China’s Exports Surprise with Unexpected April Rise Amid Trade Tensions with the U.S. Chinese exports saw an unexpected surge in April, defying analysts’ predictions and signaling a shift in trade patterns amid ongoing tensions with the United States. Official data released on May 9 showed exports rising 8.1% year-on-year, far outpacing the anticipated 2% growth.…
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State has left five children injured, with one losing a hand. The explosion occurred at around 14:25 hours on Thursday, May 8, 2025, when the children unknowingly tampered with IEDs hidden in block holes near a culvert along the access road to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it has withheld the results of 39,834 candidates from the recently concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), which had over 1.9 million applicants. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made the announcement on Friday, May 9, while officially releasing the 2025 UTME results. He explained that…
Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer Mohbad, has revealed that he paid a pathologist ₦16 million for his son’s second autopsy. In a TikTok live session, Aloba stated, “With all sincerity, I paid the first ₦16 million to the pathologist. After that, I spent almost ₦2 million more. If the pathologist denies my claim,…
The Vatican has announced that the inauguration Mass for Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church, will be held on Sunday, May 18, in St. Peter’s Square. World leaders are expected to attend the ceremony, which comes ten days after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the first American…
