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Adeoti, ADC Chieftain, Hails Osun At 34

28.08.2025

A former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Moshood Adeoti, has congratulated the people of Osun State on the 34th anniversary of the state’s creation. Osun State, created on August 27, 1991, following its separation from the old Oyo State, has grown into a land of rich...

Our Operations Based On Global Best Practices

28.08.2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has reassured the public that its operations are guided by professionalism and global best practices. The Service stressed that all convicted inmates in custodial centres across the country are serving their sentences as ordered by competent courts of law. This comes in response to reports claiming that operatives of the...

Equitorial Guinea’s Baltasar Engonga Gets 8yr-Jail Term After Sex Tape Scandal, Embezzlement

28.08.2025

A court in Equatorial Guinea yesterday handed an eight-year jail term for embezzlement to a senior official, Baltasar Ebang Engonga who separately won notoriety for appearing in a series of sex tapes with other officials’ wives. The Bioko provincial tribunal convicted Baltasar Ebang Engonga of diverting money claimed as professional travel expenses for personal use,...

NAPTAN Backs FG Over Closure Of 22 Illegal Colleges Of Education

28.08.2025

The National ParentTeacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) yesterday hailed the shutdown of 22 illegal Colleges of Education by the Federal Government, describing it as a timely and necessary step to safeguard students. Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman Adeolu Ogunbanjo made the remark as part of a reaction to the development in an interview with the...

Kwara Sensitises Populace On Climate Change

28.08.2025

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to partnering with relevant organisations to combat climate change and promote community acceptance of eco-friendly initiatives. The governor stated this in Ilorin, the state capital, during a stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme on the state’s Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, organised by the Ministry...

Delta@34: Oborevwori Hails Ibru, E.K Clark, Others

28.08.2025

Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has paid glowing tribute to the first civilian Governor of the state, late Olorogun Felix Ibru and the First Republican Minister of Information, late Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. The governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, at the Thanksgiving service at the Government House Chapel...

China, Nigeria To Deepen Cooperation On Digital Economy, Mining

28.08.2025

China has expressed readiness to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in fruit production, tourism, digital economy and mining. The pledge came when a high-level delegation of the Guangxi People’s Congress of China, led by Zhang Xiaoqin, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) in Abuja. Xiaoqin noted...

WMA Condemns Killing Of Journalists, Others At Nasser Hospital In Gaza

28.08.2025

The World Medical Association (WMA) has condemned the recent attack on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, which killed and injured journalists, health workers, and civilians, saying it’s a violation of international humanitarian law and a threat to medical neutrality. In a statement published on its website, the WMA said all medical institutions and personnel engaged solely...

Safari Announces Release Of Peterside’s New Book, Leading In A Storm

28.08.2025

Safari Books Limited has announced October 2025 as the release date for “Leading in a Storm”, a thought-provoking and deeply relevant new work by renowned author, public intellectual and turnaround management expert, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. A statement from the publishers disclosed that the book is scheduled for international and Nigerian release, with high-profile public presentations...

WAVE Initiative To Empower 10m Women In Nigerian Agriculture – FG

28.08.2025

The Federal Government has launched the Women Agro Value Expansion (WAVE) Initiative, a flagship programme aimed at empowering 10 million women across Nigeria’s agricultural value chain. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a national capacity-building workshop organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abuja, the...