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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,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Madagascar’s political crisis deepened on Tuesday as the country’s lower house of parliament voted overwhelmingly to impeach President Andry Rajoelina over what lawmakers described as “desertion of duty.” The motion, which secured 130 votes in favour, surpassing the…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South-East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has taunted his critics, recalling how he was called names and mocked when he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016, declaring that the party is now strong…
Nasarawa State governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, has alerted the public over the infiltration of the North-Central region by Boko Haram splinter group called Wulowulo. In an interface with security stakeholders in Lafia, the State capital, the governor urged the North-Central…
President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, on his birthday anniversary, October 14. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu said Mr Olukoyede has…
Three members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives from Kaduna State have formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They were Hon. Abdulkarim Ahmed, representing Kaduna South constituency; Aliyu Abdullahi, representing…
Nigerian street-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has once again stirred controversy on social media after leaking a private chat between his babymama, Ashabi Simple, and an Islamic cleric. The singer, in an Instagram post, shared a screenshot of the…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the growing concerns over arbitrary and incessant charges by commercial banks in the country. To this end, the House urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to publish a comprehensive and simplified list of approved…
Some goals are remembered for their beauty; others, for their importance. But a rare few have gone down in history not just for what they meant on the scoreboard, but for how they changed the game itself. These were the moments that made FIFA and IFAB sit up, grab a pen, and…
