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Fewer Nigerian children sat the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination for Federal Government Colleges, with NECO recording a nationwide turnout of 58,187 candidates, 6,391 fewer than last year. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed the figure on Saturday while monitoring the examination in Abuja. The 2025 edition had 64,578 registered candidates. This is a decline of 9.9% year-on-year. …

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By Ayo Kehinde The Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun Corps, has intensified security surveillance across the state with a directive for round-the-clock patrols of schools, hospitals and other strategic locations, following rumors of alleged presence of bandits in some parts of the state. The security outfit, however, dismissed reports that bandits had infiltrated or occupied any …

Iran closed waterways to foreign shipping, attacked merchant ships and cut off around 20 percent of world oil trade by sea. About 20,000 sailors were stranded in the Persian Gulf. The UN Secretary General called for an immediate ceasefire. Behind all that, the fish continued to swim. Back in the water Three Chinese divers based in the United Arab Emirates …

While the anticipation grows in anticipation. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the East Point Convention and Visitors Bureau is positioning East Point, Atlanta as a vibrant and strategic destination for soccer fans, tourists, investors and stakeholders from around the world. Located just minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, East Point offers …

The family carried out the burial themselves – potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus. The incident provides a stark glimpse into one of the biggest obstacles facing efforts to contain this latest deadly epidemic, which has infected 381 people and claimed 64 lives in Congo as of June 3. For Marie Roseline BelizaireWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director of …

… Claims 1.3 million new cases will be recorded in 2024 as global response fails …Calls for urgent political commitment ahead of the HIV Summit in June 2026 The United Nations (UN) has warned that declining external funding for health programs is undermining hard-won gains in the global fight against HIV, with Africa and other regions increasingly exposed to rising …

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have killed suspected bandits and dismantled their hideout in the highlands in Sokoto State..The plateau is located in a community bordering Zamfara, around the villages of Dangulbi and Kurawa in Tureta Local Government Area of ​​Sokoto State. Security sources revealed the news to journalists on Saturday in Sokoto. The source, who asked not to be …

A bishop was murdered in his own home. Bishop Osório Cîtora Afonso of Quelimane died on Saturday morning after gunmen shot him in the heart inside his residence, the Catholic Church confirmed. He was 54 years old. Catholic World News reported the killing on June 6, 2026. The attackers, armed with an AKM-type rifle, climbed the walls of the bishop’s …

The Nigerian Police have announced the successful rescue of Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were kidnapped on June 3, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State. Police revealed that the hostages were rescued in a coordinated operation by the Force Intelligence Department Intelligence Response Team (FID-IRT) in Ibadan at around 7.30pm on Saturday, …