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Acting Rector, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Dr. Olorunwa Lawson Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, RUGIPO, has extended greetings to Muslims within its community on the celebration of this year’s Eid-Udha. Also,it rejoices with members of the Polytechnic Staff School on the occasion of this year’s Children’s Day, stressing the importance of children as future leaders and […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, has felicitated with Muslims across the state and Nigeria at large on the occasion of the 2026 Eid-Adha celebration, calling on citizens and leaders to embrace the virtues of sacrifice, peaceful coexistence and responsible leadership for the progress of the nation. In […]

President Bola Tinubu and other Muslim faithful observing Eid prayers in Lagos. Photo: X| Dada Olusegun President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday joined Muslim faithful to observe Eid prayers at Dodan Barracks in Lagos. The President was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the former Lagos State Governor, […]

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili As Nigeria marked Children’s Day on Wednesday, a wave of grief and condemnation swept across social media, with citizens demanding government action over abducted children nationwide The most recent trigger was the abduction of dozens of schoolchildren and teachers from three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of […]

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared former President Goodluck Jonathan eligible to participate in the 2027 presidential election. The judgment elicited a positive reaction from the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, which earlier granted a screening waiver to Jonathan to pave the pathway for his presidential […]

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is comfortably leading the two other aspirants in the ongoing presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. Reports show that he had won 22 of the 24 states, and the FCT already declared late Tuesday night before the party officials went on break It was gathered that on […]

Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi A political crisis may be brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State following a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Gusau by an aspirant for the Zamfara North Senatorial District, Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, challenging the emergence of Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya’u as the party’s consensus candidate […]

The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman in Bauchi State, Sama’ila Adamu Burga, has stated that the timing of activities of a political party remains strictly an internal affair, citing the Supreme Court judgment in the Sule Lamido case. Burga at a press conference yesterday in Bauchi, explained that the apex court judgment declared […]

The police have arrested eight suspects linked with the recent bloody kidnapping incidents in Oriire local government area of the state. This was confirmed by Oyo State Police Command as the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has directed teachers in public schools across Oriire Local Government Area to stay off duty. In a statement on […]

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has raised fresh concerns over the growing insecurity in Nigeria, revealing that about 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently operating across different parts of the country. In its May 2026 report titled “Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants,” the commission described the armed groups […]