WAEC honours 2020 best students in WASSCE

In recognition of good performance, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, on Thursday honoured the best students in the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Examination, WASSCE, with prizes. One…

BREAKING: Nigerian Olympic Gold Medallist, Paul Kehinde Is Dead

The current world record-holder in the men’s 65kg weightlifting category, Paul Kehinde, aka Olumi Agberin, is dead.  Kehinde was also a former world number 1 Para Powerlifter, Olympic Gold medallist…

BREAKING: Delta Ex-Commissioner, 2023 Governorship Hopeful, Kenneth Okpara Is Dead

Delta State former Commissioner for Economic Planning and Finance and 2023 governorship hopeful, Kenneth Okpara is dead, SaharaReporters has learnt. Okpara was born on February 8, 1961, and hailed from…

Court remands security guard for allegedly raping 17-year-old girl to coma

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered one Kposu Benjamin to be remanded in Mondala Correctional Centre for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl to coma. The defendant is facing a…

Japan to recruit new astronauts for first time in 13 years

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Friday announced the recruitment of new astronauts who are their first intake in 13 years. JAXA said the recruitment was part of the nation’s ambitious…

Fuel marketers predict N170/litre, claim supply drop, NNPC disagrees

The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may rise from the current N162-N165/litre to N170/litre, while its depot price is projected to increase from N159/litre to N165/litre,…

Abuja octogenarian tackles police for detaining son, sister-in-law over wife’s death

An 80-year-old widow, Mrs Bridget Osuhor, has accused the police of illegally detaining her son, Jude, over the death of his wife. She said Jude and his sister-in-law, Happiness Efifie,…

Miyetti Allah Petitions Buhari, Governor Ishaku Over Alleged Bombing Of 1,200 Cows By Airforce In Taraba

Alhaji Bammi Bello Njane, the Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore in Taraba State, has called on Governor Darius Ishaku to work with the Nigerian government to investigate the…

Wedding guest vomits blood, dies in toilet, Delta hotel alleges deceased had TB

A yet-to-be-identified male guest has died after vomiting blood in the toilet of a popular hotel along the Ughelli axis, East-West Road, in the Ughelli North Local Government Area of…

Couple panic over disappearance of three-month-old baby

A young couple in Abuja are in panic over the disappearance of their three-month-old daughter, Fatima. UGAMATV learnt that the child’s mother, Talatu Kabiru, was washing clothes when she asked her…