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In a surprise move that marks the end of an era in Nigeria’s electoral administration, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has formally resigned after a decade in office.Yakubu, who was appointed in 2015 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in 2020, announced his resignation during INEC’s quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commiss...

 History was made on Tuesday as the Gateway International Airport (GWI) in Ogun State officially began commercial flight operations, signaling a bold new chapter in the state’s infrastructural and economic development drive.The inaugural ValueJet flight took off from the airport’s ultra-modern terminal in Iperu-Remo to Abuja amid cheers from passengers and aviation officials, despite an early morning d...

Nigeria’s footprint in world football administration has deepened with the appointment of three distinguished Nigerians — Ibrahim Musa Gusau, Abdulhakeem Mustapha (SAN), and Ayishat “Aisha” Falode — to prominent FIFA Standing Committees, signaling a new chapter in the nation’s growing influence on global football governance.The appointments, announced this week, position Nigeria strategi...

The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Ona Najomo, has applauded the Ogun State Government for its visionary commitment to the Gateway International Airport, describing it as a benchmark p...

gun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has hailed teachers as the “foundation upon which every other profession stands,” describing them as the true enablers of national development who deserve society’s highest respect and recognition.The Governor made the remarks during the ...

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has sounded a strong warning to principals, vice principals, and teachers in public secondary schools across the state to desist from collecting unauthorised fees or levies from students, insisting that the government’s free education policy remains in full force.TESCOM Chairman, Apostle Abiodun Sanyaolu, issued the w...

Fire on Monday evening razed a section of the Podium Block at the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt, destroying properties.The affected area includes the section that houses the Rivers State Pension Board.The Head of Service, Iyingi Brown, attributed the inciden...

The Federal Government on Monday emphasised the critical importance of the 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Refinery, declaring that it must be supported at all costs to succeed.The government’s position was stated by Vice President Shettima and emphasised by Minister of Budget and National Planning Senator Bagudu at the opening of the Nigerian Economi...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has tackled the Presidency over comments by Vice President Kashim Shettima condemning its industrial action over a rift with the Dangote refinery.PENGASSAN told journalists on Monday that it would take the same action if its members were sacked again....

The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state.The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed that the couple h...