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The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria has achieved tremendous digital transformation in basic education with a total of 21 Smart Schools currently in operation across the country. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, who announced this on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that efforts were currently ongoing to commence academic activities in […]
One of the housemates in the ongoing Big Brother Naija “Ten Over Ten” season, Sabrina has exited the show on medical grounds, LEADERSHIP recalls. According to a statement posted on the show’s verified X handle Monday afternoon, the decision followed a consultation between Sabrina, Big Brother, and the on-site medical team, after which it was […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday arraigned five men before a Federal High Court in Abuja over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State. The five persons, Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris and Momoh Otuho Abubakar are […]
Vehicular activities on Monday were paralysed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos as visually impaired protesters from Farmcraft Centre for the Blind barricaded the road leading to the Airport to protest the closure of their schools. The protest, which created a massive gridlock, forced passengers to trek long distances to catch up with their flights, […]
The passenger accused of assaulting airline officials on an Ibom Air flight from Uyo to Lagos, Comfort Emmanson, has been charged to court and remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Facility. Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood disclosed this in a post on X (formerly Twitter), on […]
The operatives of Kwara State Police Command have arrested two suspected armed robbers terrorising the students of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin, the state capital. The suspected armed robbers named Ishola Adeyemi and Ismail Rafiu, both from Ibadan in Oyo State, were arrested on Sunday at Opeyewa hostel, Elekoyangan area, Ilorin, following a tipoff. Spokesperson […]
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, now renamed Yakubu Gowon University, Professor Patricia Lar has handed over to her successor, Professor Matthew Adamu. At the brief handover ceremony on Monday in Abuja, Prof. Lar thanked the Federal Government, the Minister of Education, and the Governing Council for the opportunity to serve for six […]
Donald Trump has announced he is going to deploy National Guard troops to Washington DC as part of “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital”.
Two persons have lost their lives while two others sustained injuries following a dispute that erupted from disagreement over farm land in Gulani local government area of Yobe State. Yobe State Police Command said the Bara Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call from the Village Head of Zango, on August 9, 2025, at about […]