The political arena has been crowded month after month with ideas, claims, and policy options presented as if they alone hold the key to Nigeria’s salvation. Every team insists its blueprint is best. Every camp insists its candidate is the solution. Yet in the middle of these loud declarations, another battle plays out—fierce, distracting, and […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, has expelled 12 students and suspended five others for various offences, including armed robbery, cult-related activities, drug abuse, cyberbullying and attempted sexual assault. The university also issued warning letters to five other students over offences committed both within and outside the institution. The disciplinary actions followed […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said investigations by security and anti-corruption agencies cleared him of wrongdoing in the controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council. Gbajabiamila spoke on Saturday during the 2026 Gbaja Mega Empowerment Programme in Lagos, saying the Nigerian Police Force, Department […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi No fewer than 20 children formerly associated with Boko Haram have been reintegrated into communities in Borno State after completing a deradicalisation and rehabilitation programme. The beneficiaries, comprising 10 boys and 10 girls classified as low-risk, were supported with vocational training and start-up materials to help them establish small businesses and rebuild […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The 2027 Delta State governorship candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Chris Iyovwaye, has called for a transparent and impartial investigation into the death of a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education, Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda. Iyovwaye, in a statement on Saturday, said the circumstances surrounding Adeda’s death at the […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has urged Nigerians to celebrate the country’s 66th Independence anniversary next week with gratitude to the Lord for the milestones so far. Nigeria gained her independence from colonial Britain on October 1, 1960 when the First Republic kicked off with the first indigenous civilian government headed by the departed Alhaji […]
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The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ondo State has called on security agencies to protect journalists from probable attacks by thugs, politicians, and political appointees before, during and after the forthcoming general elections. Also, it backed the call by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), that the Federal Government […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said an Atiku Abubakar victory in the 2027 presidential election would bring an end to Nigeria’s informal power-sharing arrangement between the North and South. Sani stated this during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while arguing that the South should be allowed to complete […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi The Ondo State Government has subjected some public secondary school students accused of disrupting public peace during recent end-of-school sign-out celebrations to a four-week rehabilitation programme. The initiative, organised by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, was carried out in partnership with the Nigerian Correctional Service, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency […]
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By Ade Oyeyemi A Grade A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has dissolved the relationship between a man, Sikiru, and his lover, Adijat, following allegations of frequent quarrels, violence and neglect of their child. The court proceedings followed a suit filed by Sikiru, who accused Adijat of repeatedly fighting him, disrupting his […]
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