Month: August 2025

Armed men suspected to be herders have invaded Tse Mku, Ayilamu Community of Tombu Council Ward in Logo local government area of Benue State, killing two farmers. The attack came nine days after the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun upgraded the Ayilamo Police Station to a Divisional Police Station. A community members however said […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new welfare policy that will provide lifetime salary benefits for senior officers retiring from the rank of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General and above in thr paramilitary Services. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Thursday during the 2025 Ministerial Retreat, where he outlined the ministry’s […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Tuesday, September 2, 2025, for the inauguration of its National Convention Organising Committee ahead of the party’s elective convention later this year. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party said the inauguration will take place at its […]

Nigeria’s superstar and world record holder in the Women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has withdrawn from Thursday’s Diamond League final taking place in Zurich, Switzerland. The highly anticipated event commenced on Wednesday and will conclude on Thursday, featuring some of the globe’s elite athletes vying for a prize of $50,000 across various disciplines. Amusan, who […]

Safari Books Limited has announced October 2025 as the release date for “Leading in a Storm”, a thought-provoking and deeply relevant new work by renowned author, public intellectual and turnaround management expert, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. A statement from the publishers disclosed that the book is scheduled for international and Nigerian release, with high-profile public presentations […]

Circuits, Africa’s fast-growing digital entertainment platform, will officially launch in Uganda on September 1, 2025, with a lineup of more than 80 films and series, alongside up to $15 million investment aimed at boosting the country’s creative sector. Speaking on the development, Mohamed Sedik, Head of Content Acquisition at Circuits, said the expansion reflects the […]

The Kwara State Government has charged teachers in the state to embrace innovative teaching methodologies as a means of improving classroom delivery and achieving better learning outcomes among students. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development in the state, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe made the call on Thursday at the opening of a two-day workshop on […]

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over what it described as “statistically implausible” figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in its first-week report on new Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to the party, the numbers from Osun State alone defied both historical patterns and demographic realities, with nearly 400,000 new […]