The Police Command in Gombe State has arrested a 27-year-old Taraba-bound Joseph Babari contracted to fight in Plateau. DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the command’s spokesperson made this known in a statement on Saturday in Gombe. Abdullahi said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday around 11.30 PM by a police patrol team attached to Pero-Chonge Division of…
The friendly match between Nigeria women’s national team and Cameroon at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne has been called off, our correspondent understands. The first of the two-legged international friendly, initially scheduled for Saturday, was expected to mark the Super Falcons’ return to action for the first time since their narrow defeat to France…
President Bola Tinubu has inspected the Republican Guards of Honour in France following his three-day State Visit to the country at invitation of the French President Emmanuel Macron. Tinubu alongside his wife, First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu was earlier reported to have arrived in France yesterday, Wednesday, November 27 on a state visit at the invitation…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board on Wednesday finally admitted to errors which affected the performance of students during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede admitted to this during an ongoing press briefing in Abuja. “What should have been a moment of joy has changed due to…
Rita Daniels, mother of Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, has spoken about her daughter’s marriage to politician and businessman, Senator Ned Nwoko, saying she never supported it from the beginning. The clarification surfaced online amid renewed public attention after a viral video showed Regina accusing her husband of domestic violence. In response, Nwoko denied the…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total sum of N1.818 trillion to the Federal Government, State Governments, and Local Government Councils as Federation Account revenue for the month of June 2025. This represents a 9.6% increase—equivalent to N159 billion—when compared to the N1.659 trillion shared in May 2025. This was disclosed in…
The Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Oyo State, on Wednesday, presented the report of the implementation of Quarters 1 & 2 of the 2025 Budget, saying that the state achieved 80 per cent revenue for the half-year budget performance between January and June. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Musibau Babatunde, stated this…
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to seek permission before using the national anthem. A statement by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday, said seeking permission was necessary to avoid misinterpretation. He further announced that press conferences will be held across all states to initiate the sensitisation…
The federal government has announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in curriculum delivery, saying it was committed to delivering inclusive, future-ready education. Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa said this during the International Conference on Smart Education (ICSE) 2025 organised by the Universal Basic Education (UBEC) in collaboration with the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA)….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun and Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba were notably absent from the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Despite internal crises and two adverse court rulings, the party went ahead with the exercise. Reports indicate that the Umar Damagum-led faction relied on a judgement from…
