The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria says it has successfully airlifted more than 79 per cent of Nigerian pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj. In a statement signed by the Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Usara, on Wednesday, the Commission said it had airlifted 32,549 intending pilgrims through 79 flights since the airlift officially…
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has been appointed Advisor to a forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers, Club de Madrid. Club de Madrid disclosed this in a post on its X handle on Tuesday. The post reads, “On behalf of all of us, thank you @obyezeks for joining @ClubdeMadrid. Your leadership, vision,…
The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has alleged that some Nigerian politicians and members of the armed forces are acting as informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum made the revelation on Wednesday during an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central, where he vowed that the state would strengthen its intelligence network and deal…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has rejected suggestions that administrative failures experienced in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Board were due to incompetence or ethnic bias. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking to the press during a meeting with key stakeholders to address challenges encountered during…
By Tomi Lala Netizens roasted the Osun All Progressives Congress for tackling the Chief of Staff to the President and the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Olufemi Gbajabiamila’s for commending Adeleke’s administration The former Speaker of the House of Representatives gave this commendation while speaking at the Government House in Osogbo…
In a resounding show of unity and political resolve, women leaders across the ten Local Government Areas of Osun West Senatorial District have unanimously endorsed Governor Asiwaju Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke for a second term in office. The endorsement took place at a well-attended gathering held at the Osun West Senatorial Office in Iwo. The…
Earlier today, Osun State government delegation led by the Chairman Osun State SUBEB Hon. Ibikunle Fadipe IBK, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa Asejere the honorable Commissioner for Rural Development and Hon. Folorunso Ogundare paid a working visit to the palace of the Kabiesi H.E Oba Emmanuel Babatunde Abidogun of Aduramigba Community Ido-Osun in Egbedore Loca Government. The…
…says education is a right but not free By Tomi Lala Chief of Staff to the President and former Speaker of the House of Representatives,Rt Hon. Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila has urged the Nigerian universities to boost their international profiles so as to attract more foreign students as a means to secure sustainable funding for education….
The 14th Faculty Lecture of the Faculty of Agriculture at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) was not just an academic gathering, it was a powerful celebration of innovation, resilience, and leadership in Nigerian agriculture. One of the event’s key highlights was the presentation of the Award of Excellence in Agribusiness to Barr. Adetunji Adegboyega, the visionary…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered a social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) to pay the sum of ₦200, 000 as fine after dismissing his preliminary objections to the ₦1 billion defamation suit instituted against him by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, music…
