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Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday hosted the athletes who represented the state at the 2024 National Sports Festival, rewarding them with cash gifts and certificate of recognition. The gold medalists got N1m each, while the silver and bronze medalists got N500,000 and N300,000 apiece as a symbolic appreciation of their efforts. The coaching crew also got cash rewards. Kwara won six gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze at the sports festival, which was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. At the reception held at the state banquet hall in Ilorin, the Kwara capital, Governor AbdulRazaq also announced immediate settlement of a backlog…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, son of former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as Chairman of the Bank of Agriculture, signaling a new phase of leadership at the institution as part of ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector. The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the appointment is part of a broader reshuffle aimed at repositioning strategic federal agencies for improved service delivery and policy execution. Alongside Muhammad Babangida, seven other individuals were named as new…

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has cautioned a former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, against visiting the state without informing him. Governor Okpebholo said Obi’s security in Edo State was not guaranteed. He said the former Labour Party presidential candidate should take whatever happened to him anytime he (Obi) visits Edo without informing him. The Edo Governor spoke in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North East Local Government, while receiving Hon Marcus Onobun, the lawmaker representing Esan West/Igueben/Central in the House of Representatives, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party. He said he was serious about what he said.…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, 17 July 2025, commissioned the newly renovated Christ Assembly Nursery and Primary School in Ajegunle, Lagos, marking a major milestone in its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, led the commissioning ceremony alongside key Senior Customs Officers and stakeholders, including His Royal Highness Oba Muhammed Maruf, the Olumakinwa of Apapa Kingdom, the Chairman of Ajeromi Ifelodun LGA, Mayor Fatai Ayeola, and Commissioner for Basic Education in Lagos State, Jamiu Ali-Balogun, among others. The CGC described the project carried out by the Tincan Island Port Command as a…

In a time when criminality seems to evolve as rapidly as technology, Ondo State has emerged as a bastion of security innovation and decisive law enforcement, thanks to the unrelenting efforts of the Ondo State Police Command. The recent series of tactical victories against criminal syndicates, cultist networks, ritualists, kidnappers, and murderers is not just a feather in the cap of the Command, it is a profound statement that Ondo State is no longer a playground for crime. Under the leadership of a dynamic and forward-thinking command structure, the Police have redefined crimefighting through a multi-pronged approach built on intelligence-led…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a political platform he helped to found in 1998, citing a departure from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14 and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in his Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Atiku said his resignation was with immediate effect. “I find it necessary to part ways due to the current trajectory the Party has taken, which I believe diverges from the foundational principles we stood for,” he wrote. “It is with a heavy heart that…

The Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Blue Giraffe Development Ltd to establish 20 smart schools in the state. In a speech at the brief event in Umuahia on Saturday, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi, described it as “a significant moment”. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the smart school project, which promotes digital learning, features interactive learning systems, computerised boards, high-speed internet access and solar-powered electricity. Mr Ubochi said the MoA would create the enabling environment for the consultant to commence in full swing. He said that one school was chosen…

The Turkish government says that members of a group it calls the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO) exist in Nigeria, and also operate in other countries around the world. Mehmet Poroy, Turkish ambassador-designate to Nigeria, disclosed this on Tuesday night in Abuja at a dinner organised by the Turkish Embassy to mark the country’s Democracy and National Unity Day. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony is held annually to mark the 15 July 2016 failed coup in Türkiye, which was allegedly orchestrated by FETO. The Turkish government said the coup was successfully quelled by the collective resistance…

By Ajibola Fowowe After the death of Oba Daniel Adesanya Gbelegbuwa II, who reigned 1933-1959, as the 54th Awujale. A new Awujale was elected. In contrast to some traditional sects of the kingmakers, a young prince who had been away from the shores of Africa, studying Accounting in London was elected as the next king. Through a letter dated 4 January 1960, referenced CB. 4 1/333, the Permanent Secretary in the Western Region Ministry of Local Government conveyed to the Local Government Adviser in Ijẹbu Ode approval of the Western Region Governor in Council, the appointment of a young Prince…

The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, of money laundering and fraud. Trial judge Chukwujekwu Aneke discharged the former governor in a ruling on his no-case submission filed and argued by his counsel, Messrs Olalekan Ojo and Kanu Agabi, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Fayose was charged with N2.2 billion fraud and money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC, through prosecutor Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), had first arraigned him on 22 October 2018, before trial Mojisola Olatotegun, alongside…