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FG announced the 2026 general entry results when 10 candidates shared the highest scores

The Federal Government has officially released the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) results, with 10 candidates emerging as top performers after scoring 202 marks out of a possible 210. The results were announced on Thursday in Abuja by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, shortly after the National Examination Council (NECO) submitted its report on the …

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Achimugu: Court grants final confiscation of N4.6 billion jewellery, N4.3 billion car, $50,000, N30 million to government

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT sitting in Apo, Abuja, has granted final confiscation of properties linked to a business woman and socialite, Miss Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The properties include jewelery worth N4.64 billion, eleven exotic cars worth N4.3 billion, Two Hundred and Ninety Three Million Naira), $50,000 and N30 million. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie …

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Troops rescue 13 kidnap victims, storm terrorist camp in Zamfara operation

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North West), operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 13 kidnap victims and foiled a planned terrorist operation during a coordinated attack in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. The successful mission, executed by Sector 2 personnel, forced the fleeing terrorists to abandon their captives and retreat under continued military …

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Gunmen stormed a Kogi school, kidnapping the principal, NECO officials and students during exams

Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Kogi State, kidnapping a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after storming the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred at around 5.25pm ​​on July 14, left the school community confused as students …

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Armed men invade Kogi school, kidnap the principal, a NECO official and four candidates during the exam

Gunmen on Tuesday invaded Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of ​​Kogi State, abducting the school principal, an ad hoc officer of the National Examinations Council and four students who were sitting for the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate examination. PLATFORM TIMES reported that the attack occurred at around 5.25pm ​​while candidates were writing one of the …

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Oyo kidnapping: LAUTECH discharges 31 rescued pupils, eight remain on admission

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has discharged 31 of the 39 pupils rescued from kidnappers after certifying them medically fit, while eight others remain admitted for further treatment and observation. This was revealed on Tuesday by the hospital’s chief medical director, Prof. Olawale Olakulehin, saying the discharged pupils were reunited with their families after receiving medical …

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The security guard was arrested after video showed him throwing rubbish in a drain

A 56 year old man, Mr John Ehidreme, has been arrested for allegedly throwing rubbish into a drainage ditch at No. 18 Oluoga, Ikorodu. In the video posted on The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in the state, Tokunboh Wahab who disclosed this wrote, “The Lagos State Government reiterates that indiscriminate dumping of waste is a violation of environmental …

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Heavy rain paralyzes Lagos, flood submerges vehicles and leaves motorists stranded

A torrential downpour paralyzed businesses in several parts of Lagos on Monday, leaving motorists and commuters stranded as floodwaters submerged vehicles and triggered traffic jams on major roads. The worst-hit areas include Ikoyi, Lekki, Victoria Island and Oworonshoki, where overflowing floodwaters have made several roads impassable and forced many residents to abandon their vehicles. Videos circulating on social media showed …

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A man jailed by court for 20 years for protecting a notorious bandit and concealing terrorist information

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a man, Muhammad Sani, to 20 years imprisonment for withholding information about a notorious bandit allegedly involved in supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers and terrorists in Niger State. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence on Monday after convicting Sani of two terrorism-related charges under the Terrorism …

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Rescued Oyo School principal details horrors of 56 days in captivity, says ‘they gagged crying children, chained male teachers’

The Principal of the Community Secondary School in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has narrated the traumatic experience she and dozens of abducted teachers and pupils underwent during their 56-day captivity, revealing that the kidnappers gagged the mouths of young children, brutally beat them to keep them quiet, and chained the male teachers while moving the …

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