Mustapha Usman

4 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

FORMER Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that any attempt to rig the 2027 general election would have devastating consequences on Nigeria. Daily Nigerian reported on Sunday, April 20, that Baba-Ahmed said the future of Nigeria would be determined by credible elections and that the North would not remain silent in the face of manipulation or marginalisation. “If they plan to rig the election, they should be careful.

4 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

NIGERIAN chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has officially set a new Guinness World Record after completing a 64-hour chess marathon at Times Square in New York City. The confirmation, announced via his Chess in Slums Africa’s X handle on Sunday, April 20, came after Onakoya’s marathon chess session, which began at 10 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 17, and concluded around 11 am on Sunday, April 20.

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

THE death toll from attacks on communities in Ukum and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State has surged to 56, two days after the police reported 17 fatalities. Governor Hyacinth Alia, during a visit to the affected areas on Saturday, April 19, said 27 people were killed in Logo and 28 in Ukum, bringing the total to 55.

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has called on residents of the state to continue to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In his Easter message, titled ‘Renewed By The Resurrection: Advancing Peace, Unity and Good Governance’, on Saturday, April 19, Fubara called for peace and unity in the state. “As we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, this Easter, I bring you warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations.

5 days ago | icirnigeria.org | Mustapha Usman |Usman Mustapha

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a change in date for the commencement of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination will begin on Thursday, April 24, a day earlier than the previously scheduled date of April 25. The adjustment, according to a statement signed by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday, April 19, was made to accommodate essential commitments by the Board and its partner agencies.