In the early hours of Tuesday, a section of the Onitsha Market in Anambra State was engulfed in an inferno that destroyed goods worth millions of naira. According to reports, the most affected block is a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resumed the suspended 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise. More so, the Board has released a new guideline for DE registration to avoid the use of fake A level certificate to be admitted into universities. The Board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this public on 20th March 2023 in a conference in the nation's capital, noting that the exercise will be closed on 28th April 2023.
“You will recall that the board commenced the 2023 direct entry registration on Monday, 20th February 2023, but had to immediately suspend it following the discovery of the plethora of devices and machinations to circumvent and compromise the standard of A ‘level qualifications required from DE candidates,” he said.

A deadly demonstration erupts in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital, on 20th March 2023 as the indigenes have taken to the streets to express their displeasure over the outcome of the just concluded Gubernatorial election in the state. Reports have it that one person has been reportedly killed, while some others were wounded with various degrees of injury after the demonstration became violent in various streets of the town. An eyewitness account stated that the protesters also engaged in acts of vandalism and destruction of public and private property.

The Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Boko Haram have been ranked among the top ten (10) deadliest terror groups in the world according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in this year's GTI report, stated that the IPOB, ISWAP and Boko Haram were responsible for nearly 500 deaths in the year 2022.

Delta State police command revealed that it arrested members of a syndicate who disguised in military uniforms to perpetrate crime in Asaba, the state capital. According to the police the fake soldiers were planning to cause mayhem in the state when they were arrested. It was gathered that the state commissioner of police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali, on receiving the information deployed a combined team from the department of operations “COBRA 11” comprising operatives from Response Squad, Raiders Squad and Operations Department to embark on an intelligence raid on their hideout on Sunday.

The Kano Magistrate Court remanded Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the House of Representative Majority Leader, in prison over a 5-count charge including culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, mischief by fire, causing grievous hurt, and inciting public disturbance. The presiding judge, Ibrahim Yola made the judgment on Wednesday, following Doguwa’s arrest by the Kano State Police Command at the Aminu Kano International Airport on his way to board a flight heading to Abuja.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resumed the suspended 2023 Direct Entry registration exercise. More so, the Board has released a new guideline for DE registration to avoid the use of fake A level certificate to be admitted into universities. The Board Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede made this public on 20th March 2023 in a conference in the nation's capital, noting that the exercise will be closed on 28th April 2023.
“You will recall that the board commenced the 2023 direct entry registration on Monday, 20th February 2023, but had to immediately suspend it following the discovery of the plethora of devices and machinations to circumvent and compromise the standard of A ‘level qualifications required from DE candidates,” he said.

Universities across the country had earlier suspended academic activities until 14th March when the elections would’ve been concluded. However, the tertiary institutions have extended their resumption dates after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rescheduled the March 11 governorship elections to 18th March. The postponement of the resumption dates has raised concerns among stakeholders in the education sector, stating that schools are still trying to recover from last year’s eight-month strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), which was made known on Thursday by NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi. According to him, a total of 59,124 candidates sat for the examinations consisting of 31,316 males and 27,808 females, representing 52.96 percent and 47.03 percent respectively.

In the early hours of Tuesday, a section of the Onitsha Market in Anambra State was engulfed in an inferno that destroyed goods worth millions of naira. According to reports, the most affected block is a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics.

A deadly demonstration erupts in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital, on 20th March 2023 as the indigenes have taken to the streets to express their displeasure over the outcome of the just concluded Gubernatorial election in the state. Reports have it that one person has been reportedly killed, while some others were wounded with various degrees of injury after the demonstration became violent in various streets of the town. An eyewitness account stated that the protesters also engaged in acts of vandalism and destruction of public and private property.

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has issued warnings to broadcast stations that air programmes capable of undermining peaceful co-existence will not hesitate to shut or revoke their licences. The commission then went on to state that any further breaches of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code and Act will no longer be tolerated.

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has urged the ten Christian Police Officers nominated for the 2023 pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel to be of good conduct and ambassadors of the Police Force and the country during the period of the pilgrimage.

The first German pope in 1,000 years, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at the age of 95, at his residence, Mater Ecclesiae monastery, Vatican. The pope who became the first pontiff to step down as head of the Catholic church in 600 years served as leader of the church from 2005 to 2013.

Head of the world Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has berated those that have a high appetite for wealth and power to the detriment of others in Christendom while reminding them that the Christian deity is about salvation and that Jesus Christ who symbolizes Christianity was poor during his time on earth. Recalling Jesus Christ's birth, the Pope rebukes those “ravenous” with the high quest for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children during the Christmas Eve sermon in the present horrible decrying war torn-world, where poverty and greed have overtaken mankind.