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Stakeholders on Monday validated the draft Edo Policy Framework on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV), recommending technical inputs for incorporation into the final document before adoption by the state government. The validation meeting was organised by the Edo Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme in ...
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has fixed July 10 for the turbaning of the new Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammad-Bashir Dasuki. A statement by the Emir’s Spokesman, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona, on Monday, in Ilorin, said that the turbaning of 13th substantive Chief Imam of the Ilorin Emirate would hold at the palace. ...
By Precious Mark A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday has ordered the remand of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore in the Kuje Correctional Centre until Wednesday over his absence from court. Justice M.G. Umar gave the order after dismissing Sowore’s application for recusal and activating last week’s revocation ...
By Precious Mark The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has distanced herself from reports circulating on appointments allegedly made on her behalf. She declared that the claims are false and unauthorised. In a statement by Austine Elemue, Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of State, she clarified ...
Why does 1993 still matter People still point to 1993 (June 12 election) as the closest Nigeria ever got to a truly credible and widely accepted election. It wasn’t just about voting, it was about trust. Since then, every other election has been followed by arguments, disputes, and questions about legitimacy. What changed after 1993 ...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged Nigerians battling drug dependence to seek help through its 24-hour counselling and referral service. The Secretary of NDLEA, Shadrach Haruna, gave the assurance in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. ...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order ...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has showered praises on the late Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji, mother of President Bola Tinubu. Shettima spoke on Sunday in Abuja during the Annual Grand Prayer Session in honour of the Mogaji, held at the Abuja National Mosque. The vice president described her as a woman whose love went far beyond her ...
Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the Case Fatality Rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said. This is contained in the NCDC Lassa Fever Situation Report for Week 23 (June 1 to June 7). This, the agency said is up sharply from ...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi on Sunday directed the contractor handling the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Road to stop work temporarily and study pavement mixture specifications at another project site. Umahi gave the directive to the contractor, CBC Global Civil and Building Construction Nig. Ltd., during an inspection tour of the Osun axis of road reconstruction. ...
Some children’s caregivers in the Federal Capital Territory have harped on the need to view discipline as a tool for teaching and guidance rather than punishment when raising responsible and godly children. The caregivers, which consisted of parents, teachers and religious leaders, made their views known in interviews with the News reporters on Sunday in ...
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Interior, Mr Abdullah Ali Ahmed, says doubts of some members of the National Assembly on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has been cleared. Ahmed said that the doubts were cleared by the pace and quality of the road construction. He spoke during an inspection tour of road ...
Lagos residents defied downpour on Saturday night to attend the 2026 edition of the Knorr Jollof Fest held at Muri Okunola Park, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Newsmen report that the annual culinary festival, the fourth edition sponsored by Unilever Nig. Plc., attracted thousands of food enthusiasts, chefs, culinary entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s food ...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun state command, Ago-Iwoye Division have foiled a robbery attempt in the area. According to a statement made available to journalists, the Police noted that incident happen on June 16, 2026 where operatives of the force responded to a violent armed robbery incident involving a commercial motorcyclist along the ...
The Ogun State Government has temporarily relocated students of Our Lady of Apostles Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, to an alternative location as investigations into the recent chemical inhalation incident on the school premises intensify. The Ogun state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the school, noting that preliminary findings have ...
...operatives intercept illicit consignment from China, Dubai-bound Loud concealed in ladies’ bags An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following their arrest for dealing in illicit substances, which they sell to teenage secondary school students in ...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter, alongside local government chairmen and councillors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC), have accused the Osun State Government of deliberately escalating the lingering local government crisis to trigger tension and public disturbance. The APC leveled the allegation on Friday while reacting to a ...
By Ismail Azeez The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the upcoming August 15, 2026 election in Osun State, Asiwajy Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, has declared that he remains the sole candidate endorsed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the forthcoming poll. Oyebamiji made this assertion during the inauguration of 7,830 ...
By Precious Mark The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have announced that any transfer of 10% or more of shares in a licensed telecommunications company must now receive prior approval from the NCC before the CAC can register it. This directive was contained in a joint statement signed on Sunday ...
By Ismail Azeez The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm over what it described as a purported plot to carry out high-profile political assassinations ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state. The PDP, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi, ...
...as Suspect says he was under the influence of illicit drugs By Ismail Azeez The Osun State Police Command has denied reports of an alleged assassination attempt on the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, Larooye II, clarifying that the suspect apprehended at the palace was not found with any firearm or offensive weapon. ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has revealed that the Ogun Deep Sea Port will boast of the longest berth in Africa upon completion. Speaking during the commissioning of the six-kilometre Stadium–Luba–Tam Balogun Road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, Abiodun reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the development proposed Deep Sea Port project in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. He ...
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has revealed that the government is adopting a 6 month waste infrastructure plan to combat the state's waste crisis and drainage blockages. In a series of tweets on X over the weekend, Wahab responding to criticisms by the former Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) ...
