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The Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASFUED), Ijagun, has named Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, and former governor and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Osoba, among recipients of honorary doctorate degrees at its 17th convocation ceremony scheduled for January 29.The university’s management announced the decision in a statement signed by the Registrar ...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a full investigation into the gruesome killing of a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, and her six children at the Chiranci community in Kano State.In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President condemned the attack, describing it as barb...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says over 40 terrorists have been killed in coordinated air strikes carried out in Azir and Musarram areas of Borno State, foiling planned attacks on civilian communities.Disclosing this in a statement on Sunday, N...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has said that the 52 suspects taken into custody during the recent protests in Ekpoma, Edo State, were arrested for looting and vandalism.In a video posted on the Force X handle, the police boss dismissed reports that the suspects were arrested during peaceful protests in ...

Former Ogun State governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has declared that Nigeria is gradually turning the corner economically under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that the most difficult phase of the reforms is over.Daniel made the assertion on Sunday while speaking at his family’s annual Thanksgiving service held at Abraham Tabernacle in Sagamu, where over 200 clerics w...

 The Ogun State Government has assured residents of adequate funding and logistics for the statewide measles and rubella vaccination campaign scheduled to run from January 27 to February 5, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening preventive healthcare and child survival.Deputy Governor Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele gave the assurance on Friday during a meeting of the State Task For...

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has fixed January 16, 2027, for the conduct of local government council elections across the state, formally kick-starting the roadmap toward grassroots democratic transition.The commission announced the date in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan, following its inaugural meeting between the leadership and management team at the OYSIEC headquarters in Agodi. The m...

The Edo State Police Command has expressed concern over the growing trend of individuals staging their own kidnapping and making false ransom demands, particularly within Ekpoma and its environs.A statement by the Police Public Relations Offic...

In a bid to foster a reading culture nationwide, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) have joined forces to implement initiatives aimed at cultivating a lasting interest in reading, promoting literacy, and nurturing informed and responsible citizenship....

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, is facing possible committal to prison following contempt proceedings initiated over an alleged failure to comply with a Federal High Court order relating to the abduction and disappearance of Mr. John Chukwuemeka Anozie.The action was instituted by legal counsel to Mr. Anozie’s wife, Mr. Vince...