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The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of admission entry requirements into all tertiary institutions across Nigeria to democratise access to higher education. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a press statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education. According to her, the new policy […]
Governor Monday Okpeholo of Edo State, on Tuesday, threatened to walk out any Commissioner from the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting if not wearing the Tinubu branded cap, saying that every Exco member must openly demonstrate their support for President Bola Tinubu. He gave the warning when he swore in the newly confirmed Commissioners and […]
In an unexpected turn of events, Alhaji Ahmed Bello, who is the biological father of the late Bilyaminu Bello, who was murdered by his wife, Maryam Sanda, in 2017, has expressed his joy over the state pardon granted to his former daughter-in-law by President Bola Tinubu, saying vengeance can’t bring back his son. According to […]
The Nigerian Senate has constituted a 12-member ad-hoc committee to advise the legislature on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged United States-backed claims of persecution of Christians in the country. The decision followed a closed-door session on Tuesday, where lawmakers deliberated on recent claims by the United States Government suggesting possible acts […]
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and the Middle East, Comrade Timi Frank, has called on President Donald Trump and leaders of the international community to recognise opposition presidential candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, as the duly elected President […]
The lingering leadership tussle within the Labour Party (LP) has resurfaced after the appearance of Julius Abure, the embattled factional National Chairman, and Umar Farouk Ibrahim, a factional National Secretary of the party, respectively, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. Abure and Ibrahim were sighted at the quarterly consultative […]
A Kano State High Court has ordered the remand of Ogugua Christopher, owner ofa Orphanage Home in Asaba, Delta State, over allegations of child abduction and trafficking involving minors reportedly taken from Kano State to Asaba. Ogugua is being prosecuted alongside Hauwa Abubakar and Nkechi Odlyne on a 15-count charge of conspiracy and child abduction, […]
The Anglican Diocese of Ekiti has debunked a viral claim by a verteran journalist and former presidential aide, Babafemi Ojudu, alleging that a burial service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Ise-Ekiti, was turned into a fundraising exercise. Recall that Ojudu had in a Facebook post on Monday titled “The Day Mourners Rebelled in Church,” claimed […]
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to prioritise low- and middle-income earners, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and other vulnerable Nigerians in the allocation of 753 forfeited duplexes in Abuja, once linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The resolution was passed on Tuesday during plenary after the […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, rejected an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking to re-present exhibits previously rejected in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), over alleged unlawful possession of firearms. Delivering his ruling, Justice Peter Lifu held that the court could not […]
