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The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, next in line to present a candidate for the Awujale throne has filed a lawsuit against Otunba Abdulateef Adebayo Owoyemi over alleged impersonation as the Olori-Ebi (head) of the family.In a suit lodged at the Ijebu-Ode High Court on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the  Olori-Ebi, Otunba Ajidagba Adedokun, accused Owoyemi of unlawfully parading himself as the family’s head, contrary to a previous ruling of Ijebu...

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 42-year-old man, Ogbole Henry, for unlawful possession of firearms and live ammunition during a highway patrol along the notorious “Evil Forest” axis of the Benin-Lagos Road.Henry, a native of Ewu in Esan Central Local Government Area, was intercepted on Sept...

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results, with 60.26 percent of the candidates obtaining five credits and above, including in Mathematics and English.Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, ...

President Bola Tinubu has announced the suspension of emergency rule in Rivers State, which began six months ago.Tinubu, who announced this in a statement he signed on Wednesday, explained that from the intelligence available to him, there was a new spirit of understanding, “a robust readiness, and potent enthusiasm on the...

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…victim paralysed, unconsciousThe Edo State Migration Agency has rescued 27-year-old Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned by his friends for buying a motorbike in Burkina Faso....

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal), 54 days after the last paper was written.Announcing the results at a press conference in Minna on Wednesday, NECO Registrar Prof. Ibrahim Wushish...

he chairman of the four ruling houses that produce the Awujale of Ijebuland in Ijebu-Ode, Prince Mabadeje Alaga, who also serves as Olori-Ebi of the Anikilaya Ruling House, has appealed to the two factions of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to reconcile and work together toward a common goal.In an open letter released to journalists on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, and personally signed by him, Prince Mabadeje urged unity within the Fusengbuwa family. The letter, titled “A ...

Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel has written his name into the history books, becoming the first Nigerian man in 37 years to reach the final of the men’s 400 metres hurdles at the World Athletics Championships.The 22-year-old delivered a commanding performance in the semifinals in Tokyo on Wednesday, leading from gun to...