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Stakeholders at the Kaduna International Education Summit, EduPACT 2025, have proposed a bold N440 billion investment plan to transform Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Kaduna State, while also advocating for the integration of the Almajiri education system into formal learning structures. The three-day summit supported by the...

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, has joined his ancestors The monarch died on Sunday at the age of 91, hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Adetona, who ascended the throne on April 2, 1960, reigned for over...

A new political front has emerged loud, self-righteous, and curiously united. But what binds them isn’t ideology. It isn’t patriotism. It certainly isn’t love for the people. Their only shared ambition is to stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by any means necessary. Welcome to the African Democratic Congress (ADC): a shelter for...

The high-powered presidential delegation dispatched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to oversee the repatriation of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s remains has arrived in London. The team, led by Vice President Kashim Shettima and supported by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, touched down in the United Kingdom...

Talent manager Ubi Franklin is grieving the loss of his beloved sister, who passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. In an emotional Instagram post, Franklin shared the heartbreaking news, describing her as one of the kindest and most selfless individuals he has ever known. He credited her with...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered flags at half-staff as a mark of respect for the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. Flying a flag at half-staff, or half-mast, is a symbolic gesture of mourning, respect, or distress, often following the death of a prominent figure or during national tragedies. The flag is lowered...

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has approved the establishment of a Special Security Squad to flush out kidnappers and cultists terrorising the state. The Special Squad would operate under the code “Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultists”. Governor Okpebholo said the initiative would be jointly coordinated by the Office of the Principal...

Former President Muhammadu Buhari is dead.  His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. May Allah accept...

Recalling her daily life in college, Ms Umeh said she learnt to “flow with the tide,” adding that she also had low moments, during which she felt like giving up. Ayoung Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Umeh, has shared vivid experiences of secondary school life in her latest book, titled ‘Ijanikin, My...

Katsina Governor Dikko Umar Radda has suspended three principal officers of the Katsina State reformatory centre,Babbar Ruga, over alleged torture.  A statement by the Directors press to the Secretary to the State Government, Abdullah Yar’adua, said the trio were suspended for their roles in an incident, which tragically resulted in...