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A father and his son have been arrested by the police for impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday after inspecting the Kaduna State University University (KASU) Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre. Oloyede…

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has dismissed reports that 344 Corp members were killed by bandits in the Northwest zone in July. In a statement, the management described the report as fake and misleading, saying no Corps member was either killed or abducted in July. “No Corps Member deployed to the…

The Nigerian Army has allegedly killed over 70 residents of Mbator in Shangev-Tiev, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. DAILY POST reports that the soldiers allegedly invaded the community following the killing of about 10 personnel who were on stabilisation operation in the state over the communal clash between Konshisha and Oju Local Government…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commended the federal government, chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for their efforts in ensuring the return of Nigerians trapped in war torn Sudan. The forum in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Chief Audu Ogbe, its chairman, particularly praised Onyema,…

The Chief Imam of Kafanchan Central Mosque, Kaduna state, Sheikh Adam Tahir, has died at the age of 130 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the he was survived by 26 children, 290 grandchildren and more than 200 great-grandchildren, according to NAN. Deputy Chief Imam of Kafanchan, Alhaji Muhammad Kassim, said Sheikh…