NEF slams Benue killings as genocide, calls for probe

President Bola Tinubu during a visit to some of  the hospitalised victims of the killings  The Northern Elders Forum on Wednesday strongly condemned what they described as the persistent wave of killings and violence engulfing Benue State, describing the situation as a “genocide” and a direct consequence of government inaction, political complicity, and systemic collapse. […]

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Oyo renovates govt house with N63.4bn to mark 50th anniversary

Oyo State Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved N63,479,858,000 for the overhauling of the Government House structures. A statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the council described the current state and ambience of the Government House as an embarrassment and an unbefitting facility. He observed […]

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Reps probe N1.12tn Anchor Borrowers fund diversion

Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas The House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, on Tuesday, commenced a probe into how the N1.12tn meant for the execution of the Anchors Borrowers Programme was allegedly diverted by Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The panel is also probing the NIRSAL Micro Finance Bank on how it […]

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Senate screens Tinubu’s 17 nominees for Rivers INEC, others

Senate President Godswill Akpabio The 17 candidates nominated by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the affairs of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Rivers State Civil Service Commission and Rivers State Local Government Service Commission have officially declared their assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau. The assets declaration came on the heel of security clearance […]

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Tinubu visits survivors of Benue attacks in hospital

President Bola Tinubu consoles a survivor of the Yelewata attack during a visit to a hospital in Makurdi, Benue State… on Wednesday. Photo: State House President Bola Tinubu consoles a survivor of the Yelewata attack during a visit to a hospital in Makurdi, Benue State… on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. Photo: State House President Bola […]

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Lagos-Calabar coastal road realignment: Afenifere Ondo spokesman, Oluwole knocks Ebiseni

Says Ebiseni not speaking for mainstream Afenifere, but betrayers The spokesman of the Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere, in Ondo State, Chief Eric Oluwole, has knocked a former commissioner in the state, Chief Sola Ebiseni, over his opposition to the realignment of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project by the Federal Government. He distanced the overall mainstream […]

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Amotekun recommits to security in Osun

Amotekun Corps has recommitted itself to providing adequate security in conjunction with other agencies, for the people of Osun State, and their properties. It described itself as a “beacon of hope and functionality” amid rising attempts to politicise its operations. The agency said the establishment of the Corps aimed at bridging the security gap between […]

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Osun releases timetable for 2025 common entrance, continuous learning assessment

Common entrance exam: Thursday, June 26, 2025; Continuous Learning Assessment: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Thursday, July 3, 2025 Osun State Examinations Board has released the timetable for the 2025 Common Entrance Examination and Continuous Learning Assessment. A statement issued by the Registrar of the Board, Mrs. Olubukola Akintola, said the Common Entrance Examination is […]

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Adeleke’s aide distributes school items to vulnerable pupils

Necessary school materials have been given freely to over 200 pupils in Ila Local Government Area of Osun State as part of the ongoing efforts by the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration to assist struggling families. Leading the initiative, which kicked off at St Matthew Anglican Primary School, Ila Orangun, is the Senior Special Assistant to […]

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