JAMB schedules UTME mop-up for June 13

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed  June 13  for the  Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up examination for candidates who were unable to sit for the examination.  The board said the examination is for those who presented themselves and were biometrically verified for the 2026 UTME but were unable to sit for the examination…

Pope Leo says AI must be ‘disarmed’ in first major teaching

Pope Leo has presented the first major teaching document of his papacy, warning that artificial intelligence needs to be “disarmed”. “The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention,” the Pope said. Encyclicals are technically letters to Catholic bishops, but over recent decades the missives have…

Pascal Amanfo blasts bloggers over purported Beverly Afaglo prophecy videos

Filmmaker and preacher Pascal Amanfo has strongly criticised bloggers and social media users for circulating old prophecy videos following reports of actress Beverly Afaglo’s passing. His reaction comes after an old video of Pastor Eric Boahen Uche, reportedly from March 22, resurfaced online. In the video, the pastor allegedly spoke about an actress who could…

Cleaner sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for st@bbing boyfriend to d3ath in Abuja

The Federal High Court, Asokoro Division, has sentenced a 22-year-old cleaner, Maryam Adewumi, to 20 years imprisonment for st@bbing her 35-year-old boyfriend, Shallom Oliseh, to d3ath, NAN reports.   Ms Adewunmi was charged with culpable homicide punishable by d3ath.   Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, however held that the prosecution counsel, Adama Musa, had proven that Ms…

Eight Nigerians, 66 others arrested in Ghana anti-narcotics and crime suppression operations

The Inspector-General of Police’s Special Operations Team has arrested 74 suspects, including Nigerians, in two separate intelligence-led operations targeting narcotics trafficking and other criminal activities in the Upper East Region, Ghana.    The operations, carried out in Paga and the Navrongo Municipality, form part of ongoing efforts by the Ghana Police Service to clamp down…

BoG pursuing integrated African payment systems — Asiama

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has disclosed that efforts are underway to integrate payment systems across Africa to support businesses and improve cross-border trade within the sub-region. Speaking at the 2026 ACI World Congress on the theme, “Elevating Markets, Empowering People,” Dr. Asiama stressed that interoperability in payment systems…