The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for the 2025 UTME resit, conducted for candidates affected by technical issues during the initial exams. According to the board, a total of 336,845 candidates were rescheduled for the makeup examination. However, 21,082 of those candidates did not show up for the test. JAMB did not provide an explanation for the significant number of absentees. The results…

Erik ten Hag is set to make a dramatic return to the dugout as he prepares to replace Xabi Alonso as manager of Bundesliga giants Bayer Leverkusen. The Dutchman, who has been out of work since his sacking by Manchester United in October, is reportedly close to finalising terms with the German club. If confirmed, the appointment will mark Ten Hag’s first managerial role since ending a mixed stint at…

In a pulsating first leg of the African Champions League final at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pyramids FC delivered a stunning stoppage-time equaliser to deny Mamelodi Sundowns a crucial home victory. The match ended 1-1, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of the second leg in Cairo on 1 June. The South African hosts looked set to take a commanding advantage after Brazilian forward Lucas Ribeiro opened the scoring in the…

By Otega Ogra and Temitope Ajayi    There is a particular kind of silence that greets progress in Nigeria—when food prices fall, inflation slows, the country is positively recognised, debts paid, or things begin to work. It is the kind of silence that would rather keep a good story buried than be told. But make no mistake. What we see in the market today is not magic. It is the…

The tribunal handling the petitions arising from the 16 November Ondo State governorship election has scheduled 4 June for its verdict. The three-member panel, chaired by Justice Benson Ogbu, fixed the date on Saturday in Akure after listening to the final submissions of all parties involved. The panel also includes Justice Imelda Etape and Justice Sikka Duarabo. READ ALSO:Ondo: Doctor, two others remanded to prison for procuring abortion, raping minor…

A proposed amendment to Nigeria’s Electoral Act 2022 has ignited vigorous debate among legal experts, politicians, and civil society groups. Titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to Make it Mandatory for All Nigerians of Majority Age to Vote in All National and State Elections and for Related Matters,” the bill was introduced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen.…

Four decades ago, Hiroko Suzuki’s father navigated the challenges of a U.S. trade war by shifting the family auto-parts business, Kyowa Industrial, into niche products. Now, tariffs imposed by the Trump administration threaten her own attempt to diversify the 78-year-old company into medical devices. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has labeled the U.S. tariffs, including 25% on automobiles, a national crisis for Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy. Meanwhile, Japan’s top trade…

Deloitte has warned staff that it will slash bonuses and scale back hiring in response to a slowdown in profits this year. The accountancy giant unveiled the cost-cutting plan in an email to UK staff as bosses said they were responding to an underwhelming performance across its audit and consulting business. The senior partner at Deloitte’s UK,Richard Houston told staff that the firm’s consulting arm had “faced a particularly challenging…

While Millennials bemoan house prices and Gen Z laments the toll of social media, another generation trudges on largely unnoticed—and undeniably strained. They don’t make viral TikToks. Few podcasts or documentaries dissect their anxieties. And no one seems to be crying for them. But perhaps they should. Generation X, born between 1965 and 1980, is arguably the most squeezed, most sidelined, and most systematically shortchanged cohort alive today. A growing…

The United Kingdom and the State of Israel share a deeply entangled history—one that is rooted in colonial legacies, wartime diplomacy, and a shared commitment to democratic values. Over the decades, the UK-Israel relationship has evolved through phases of tension, pragmatism, and strategic alignment. But recent events in Gaza have tested this long-standing alliance like never before, with Britain joining a growing list of countries reassessing their support amid mounting…

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has urged Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to join the ranks of Southeast governors in backing President Bola Tinubu. Umahi made this appeal during a feature interview for an upcoming State House documentary commemorating Tinubu’s second anniversary in office. The Minister emphasised that all governors in the Southeast are aligned in their support for Tinubu. He also revealed that a section of…

Ondo State, one of the safest states in Nigeria’s southwestern region, is fast becoming insecure for citizens, losing its reputation as a sanctuary of calm to an environment eroded by rampant kidnappings, occurring both day and night, with alarming frequency. While many are yet to get over the June 5, 2022, mass shooting at St Francis Catholic Church in the Owo Local Government Area of the state, kidnapping activities, which…