A Thanksgiving service and the launch of one million Holy Bibles in honour of Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja on Sunday.The event, organised by friends of Seyi Tinubu and coordinated by Belusochukwu Enwere, national president of the Youth
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The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Thursday, notee that Tinubu presented Amupitan as
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspects involved in the armed robbery incident that led to the death of Arise TV presenter, Somtochukwu Maduagwu.According to the police, the suspects are: Shamsudeen Hassan ‘m’ from Katsina State, Hassan Isah ‘m’, 22 years from Kaduna, Abubakar Alkamu
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has urged relevant government agencies to begin a thorough verification and authentication of all academic and professional certificates of political candidates as Nigeria prepares for the 2027 general elections.In a post shared on his official X handle on Thursday, Obi
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A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, describing his continued detention as a “stain on Nigeria’s belief in the rule of law.”Atiku made this known in a post shared on his X handle
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The University of Ibadan has emerged as Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, published on THE’s website on Thursday.THE rankings placed the University of Ibadan between 801 and 1,000 globally and ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, a spot it last held in 2023.The
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The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, yesterday, announced the constitution of an Expanded Negotiation Committee to fast-track agreements with all unions in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, as part of efforts to avert a looming strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and keep students in school.Alausa, highlighted the
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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has backed the claims by United States lawmakers alleging a genocide against Christians in Nigeria.CAN made this known in a statement issued by CAN president, Daniel Okoh, late Wednesday, in reaction to the renewed claims of Christian persecution in Nigeria by prominent figures in
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to October 16, for the presentation of his medical examination report by the Nigerian Medical Association.The trial judge, Justice James Omotosho, adjourned the matter due to the NMA’s
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says that the Department of State Service, DSS, should be held accountable for the clearance of the immediate past Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji.Mr Abubakar stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to Nnaji’s resignation as a member
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