AJIBEFUN CHARGES NEW TUTOR-GENERALS ON DEDICATION
The Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has urged the…
JOURNALIST DRAGS DSS TO COURT, DEMANDS ₦4BN OVER ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION
An investigative journalist, Zainab Sodiq, has filed a ₦4bn fundamental rights enforcement suit against the…
PFIPC PROBE: ADEYEMI CLAIMS HE’S BEING MADE A SCAPEGOAT, SEEKS REPS HEARING
Adeniyi Adeyemi, the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), has asked the…
NiDCOM CONFIRMS RELEASE OF NIGERIAN GIRLS DETAINED IN MAURITIUS
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has confirmed the release of the Nigerian girls who…
OLUREMI TINUBU EXTENDS FOOD OUTREACH TO VULNERABLE ONDO RESIDENTS
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has extended the…
SALARY PAYMENT WON’T STOP STRIKE, ASUU WARNS AIYEDATIWA
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) chapter, has warned…
Health news
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UNICEF REPORT REVEALS HIGH RATE OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN NIGERIA
Two in Five Nigerian Women Married Before Age 18, Says UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern…
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LASSA FEVER: TETFUND CHALLENGES NIGERIAN SCIENTISTS TO DEVELOP LOCAL VACCINE
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has challenged Nigerian scientists to accelerate efforts to develop the nation’s first indigenous Lassa…
Entertainment
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JOURNALIST DRAGS DSS TO COURT, DEMANDS ₦4BN OVER ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION
An investigative journalist, Zainab Sodiq, has filed a ₦4bn fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Department of State Services before the Federal High Court in Abuja, alleging unlawful arrest, detention and continued seizure of her work tools. Also joined in the suit are the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Director-General of the DSS, the DSS…
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ODE AYE STREET SHOW SHOWCASES IKALE CULTURAL RICHNESS
Popular entertainer and cultural advocate, Yemi Adebayo, popularly known as Bàbá Melody, has organised the Ode Aye Omaja Biripo Talents Street Show as part of efforts to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of the Ikale people. The event featured young women aged between 20 and 30 representing different streets in Ode Aye, who competed…
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EID-EL-KABIR: TINUBU URGES NIGERIANS TO EMBRACE LOVE, PEACE
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday urged Nigerians to embrace tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence, stressing that ethnic divisions and hatred have no place in the country’s quest for unity and progress. The President made the call after observing Eid-el-Kabir congregational prayers at Dodan Barracks, Lagos, where he encouraged citizens to use the sacred celebration…
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NYSC ISSUES FRESH ADVISORY AHEAD OF ORIENTATION CAMP
The National Youth Service Corps has urged prospective female corps members to refrain from applying henna on their fingers before reporting to orientation camps. In a notice shared on its verified X account on Friday, the NYSC explained that henna designs can interfere with the biometric fingerprint registration process, which is a mandatory part of…
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FIVE DEAD, 10 RESCUED AS THREE-STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA
…WIKE ORDERS FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VICTIMS At least five persons have been confirmed dead, while 10 others were rescued alive following the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in the Durumi 3 area, near Gudu Market in Abuja, on Saturday morning. The incident, which occurred at a construction site around the Gaduwa Estate…
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NIGERIA AIRLINE SUSPENDS ROUTES OVER FUEL CRISIS
Rano Air has temporarily suspended a number of its domestic flight operations as the worsening aviation fuel crisis continues to batter Nigeria’s airline industry. The airline attributed the decision to the soaring cost of Jet A1 fuel, which it said has risen by more than 300 per cent, making operations on certain routes financially unsustainable.…