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Six schools qualify for Kwara Tax Club Quiz finals, battle for N2.5m
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Six secondary schools have advanced to the finals of the 2025 Tax Club Quiz Competition, organized by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development. The competition, designed to promote tax education and nurture tax-compliant citizens among young people, reached its semi-final stage on Wednesday,…
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Oyo lawmaker hails establishment of Federal University of Agriculture in Okeho
By Adejayan Gbenga – Senator Buhari Abdulfatai, representing Oyo North Senatorial District, has expressed delight over the establishment of the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho (FUNATO), describing it as a historic achievement for the Oke-Ogun region. The senator disclosed this after receiving the management team of the new university, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jacob Babayemi, who paid…
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The high cost of democracy: Who can really participate in Nigeria? By Oluwadare Ayeni
Democracy is widely regarded as the most just and effective system of governance because of the values it enshrines: freedom, equality, accountability, and the right of citizens to determine how they are governed. Philosophers like Plato and Aristotle argued that governance must be guided by the common good, emphasising that political participation is essential to prevent power from falling into…
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Tinubu signs Police Training Institutions Bill into law to reform police education
By Kunle Sanni – President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Nigeria Police Training Institutions (Establishment) Bill, 2024 — a major reform aimed at professionalising police education and aligning Nigeria’s law enforcement system with global standards. The bill, sponsored by Senator Ahmed Abdulhamid Malam-Madori, formally establishes and grants statutory recognition to 48 police training institutions across the country. It…
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The cost of ego – Lessons from the Natasha-Akpabio imbroglio, by Abdullahi Haruspice
What led to Senator Natasha Hadiza Akpoti-Uduaghan’s six-month suspension from the Senate by the Committee on Ethics and Privileges needs little elaboration. It was, in essence, an avoidable clash of ego between two powerful figures—one a rising political star, the other the presiding officer of Nigeria’s upper chamber. What should have been a routine administrative disagreement was allowed to metastasize…
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Adeleke tasks monarchs to guard borders against bandits
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed traditional rulers in border communities of the state to be vigilant and report any suspicious infiltration by alleged bandits from neighbouring states to security agencies. Speaking after a state security council meeting held in Osogbo, the governor urged traditional councils across the state to promptly report strange settlers…
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Uche Nnaji denies guilt, says resignation shows respect for due process
By Kunle Sanni – Former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, says his resignation from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet is not an admission of guilt but a gesture of respect for due process amid allegations of certificate forgery. Nnaji, who stepped down on Monday, has been at the centre of controversy following reports alleging that he forged his…
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INEC chair: Will politics trump justice, equity, and fairplay? By Bola Bolawole
“And who do you think President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will appoint as the next INEC chairman? Strange enough, his South-west is the only section of the country yet to occupy the post.“ “Point of correction! The president does not appoint INEC chairmen; he only recommends to the National Assembly for ratification””It is the same thing! Whether he recommends or appoints,…
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When everyone is political, by Oluwadare Ayeni
Democracy is often praised as the best system of government because it allows citizens to decide how they are governed and who governs them. The English philosopher Jeremy Bentham once said that democracy ensures “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.” Socrates, on his part, warned that when good people refuse to participate in politics, they end up being ruled…
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FCCPC withdraws criminal case against MultiChoice after settlement
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has withdrawn the criminal case it filed against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and some of its top executives following an amicable resolution between both parties. At the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, FCCPC’s counsel, Daniel Amadi, informed Justice James Omotosho that the dispute had been settled out…
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