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Soun Pledges Commitment To Promoting Yoruba Culture

28.09.2025

The Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Afọlabi Olaoye, has reaffirmed his commitment to promoting and preserving Yoruba culture, pledging royal support for initiatives that celebrate the heritage and identity of the Yoruba people. The monarch made this known during a courtesy visit by members of the Ọmọ Yoruba Atata Socio-Cultural Initiative (ỌYÀSI), organisers of the...

Centre Condemns Killing Of Baale, Nine Others In Kwara

28.09.2025

The Centre for Convention on Democratic Integrity (CCDI) has strongly condemned the killing of at least ten people, including the village head (Baale), in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, in the early hours of Sunday. In a statement issued by its President, Olufemi Aduwo, the Centre described the attack as another grim...

NCDMB To Train 3,700 Nigerian Youths On Digitalization

28.09.2025

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to commence a comprehensive digitalization training programme for 3,700 youths across the country. The initiative, launched under the NCDMB Digitalization Initiative (NDI), aims to equip young Nigerians with the critical skills required to thrive in the ongoing and future waves of the industrial revolution. Providing...

PSG To Play In Intercontinental Cup Final By December

28.09.2025

FIFA on Sunday confirmed that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), winners of the European Champions League, will feature in their maiden Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17. According to the statement sighted by Sunday Telegraph, the French champions will face the winner of the Challenger Cup, scheduled four days earlier. The playoff will pit...

FG Targets Stronger Child Immunity With Measles-Rubella Vaccine Integration

28.09.2025

The Federal Government has announced the introduction of the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine into Nigeria’s routine immunisation schedule, as part of efforts to strengthen childhood immunity and curb the spread of preventable diseases. Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, disclosed this at a National Media Orientation on the 2025/2026...

Rotary Clubs of Festac Metropolitan, Satellite Town Donate Books, Bags To School

28.09.2025

As part of activities to mark Rotary International’s annual Basic Education and Literacy Week, the Rotary Clubs of Festac Metropolitan and Satellite Town have jointly carried out an educational outreach at Satellite Town Junior Secondary School, Abule-Ado, in Lagos. The outreach featured a health and literacy awareness session, where students were educated on the importance...

Kogi AGILE Project Coordinator Praises Smooth Distribution Of Conditional Cash Transfer ATM Cards

28.09.2025

The Project Coordinator of the Kogi Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Oricha, has expressed satisfaction with the smooth distribution of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) ATM cards to beneficiaries in Kogi Central Senatorial District. The distribution, which took place at Okene Secondary School, Okene, is part of the AGILE project’s...

Retired DIG Parry Osayande Dies At 89

28.09.2025

Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Parry Osayande, has passed away. He died on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State, just a day before his 89th birthday. His death was confirmed in a condolence statement released by the President of the Immaculate Conception College Old Boys’ Association (ICCOBA) Worldwide, Engr. Ighodalo Edetanlen, on behalf of...

2027: APC’ll Win Kano Without Kwankwaso

28.09.2025

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Seyi Olorunsola, has declared that the party will comfortably deliver President Bola Tinubu, its governorship candidate, and all APC candidates in the state during the 2027 general election without the involvement of former governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso, a former Kano governor and...

PINL Appreciates Host Communities For Collaboration

28.09.2025

Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has expressed appreciation to host communities of oil and gas pipelines in Bayelsa State for their cooperation, which helped the company achieve zero infractions on the Trans Niger Pipeline during the period under review. General Manager, Community Relations and Stakeholders Engagement at PINL, Dr. Akpos Mezeh, made this known during...