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18/04/2026

FULL LIST: CBN unveils 10 key BVN rule changes to take effect May 1

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17/04/2026

Refreshment-for-thesis-defence: PG students decry corrupt culture in Nigerian varsities

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17/04/2026

Okiki Film Village joins Afolayan, Chatta’s creative hubs in Oyo

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By Emmanuel Adeleke

16/04/2026

2027: Makinde torn between ADC, Accord, NDC amid PDP uncertainty

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13/04/2026

OAU students declare 72-hour lecture boycott over poor transport system

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28/03/2026

DAWN DG: State police won’t affect Amotekun
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02/03/2026

First Bank, Jaiz shares wow investors in February as Fidelity, StanbicIBTC perform low

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05/01/2026

25/08/2025

In a renewed drive to safeguard students’ welfare and fight malaria, the Federal Cooperative College, Eleyele, Ibadan, has officially launched the Geneith Health Competition (GHC), a nationwide initiative designed to empower young people as ambassadors in the campaign against the disease. The flag-off ceremony was held on Monday, August 25, 2025, at the college’s conference room, with management staff and key stakeholders in the health sector in attendance....

In a renewed drive to safeguard students’ welfare and fight malaria, the Federal Cooperative College, Eleyele, Ibadan, has officially launched

25/08/2025

Efa Sunday The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, while retaining the existing National Working Committee (NWC) zoning arrangement for the November elective convention. The decision was announced on Monday in Abuja by Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, who chairs the PDP convention zoning committee. …...

25/08/2025

Efa Sunday The kingmakers of Emure-Ile, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, have selected Prince Bankole Adeyefa as the new Elemure of Emure-Ile. Prince Adeyefa, son of the late Oba Simeon Adedubaje Adeyefa, who joined his ancestors in March 2025, emerged as oba-elect after securing four out of five votes cast by the town’s kingmakers. His selection was officially announced by the Olori Ebi, Pa Joseph Omotosho, during a ceremony attended by officials of Owo Local Government Area....

Efa Sunday The kingmakers of Emure-Ile, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, have selected Prince Bankole Adeyefa as

25/08/2025

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced the zoning process for its 2027 presidential ticket. Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, who chairs the PDP convention zoning committee, disclosed this in Abuja, on Monday. Diri said the decision was finalised at Saturday’s PDP Governors’ Forum meeting in Gusau, Zamfara State, which had in attendance stakeholders including representatives of the Board of Trustees (BoT), former governors, former ministers, and other party organs....

25/08/2025

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed that he will run for president in the 2027 general elections. On Saturday, Professor Ola Olateju of Achievers University, Ondo, had said Atiku was not desperate to become Nigeria’s president in 2027. Olateju represented Atiku at a ceremony in Lagos where defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) were welcomed into the African Democratic Congress (ADC)....

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed that he will run for president in the 2027 general elections.

25/08/2025

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the actions of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin, who was recently seen participating in a matchmaking programme hosted on social media by popular entertainer, Lege Miami. The agency, in a statement posted on its official X account on Monday, said Folarin, who served as a driver at the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate, was dismissed after investigations confirmed he had forged his academic certificates....

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the actions of its former staff, Olakunle Alex Folarin,

25/08/2025

Isokan Yoruba Royalty, a group seeking unity among Yoruba people of South West, has urged the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade I, to regard the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, as a colleague and partner in the peace and development of Yoruba land and Nigeria at large. The group, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Elder Victor Akinbode, and Publicity Secretary, Mr....

Isokan Yoruba Royalty, a group seeking unity among Yoruba people of South West, has urged the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba

25/08/2025

By Efa Sunday A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has condemned the Federal Government for withholding local government allocations meant for Osun State, describing the action as unconstitutional and politically motivated. Ozekhome argued that Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), must provide the presidency with sound legal advice to prevent further escalation of the crisis. “It is highly political....

By Efa Sunday A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, has condemned the Federal Government for withholding local government

25/08/2025

Efa Sunday The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 unaccredited institutions as part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal Colleges of Education. Although the commission has not released the names of the affected institutions, it disclosed that they failed to meet its required standards following a personnel audit and financial monitoring exercise carried out across the 21 federal colleges of education....

Efa Sunday The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has shut down 22 unaccredited institutions as part of a

25/08/2025

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has repatriated Dai Qisheng, an alleged Chinese gang leader declared wanted in his home country for violent organised crimes. Force Public Relations Officer, CP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said the operation was coordinated through the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL). Qisheng had been on the run since 2024 after the Public Security Bureau of Zhijin County in Guizhou Province issued an arrest warrant against him....