Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah has said that the departed national football icon, Chairman Christian Chukwu was a pioneer who laid the foundation for the growth and development of football in Nigeria. Speaking on the sidelines of a novelty football match between ex-Rangers and Enugu All Stars played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Governor […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Inaugurating the 23-member committee in Abuja on Monday, JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, expressed concerns over the rising sophistication in perpetrating exam fraud. He disclosed that the results […]
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Works minister and former Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has declared that all governors of the South-East region are supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. He spoke in a video shared on Sunday by @peopleofebonyi_, Ebonyi 1st Choice News Media, on Instagram. Umahi insisted that when the presidency rotates to the South-East, he […]
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APC corrects College Board, Management’s alleged false claims By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has accused the Governing Council and management of Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, of taking undue credit for the recent developments at the institution. This follows recent remarks by the Chairman of the College’s […]
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By IkeChukwu Unegbe, Esq The term ‘tradition’ and his brother ‘custom’ attract certain awe and reverence, indeed mystique of inviolability. Many, therefore, only refer to the ancient traditions and customs of their people with such sacred approach that invokes a sort of life and death status. It is almost similar to the approach offered to […]
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the winners of Saturday’s by-elections held across 16 constituencies in 12 states of the federation. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for conducting what he described as largely hitch-free polls, […]
Continue ReadingThe departed Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona The Adeyemi ruling house of the Anikilaya dynasty has faulted their exclusion from the Anikilaya ruling house, one of the ruling houses producing candidates for the stool of Awujale of Ijebuland in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. Recall that the Anikilaya ruling […]
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pledges to mobilise help to develop Alma mata By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on the alumni of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, to rally behind their alma mater to elevate its status among Nigeria’s top institutions of higher learning. Oba Ogunwusi, himself an alumnus of the polytechnic, made […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Omoluabi Progressives has raised an alarm over alleged coordinated attempt to politically and physically eliminate the former Interior minister and ex-Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Arebesola. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesperson and Organising Secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, expressed deep concern over what it calls a disturbing escalation of […]
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John Dike, Osogbo Over 500 residents of Osun State on Friday benefited from free eye care services courtesy of Lions Club International in partnership with the state government. The free eye screening and treatment took place at the Abere Community town hall. Speaking during the outreach, the head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Lions Eye […]
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