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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has approved a further extension of the grace period for the enforcement of the Tinted Glass Permit requirement for vehicles with tinted windows to October 2, 2025. Egbetokun initially scheduled the enforcement for August 12, 2025. He said his decision followed a significant...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has called on all candidates who took part in the 2025 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to revisit the Council’s official portal and verify their results. In a tweet on Friday, the Council wrote, “The result portal is up again, candidates...

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of Benue State on the passing of Chief Audu Ogbeh, the former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Also, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who is currently on a visit to Uganda, expressed sadness over Ogbeh’s death. In a...

The Federal Government has appointed Professor Mathew Adamu as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University). Acting Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs Roseline Adakayi confirmed the appointment on Saturday in a statement by Acting Director, Information and University Relations, UniAbuja, Dr Habib Yakoob. He will...

Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 presidential election has advocated for a 5-year single term for President in Nigeria. Obi stated this in Bauchi on Friday when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. According to him, there shouldn’t be any second...

Former governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s deputy, Rt. Hon. Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has formally tendered his resignation letter as a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and country. Oko Chukwu is the immediate deputy governor of Abia State.  The resignation of Oko Chukwu from the PDP, is coming...

The Oduduwa Transparency Network (OPN) has called on the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to urgently investigate an alleged scheme by former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, to funnel stolen refinery funds into the MSM...

In a landmark gesture aimed at strengthening the transport sector, the Jigawa State Government has donated 36 vehicles to the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Jigawa State Council. The official handover took place at the Dutse Sports Complex, drawing attendance from top government officials, union leaders, and transporting workers...

Eminent journalist Dr. Doyin Abiola, wife of Concord Publisher and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Dr. Doyin Abiola, is dead. Sources said she died at exactly 9.15 pm yesterday after illness. The former managing director and publisher of National Concord was the first Nigerian woman to be an...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, for ensuring “a pleasantly surprising and deeply encouraging shift” in the agency’s operational philosophy. HURIWA particularly hailed the secret police for its respect for human rights, compliance with the...