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Investing in basic education key to raising future leaders — Bamidele
By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI — Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said sustained investment in basic education is critical to producing well-rounded citizens, professionals and responsible leaders for national development.
Kalabari begins countdown to Dokubo-Asari coronation
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The countdown to the Se Diye and coronation ceremonies of the Amanyanabo of the Source, Da Amakiri Tubo, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakr Dokubo-Asari, Dabaye Amakiri I, has
Inside Chinyere’s final days: Family raises questions over missing wrist, other locations
By Esther Onyegbula For the Ugwu family, identifying Chinyere Susan Rosemary was a moment they never imagined they would experience.At a mortuary in Enugu, surrounded by the cold finality of
Fate of 70 mourners uncertain as boat capsizes in Benue
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The fate of more than 70 mourners remained uncertain yesterday after a wooden boat conveying them and over 30 motorcycles across the River Katsina-Ala at the
Edo APC chair ruffles feathers over alleged ‘AK-47’ remark
…HURIWA demands probe By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) to invite and investigate the Edo State Chairman
North-East govs cry out over neglect of Mambilla power plant
By Ndahi Marama North East Governors Forum, NEGF, yesterday, raised the alarm over what it described as the seeming neglect of the Mambilla Hydro power plant and called on Federal
Police arrest suspect for allegedly raping, impregnating minor
By Kingsley Omonobi The FCT Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Zayyanu Halilu, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl.The suspect was arrested on October 2, 2026,
Minor arrested over alleged viral hotel assault video in Delta
By Ochuko Akuopha Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the alleged viral sexual assault video of a 16-year-old girl at a
Court freezes Osun accounts over $13.9m arbitration award
By Nnamdi Ojiego The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered commercial banks to place a ‘Post No Debit’ restriction on accounts operated by the Osun State Government over a
VERBATIM: What Atiku, Obi, Makinde really want as 90+ countries subsidise fuel to ease hardship
By Luminous Jannamike Across the world, governments are cushioning motorists and businesses from a fresh oil shock. Nigeria’s 2027 debate is shifting from whether subsidy should exist to what form
