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As part of efforts to strengthen education in Oyo State, the government, in partnership with the NGO OneLife Initiative and the Malala Fund, has intensified its efforts to address the challenge of out-of-school children. A technical workshop on educational reforms was held in Ibadan, bringing together government officials, policymakers, civil society...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Miss Evelyn Osagie, Assistant Editor at The Nation newspaper, describing her death as a painful loss to journalism and the nation’s cultural community. Osagie, aged 49, died last Sunday after a brief illness.  In a condolence message by his Special...

The North-West APC Forum has hailed Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, and Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar for masterminding the party’s decisive victory in the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency bye-election. In a statement signed by Comrade Mohammed Bello, the Forum praised the former Zamfara governors for their...

The APC Vanguard has hailed Deputy Senate President Senator Barau Jibrin for orchestrating a resounding victory in the Ghari/Tsanyawa State Constituency bye-election, cementing his status as the preeminent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State. In a press statement signed by President Comrade Dan Yusuf, the group...

Renowned legal luminary and former Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Ngozichim Omehia, has reignited the national conversation on restructuring with the release of his latest book, Restructuring Nigeria: The Way Forward, published by Harmony Publishing. The book, set for release on September 24, 2025, examines Nigeria’s historical journey, current...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kamilu Sa’idu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency bye-election, delivering a crushing blow to Governor Dauda Lawal’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Returning Officer, Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau, announced that...

…Bans use of customised books, compulsory classes after school hours Benue State Government has banned all forms of graduation ceremonies conducted for Kindergarten, Nursery and Basic school pupils in the state. The government also abolished the use of customised books in schools which made it impossible for such books to...

Police operatives in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have arrested three suspected members of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, popularly known as the Axe Men Confraternity, and recovered a locally made pistol. They were nabbed on Tuesday morning by operatives of the State Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, while on...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has declared three days of mourning for its late pioneer Chairman, Chief Solomon Aguele, with effect from Thursday, August 21, 2025. Caretaker Committee Chairman, Hon Tony Aziegbemi, in a statement issued in Benin City, said all political activities and engagements of the...

The Coalition of Zamfara Patriots (CZP) has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of orchestrating a “tyrannical assault” on democracy during the recent Kaura-Namoda South Constituency bye-election, which was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a press statement, the group condemned Lawal’s alleged use of state-backed vigilantes and...