Homepage News from Saturday, April 18th, 2026

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has shelved plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) following internal disagreements within the party over conditions for his admission.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has arrested two candidates and a parent for allegedly falsifying Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scores using artificial intelligence tools.

Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman is on the verge of winning his first major title with Atlético de Madrid as they face Real Sociedad in the 2026 Copa del Rey final.

The Nigerian Navy says it has disrupted a large illegal oil network across Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states, seizing products worth more than ₦600 million.

Airline operators in Nigeria have suspended their planned nationwide shutdown of flight operations, offering temporary relief to passengers who faced widespread travel disruption.

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has denied claims that it banned airtime borrowing and data advance services, describing the reports as false and misleading.

Residents in Lagos have shared mixed reactions to ongoing discussions about tax rules and possible penalties for those who fail to comply.

For Raphael Onuku, the search for better medicines is not only a scientific challenge. It is also a deeply human one. It sits in the space where illness, uncertainty, and hope meet.

Tensions between Iran and the United States have escalated as Iran announced renewed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, citing continued US naval pressure on its shipping.

Governor Abdullahi Sule has formally endorsed Senator Aliyu Wadada as his preferred successor and presented him to President Bola Tinubu as the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the first batch of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with 632,788 candidates able to access their scores.

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has scheduled Monday, May 4, to deliver a ruling in a trial-within-trial concerning the admissibility of statements made by a co-defendant in the ongoing case involving former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin Emefiele.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded 3,748,704 completed registrations following the conclusion of the second phase of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.