The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has resolved more than 5,000 pending complaints from candidates within five days. The development followed the intervention of the newly appointed JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, who personally moved to the Board’s SERVICOM Unit to address candidates’ complaints. Aina’s move is part of his plan to improve service delivery…
Ireland is preparing for one of the most significant law enforcement operations in its recent history as alleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan faces extradition from the United Arab Emirates on Sunday. An Irish government jet flew to Dubai on Saturday to collect the 49-year-old, with the plane expected to land in Dublin on Sunday before…
A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia after a fast-moving wildfire doubled in size since its detection on Friday. It has forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate their homes across multiple districts in western Canada. The Bald Range fire now covers more than 39 square miles across the Summerland, Peachland and…
Todd Blanche has been confirmed as United States Attorney General after a 50-49 Senate vote, ending months of uncertainty surrounding the nomination of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer to lead the country’s highest law enforcement office. The confirmation came overnight after a lengthy standoff between the Trump administration and Senate Republicans who had raised…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has defended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of the Osun State Government’s account. He said the anti-graft agency acted within the law after obtaining the required court order. Falana stated this on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics…
Thailand’s prime minister has pledged to introduce new gun control legislation after a 14-year-old student killed eight people at his home and school on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday. An attack authorities described as deliberate, accurate and carefully planned. The teenager killed his 73-year-old grandfather and 74-year-old grandmother at their shared flat at around…
At least three people, including a child, were killed in overnight Russian ballistic missile strikes east of Kyiv on Saturday, according to Timur Tkachenko, the head of the regional military administration. Three others were wounded. Witnesses across the capital reported hearing powerful explosions in the early hours. Tkachenko said falling debris damaged apartment buildings and…
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed a new joint defence agreement aimed at strengthening security cooperation between the three countries. The agreement was announced during a meeting involving Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Mecca. Under the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, an…
A 14-year-old student killed seven people and wounded 22 others on Thursday after opening fire at his home and then at a school in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Nine of the injured are in critical condition. Also, the shooter took his own life at the scene. Thailand’s health minister said the teenager…
Chad’s health ministry confirmed on Thursday that thirteen people have died and nearly 240 others have been infected since a cholera outbreak was officially declared in the country in July. Eleven of the thirteen deaths occurred in the capital, N’Djamena, during August alone. The outbreak is also affecting the northern province of Hadjer Lamis. The…
