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2025 Exams: 11,512 registered candidates are underage- JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said eleven thousand, five hundred and twelve candidates who registered for the 2025 exams were underaged. This was revealed by Jamb Registrar Professor Ishaq Oloyede in Lagos while monitoring the ongoing registration exercise of the unified tertiary matriculation examinations. Prof. Oloyede noted that there will be no extension in the five weeks…
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Akwa Ibom: Oron youths decry ethnic imbalance in political appointments
A group in Akwa Ibom State, Oron Youth Movement, has decried the perceived imbalance in the nomination of commissioners and special advisers. It would be recalled that the state governor had recently sent a list of 27 commissioners and special adviser nominees to the state House of Assembly, urging the lawmakers to give the list a prompt response. In a…
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2027 Presidency: Nigerians should consider knowledge, competence and character rather than region – Bugaje
Dr. Usman Bugaje is a former National Secretary of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF). Bugaje in an interview on the Morning Show, an Arise TV programme on Friday, said Nigerians should prioritize knowledge, competence, courage and character in choosing who leads the country. Excerpts: With the rejection of comments by…
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Ooni of Ife eulogizes Pa Adebanjo, says his legacy will live on
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 has joined the Yoruba race in celebrating the life and legacy of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a renowned nationalist, elder statesman, and leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere who passed away at the age of 96. Oba Ogunwusi said Pa Adebanjo remained committed to the principles…
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2027 Presidency: No vacancy in Aso Villa, Tinubu must complete 8 years – Delta APC Chieftain, Emami
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has said there is no vacancy in Aso Villa until 2031, saying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must complete 8 years. Emami said Tinubu should be given a chance to return for his second term in 2027, saying that no gang-up against the President would work. He made this declaration…
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LASG sensitizes students on online safety
In a bid to ensure students in Lagos State are adequately informed about staying safe online, the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has organised a one-day sensitisation programme on “Digital Resilience: Empowering Students to Navigate Online Safely” for students in Education District I. In her welcome address at a programme held at the Government Senior College, Agege,…
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Oyo NSCDC boss emphasises intelligence gathering as bedrock of security
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Oyo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Augustine Padonu has emphasized that intelligence is the bedrock of security, and without it, efforts to tackle criminal activities and safeguard lives and property may be undermined. Padonu stated this at a one-day capacity-building program organized by the Intelligence and Investigation Department of…
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2027 Presidency: Why I prefer Adebayo to Atiku, Obi- ACF Chieftain, Bugaje
A former National Secretary of the defunct Action Congress (AC) and chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Dr Usman Bugaje has said the kind of a leader Nigeria needs is one that has the character, competence and the courage to do the right thing, irrespective of whether the person is from the South or North. He, however, said he…
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Group to immortalise Adebanjo’s legacies
A group of elder statesmen and eminent Nigerians under the umbrella of the Patriots, has said it will immortalise the legacies of the late leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. The Patriots led by Chief Emeka Anyaoku also said the late Yoruba leader would be greatly missed. Adebanjo died peacefully at his Lagos residence in Lekki on Friday at the…
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Edo govt promotes 8,476 school teachers
The governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, has approved the promotion of 8,476 teachers, directing the release of promotion letters them. A statement on Friday by the Executive Chairman of Edo State Universal Basic Education, Onomen Briggs, noted that the directive is to ensure that teachers receive the recognition they deserve. Briggs noted that it is not only acknowledging…
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