Year: 2025
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FG Gives More Details on Take-off of CBT Exams For WAEC, NECO, Others
The Federal Government has revealed that privately-owned Computer-Based Test centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based Senior School Certificate Examination by 2026. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known after monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by the National Examinations Council at Sascon…
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E-visa without tears; NIS approval within 16 to 48 hours
Vanguard News When Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo was sworn-in as the Minister of Interior on August 21, 2023, shouts of joy filled the air. His accomplishments in previous roles and reputation as an unrepentant go-getter stood him in good stead, leading to the merriment. Therefore, those directly and indirectly connected to his ministry were ready to…
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Just In: Adeleke, Osun PDP Endorse Tinubu for 2027
…resolve to remain in PDP after alleged failed APC defection Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The Nation had earlier reported that Governor Adeleke had planned to defect from the…
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2027: Fresh LP crisis as Obi rejects Datti-Abure peace deal
Punch Newspaper The camp of Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has distanced itself from Monday’s reconciliation meeting between his former running mate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, and the Julius Abure-led leadership. The Labour Party has been engulfed in a leadership crisis, which intensified in April after three members insisted they were…
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Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?
AFP Donald Trump’s past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as “fake news.” AFP looks at the pair’s relationship as the Trump administration also faces demands to release all government files on Epstein’s…
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Race to 2027: PDP’s flagbearer battle begins after Atiku’s exit
Punch Newspaper •Zoning, consensus strategy top Thursday’s PDP’s NEC agenda •Makinde, Bala eye ticket With the race for the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2027 presidential ticket underway, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s exit has cleared the way for Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, and other hopefuls seeking to challenge President Bola…
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Nigerians React Differently To Proposed Creation of 12 New States
Proposed creation of 12 new states in Nigeria has stirred mixed reactions from Nigerians with many advising caution, equity and consideration of the viability of such states. This is even as the Senate Committee on States Creation conducts public hearing on the subject in certain states in the six geo-political regions of the country. Respondents…
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US-Based Nigerian Professor, Kperogi Apologises To Aisha Buhari Over Divorce Claim
US-based Nigerian professor and public affairs analyst, Farooq Kperogi has tendered unreserved apology to the former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, over a controversial claim he made about her marital status with the late president. In a Facebook post published on July 20, Mr Kperogi admitted to making a serious error of judgment by alleging that…
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U.S Introduces New Visa Integrity Fee for Non-immigrant Applicants
The United States has introduced a compulsory $250 visa integrity fee for non-immigrant travellers, warning that there would be no room for waivers under any guise. The new visa integrity fee is contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act recently passed by the Donald Trump administration. According to the bill, the secretary of homeland…
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How Kidnappers Raped, Murdered 300-level Student – Distraught Father Speaks
Punch Newspaper A cleric, Prince Vincent Okah, narrates to AJIBADE OMAPE the circumstances that led to the abduction, rape and murder of his 19-year-old daughter, Andrel Okah, a 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, by kidnappers Can you tell us a little about yourself and how you are related to Annie? I am 52…