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FCSC pledges reforms to strengthen monitoring, evaluation in public service
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening reforms aimed at deepening evaluation and monitoring (E&M) practices across Nigeria’s public service. The announcement was made by FCSC Chairman, Prof. Tunji Olaopa, during the national symposium of the Nigerian Association of Evaluators (NAE) held in Abuja on Tuesday. He emphasised that effective evaluation and monitoring are crucial…
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PHOTO: VP Shettima holds bilateral talks with Hungarian president at AU–EU summit
By Kunle Sanni – Vice President Kashim Shettima has held bilateral discussions with Hungarian president Tamás Sulyok at the 7th African Union–European Union Summit in Angola. The meeting between the vice president and the Hungarian leader took place on the sidelines of the summit in Luanda, where leaders from both unions are addressing issues of peace, security, governance, and multilateralism.…
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Ibrahim Gambari, scholar-diplomat, elder statesman at 81, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Seated on the desk to my left, as I write this, is the book Theory and Reality in Foreign Policy-Making by Ibrahim A. Gambari, published in 1989. A hardcover, it is the Author’s only copy, with the book now out of print and the publisher out of business. It is one of his two books graciously lent to me to…
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Two AAUA students arrested over alleged rape of female colleague
By Boye Oyeyemi – Two students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), have been arrested by the Ondo State Police Command over the alleged rape of a 20-year-old female undergraduate. One of the suspects, identified as Tom Samuel, was said to have lured the victim to a location on Cele Street, Akungba, on 21 November 2024, where she was reportedly…
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Governor Abiodun pays courtesy visit to Olubadan, hails monarch’s leadership
By Adejayan Gbenga – Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday paid a congratulatory and courtesy visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja (Arusa I), at his palace in Ibadan. The governor described the engagement as warm and honourable, noting that the visit provided an opportunity to celebrate the monarch and convey the goodwill…
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Makinde reassures residents of fair process on Ibadan Circular Road project
By Adejayan Gbenga – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that all development projects in the state are executed in a fair, humane, and inclusive manner, amid ongoing criticisms of the 110km Senator Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road Project. Presenting the 2026 Budget Proposal to the Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday, Makinde announced that…
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Court sentences six to death for murder of taxi driver in Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga – An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced six men to death by hanging after finding them guilty of conspiracy and the murder of taxi driver Akeem Shittu. Those convicted are Segun Taiwo, 36; Kehinde Ademola, 46; Yahaya Adeniyi, 45; Chinonso Samson, 41; and Opadotun Michael, 32. Justice Oyeyemi Ajayi delivered the judgment on…
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South West governors pledge enhanced security, regional development at Ibadan meeting
The South West Governors’ Forum, comprising the governors of Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, and Ondo States, has announced a series of measures aimed at strengthening security, boosting economic development, and promoting regional cooperation. The meeting took place on Monday at the Governor’s Office Secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a communique released after the meeting, the forum commended President…
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Ilorin-born Muhammadul-Awwal named Al-Azhar’s best graduating student
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Muhammadul-Awwal Babatunde, a 27-year-old Ilorin-born scholar and alumnus of Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Gaa-Akanbi, has been named the best graduating student of Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Darul-Kitab Wa Sunnah College, founded nearly three decades ago by the Ubandoma of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Dr Abdulkadir As-Salman Oba Sholagberu—also an Imam and…
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Nigeria demands permanent UN Security Council slots for Africa
By Kunle Sanni – Nigeria says it is stepping up efforts to secure permanent, veto-wielding seats for Africa on the United Nations Security Council, insisting that meaningful reform of global governance is long overdue. President Bola Tinubu stated this during the first plenary session on Peace, Security, Governance and Multilateralism at the 7th African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda, Angola,…
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