The federal government has officially put the entry admission age into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions at age 16. This came as the government warned that any admission conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) would be illegal and perpetrators be prosecuted. Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa said this on Tuesday while declaring open the … [Read more…]
The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday denied that he and some leaders and office holders in the state were being led to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the immediate past governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi. In a statement on Monday, the governor’s media aide, Olayinka Oyebode, alleged that some faceless … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command wishes to inform the public that following an intensive, diligent, and intelligence-led investigation, detectives have arrested the male suspect in the murder of one Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem (female, aged 22), who was recently found dead in a hotel room in Nsukka. Her iPhone, tablet, earbuds, and other personal belongings were … [Read more…]
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of “No Pay, No Work” resolution. ASUU branches in two … [Read more…]
A former secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress. Lawal, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari during his first term, announced his decision in a letter dated June 29, 2025, and addressed to the chairman of APC in Bangshika Ward, Hong Local Government Area of … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress on Monday in Abuja, began the sales of nomination and expression of interest forms to aspirants for the forthcoming National Assembly bye-elections. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the election slated for August 16 in 12 states, is to fill legislative vacant seats due to the deaths or resignations of … [Read more…]
Justice D. E.Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced nine Chinese to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts are Qin Xiao Yong, Luo Mao Yang, Liu Ni Ni, Liu Gang, Sun Qi (a.k.a Wan Jin Ping), Zhang Juan, Li … [Read more…]
Mbah: It’s a triumph of vision, beginning of an aviation hub The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, inaugurated Enugu Air, a state-owned commercial airline established by the Governor Peter Mbah Administration with three Embraer airplanes for a start. Recalling Mbah’s persistence and energy in bringing Enugu Air to … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud In a country starved of dignity, the conduct of members of the political class becomes akin to the conduct of wayward sailors staggering on the deck of a sinking ship. Call it the Titanic. They stagger through public spaces, like the character, Juda Pesa, the self-proclaimed market philosopher in the Kenyan writer, … [Read more…]
The suspended Kogi Central Senatorial District representative in the National Assembly, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has vowed to resume her legislative duties in the Red Chamber on Tuesday following an order of the Court directing the Senate to recall her from a six-month suspension. The embattled female lawmaker disclosed this to her jubilant supporters in a … [Read more…]
This picture holds a very special place in my heart. It was taken in the year 2000 during my final year (SS3) at Sardauna Memorial College, SMC, Kaduna. I was the Health Prefect at the time, a role I held with pride and responsibility. Standing on the school grounds, dressed in my green checkered uniform … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th meeting of the Global South and the Emerging Economies bloc, BRICS, on Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the … [Read more…]