The Federal Government has unexpectedly paid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members their old monthly allowance of ₦33,000 for September, despite the recently approved increase to ₦77,000. This has left many corps members frustrated and disappointed. The Federal Government officially announced an increase in the NYSC monthly allowance from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000, effective from July…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced that the local government elections in Osun State will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, despite tensions between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor’s position was made known in a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. The announcement follows…
The Yobe State Hisbah Commission has seized and destroyed 51 cartons of alcohol and 18 jerrycans of methylene chloride, commonly known as Madarar Sukurdai, from different parts of the state. This action followed the state’s laws and Islamic values, which do not allow the sale or use of alcohol and other intoxicating substances. The chairman…
Rensions within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) reached a boiling point on Saturday as Vice President Kashim Shettima pointedly refused to shake hands with the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, in what many see as a public display of dissatisfaction amid a growing rift over the 2027 presidential running mate ticket. The snub took…
The National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) celebrates the groundbreaking introduction of the EDON 3D software, a remarkable innovation that is revolutionizing teaching and learning across Colleges of Education in Nigeria. This cutting-edge technology marks a major leap in the modernization of teacher training, enabling students to engage with highly interactive, visual,…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has formally charged Isaac Bristol, aka PIDOM, with six counts at the Federal High Court in Abuja, bringing an end to his 28-day detention without formal charges. According to court documents obtained by TRIBUNE ONLINE, PIDOM faces charges related to the transmission of classified government documents and spreading false information….
Olusegun Awolowo Jr., the grandson of Nigeria’s legendary statesman Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent lawyer, and former Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), is dead. He was the only son of Hajiya Zainab Abah Folawiyo, popularly known as Sisi Abah Folawiyo, the renowned fashion icon and widow of the late…
The telecom operators in Nigeria, including MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile have threatened to withdraw network support for banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Services Data, USSD, following what they described as gross misinformation of subscribers on the mode of deduction for transaction fees. USSD, commonly known as ‘bank transfers’, is done through short codes on mobile…
Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, 15-year-old Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli have been crowned World Champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global finals competition in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa was named the Overall Best in English language skills, while Rukayya emerged as the Overall Best in debate. Hadiza…
The Nigerian Army on Sunday debunked reports circulating that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has died. Several reports, originating from a social media post by a Nigerian journalist announcing the death of the Army chief, had gone viral. The journalist claimed that Lagbaja had died of cancer 48 hours ago. The…
