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EDO APC GUBER CANDIDATE ENROLS IN ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES TWO MONTHS TO ELECTION Ahead of the September 21 election, Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, has reportedly enrolled in an adult education class to learn basic subjects. The enrollment form which was shared by Twitter influencer, Harry Chidi has now gone viral on social media. Okpebholo …

JUDGES TOP LIST OF BRIBE RECIPIENTS, POLICE LEAD IN BRIBE REQUESTS, NBS REPORT A report published on the National Bureau of Statistics website has shown that a total of N721 billion ($1.26 billion) was paid in cash bribes to public officials in 2023. The report followed the findings of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crimes survey in partnership …

PLATEAU SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSE: 22 DIE, 132 INJURED The Plateau State Government says 22 persons have died and one hundred and thirty-two persons injured after a school collapsed in the Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication Musa Ashoms said this in a Friday evening statement. “As of 6:00 pm, …

FG INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO TACKLE FOOD CRISIS The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Food Systems Coordination Unit (PFSCU) as part of its efforts to tackle the prevailing hardship in the land. While inaugurating the unit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday, Vice President Kashim Shettima said it was part of the present administration’s ongoing plan to tackle …

COURT SLAMS N10B BAIL BOND ON BUHARI’S EX-MINISTER OF POWER Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has slammed a N10bn bail bond on the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in the N33bn money laundering offences brought against him by the federal government. The bail bond must be endorsed by a reputable bank in Nigeria, …

BREAKING: SCHOOL COLLAPSES ON STUDENTS WRITING EXAMS IN JOS A school building, Saint Academy situated in Busa Buji in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, has collapsed, trapping numerous students and teachers inside. The incident occurred around 11 am while the students were taking exams. Rescue efforts are currently underway to save the trapped students. Security personnel, including …

TINUBU NAMES NATIONAL ARTS THEATRE AFTER WOLE SOYINKA President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a letter he wrote to the iconic figure in commemoration of his 90th birthday. “I am pleased to join admirers around the world in celebrating the 90th birthday of Nigeria’s …

STOP COMPLAINING, ENFORCE MINIMUM WAGE COMPLIANCE – SGF TELLS LABOUR The federal government has said that the organised labour has the obligation to enforce compliance to the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) disclosed this at the end of a two-day Pre-retirement …

JAIL BREAK IN NIGER REPUBLIC AS HUNDREDS OF AL QAEDA, BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS ESCAPE A curfew has been imposed in the restive Tillaberi region of Niger Republic after a mass prison break at the high-security Koutoukale prison, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of the capital, Niamey. The incident occurred on Thursday, according to the interior ministry. This is not the first …

LIST OF STATES RUNNING LOCAL GOVERNMENT CARETAKER COMMITTEES The local government councils in most of the states are currently under the administration of caretaker committees appointed by state governors. The Supreme Court had ruled that all state governors should steer clear from receiving any funds allocated to the 774 local government areas of the country. The supreme court declared that …