Court declines to stop Owa Obokun’s coronation set for Friday

An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has refused to stop the coronation of the new Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Haastrup, scheduled for Friday. Justice M. Agboola, at Thursday’s proceedings on the case filed by the Arimoro family of Bilaro Oluodo Ruling House, held that until the issues around service of court […]

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Atiku-led coalition to choose platform May 30

A former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and his counterpart in Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, have been saddled with the responsibility of deciding whether, in forming a coalition, proponents should float a new party or fuse into an existing platform. This was disclosed in a communique read by Convener of the League of Northern […]

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‘Why JAMB has not released resit UTME result’

An official of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why the board has not released the results of the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board had planned to release the rescheduled UTME results on Wednesday, according to a memo sent to reporters. It was, however, postponed. JAMB Spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, […]

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JAMB reviews 379,000 UTME resit results 22nd May 2025

A final audit of the results of the 379,775 candidates who sat for the rescheduled 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination is being conducted ahead of the final release to the public on Thursday. The audit team includes officials from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Civil Societies Organisations, academics and other independent observers. A […]

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Tinubu sends N1.48trn Rivers budget to National Assembly

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a budget proposal of N1.48 trillion for the Rivers State Government to the National Assembly for consideration and passage. He said the budget proposal became necessary because of the nullification of the 2025 budget of the state by the Supreme Court and the fact that the state is currently […]

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Why I didn’t stop for policemen – Slain WASSCE student’s father

Mr. Odunayo Alade Odunayo Alade, father of Kehinde Alade, the WASSCE candidate who was killed by a stray bullet at Gbagi Market Road, Ibadan, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday, said that he didn’t stop for law enforcement agents because his son was running late for his examination. The teenager […]

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Akpabio, Yahaya Bello to testify as FG sues Natasha for defamation

The Federal Government has sued Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit marked CR/297/25 and filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on May 16, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of “making imputation knowing or having […]

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2027: APC governors adopt Tinubu as sole presidential candidate

The 22 All Progressives Congress, APC, governors, on Thursday, adopted President Bola Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the party for the 2027 general elections. The Progressives Governors’ Forum, PGF’s Chairman and governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, spoke on behalf of all the governors at the National Summit of APC at the […]

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