings reaffirmed strong bilateral ties between the United States and the Holy See. “Collaboration between Church and State was discussed, as well as some matters of special relevance to ecclesial life and religious freedom,” the statement noted.…