JAMB Releases 2025 UTME Stats, Says Only 0.63% Scored Above 300

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Releases 2025 UTME Stats, Says Only 0.63% Scored Above 300

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 6, 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), showing that 78.50 per cent of candidates scored below 200. According to JAMB’s official statistics, out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the examination, only 420,415 candidates (around 21.5 per cent) scored 200 and above while 12,414 candidates (0.63 per cent) scored 300 and above. Here is the full breakdown of the results: 320 and...

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ISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP Militants Rain Explosives on Nigerian Army Outpost

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

An overnight assault by Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists, a splinter of Boko Haram linked with ISIS, hit a Nigerian military base in the early hours of Saturday, leaving at least four soldiers dead and several pieces of military equipment destroyed. The attack targeted the 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, a town in Gujba local government area, Yobe State. Explosions rang out around 2:00 a.m., a soldier who survived the ambush...

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INTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaINTERVIEW: Solomon Okedara on ECOWAS Court landmark judgment over Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 20252

In a landmark judgment that has reverberated across Nigeria and the international human rights community, the ECOWAS Court recently ruled that the blasphemy laws of Kano State—and by extension, similar laws across Nigeria—violate the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Leading this bold legal victory is Solomon Okedara, a human and digital rights lawyer. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News, Okedara breaks down the case, the judgment, and Nigeria’s international human...

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South East APC Leaders Urge Igbos to Join Party and Embrace National Politics

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSouth East APC Leaders Urge Igbos to Join Party and Embrace National Politics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

Prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South East have called on the people of the region, particularly Igbo indigenes, to increase their participation in the party, stressing that stronger involvement would enhance the region’s access to the centre of national decision-making. This appeal came at the APC South East Select Leaders Consultative Meeting held in Enugu on Saturday. The leaders emphasised the strategic importance of aligning with the party currently in...

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BBNaija Season 10: Auditions Open for Nigeria’s Biggest Reality Show

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBBNaija Season 10: Auditions Open for Nigeria’s Biggest Reality Show

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Nigeria’s most popular reality TV show, has officially flagged off auditions for its 10th season. The organisers announced that online registration is open from 3 to 7 May 2025, after which successful applicants will be invited to physical auditions in Lagos, Abuja, and Enugu. In a tweet posted on X (formerly Twitter), BBNaija wrote: “Think you’ve got what it takes to be Season 10 Certified? Prove it! #BBNaija Season 10 auditions...

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DSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDSS Witness Battles to Prove Allegations of Terrorism Against Kanu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

The long-running trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed on Friday in Abuja with new revelations; this time from a key witness who told the court he found no weapons or items linked to terrorism on Kanu. The hearing, held before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, continued behind protective screens, a measure approved by the court to shield prosecution witnesses. The Federal Government’s legal team...

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Police Insist Gun Licence Ban Still in Place Despite Calls for Self-Defence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Insist Gun Licence Ban Still in Place Despite Calls for Self-Defence

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 5, 2025

As insecurity continues to trouble many parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria Police Force has made it clear that the ban on issuing firearms licences has not been lifted despite growing calls for citizens to be allowed to protect themselves. Many Nigerians, frustrated by rising cases of kidnapping, banditry, and violent attacks, have asked the government to consider allowing responsible citizens to bear arms for self-defence. One of the strongest voices in this debate is that...

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Borno Govt Welcomes 300,000 ‘Repentant’ Islamist Militants

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno Govt Welcomes 300,000 ‘Repentant’ Islamist Militants

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 2, 2025

…Yet Attacks Persist as Group Regroups Three hundred thousand –  that is the number of souls once sworn to terror who, over the past three years, have surrendered and been welcomed back into society in Borno State—an act of hope shadowed by the haunting memories of a 15-year insurgency that refuses to end. Governor Babagana Zulum revealed the number during a high-level security meeting with Nigeria’s Defense Minister, Badaru Abubakar, and top military commanders in...

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PDP in Disarray as Umo Eno Considers Exit, APC Opens Doors

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP in Disarray as Umo Eno Considers Exit, APC Opens Doors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 2, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed its willingness to receive Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, following his recent remarks suggesting a potential defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Eno, while speaking at a constituency outreach meeting on Tuesday in Ikot Akpankuk, Ukanafun Local Government Area, likened the PDP to a faulty aircraft and implied he might be considering a switch to the APC. “If you wanted to travel with Ibom Airline...

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Joining APC Won’t Save You — EFCC Boss to Corrupt Politicians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJoining APC Won’t Save You — EFCC Boss to Corrupt Politicians

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 2, 2025

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has firmly dismissed allegations that the anti-graft agency is being used as a political tool to target opposition figures, asserting that the EFCC remains committed to impartiality in its fight against corruption. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Olukoyede addressed concerns over the agency’s perceived political bias, especially in light of recent defections of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor,...

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