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The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has reassured the public and members of its academic community that the process of selecting the next Vice-Chancellor will be fair, transparent, and strictly in line with established guidelines. This assurance followed a social media report suggesting that a potential candidate for the position […]
Benue State drew global attention at the just-concluded Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) on September 6, 2025, in Algiers, Algeria, as it unveiled its bold agenda for export expansion, industrialisation, and investment promotion. Representing the executive governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, the Special Adviser to Governor on International and Global […]
The Kwara State government said it has put in place measures to bring about a drastic reduction in child stunting in the state. The Nutrition Officer at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Gbenga Bankole made this known during an interview with LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, the state capital. Bankole added that the state remained […]
The 2027 Champions League final will be staged at Madrid’s Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium, UEFA announced on Thursday after its executive committee met in Tirana. The 70,692-capacity stadium is home to LaLiga club Atlético Madrid and hosted the 2019 Champions League final won by Liverpool. Europe’s football governing body had postponed the decision on the […]
The Kano State Government has declared Friday, September 12, 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate Maulud, marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The State’s Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Comrade Ibrahim Waiya, in a statement urged civil servants, members of the private sector, and the general public, to observe the holiday peacefully […]
Operatives of Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered 150 blocks and three sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 112 kilograms in an accident that occurred along the Zaria-Kano Road. Spokesperson of the Command, Sadiq Maigatari, in a statement, disclosed that the incident occurred around 6am on Saturday September 6, […]
The inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered commanders of the Border Patrol Section of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to submit detailed monthly reports on their operations, warning that failure to do so will be regarded as dereliction of duty. The IGP, who gave the directive during a meeting with senior border commanders […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified that contrary to misleading reports, the Federal High Court in Abuja did not issue any order restraining Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from acting as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively. In its ruling on September 4, 2025, presided over by Hon. Justice Emeka […]
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has described the submission of nomination forms in Abuja on Wednesday by the State governor, Biodun Oyebanji, as a clear show of political strength, saying “The governor will not only break my record of 16-0, he will surpass it by winning all the 177 wards” in the State’s […]
I know Dauda Lawal, the Governor of Zamfara State, though I have not spoken to him since he assumed office. This clarification is important because in Nigeria we have perfected the act of diverting attention from the message and unleashing attack on the messenger. This has become the unfortunate norm. It’s also important to stress […]
