By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has gifted annual WAEC scholarship scheme to cover 300 secondary school students across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The 300 beneficiaries compared with the last event however marked a 50 per cent increase in beneficiaries. The scholarship distribution ceremony was held on Wednesday […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its sustained clampdown on drug trafficking cartels led to the apprehension of 462 suspected drug traffickers with 207,595.54kg of illicit drugs in 2025. The State Commander of the Anti-Narcotics Agency, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju gave […]

…Tinubu, NGE, Ododo mourn By Johnbosco Agbakwuru& Boluwaji Obahopo Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of the defunct Newswatch magazine, is dead. He was 75 years of age.Mohammed’s death comes less than two months after the passing of another Newswatch co-founder, Dan Agbese, who died on November 17, 2025. The late journalist had launched his memoir, ‘Beyond Expectations’, […]

Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of military veterans, widows and families of fallen heroes, as he joined officers, veterans and stakeholders at the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day held at the Eleven Eleven Millennium Park, remembrance arcade on Thursday in Calabar. Represented by […]

By Adesina Wahab and Joseph Erunke LAGOS — In a landmark move to redefine the future of Nigeria’s tertiary education, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday reached an agreement that promised improved welfare for lecturers, industrial harmony, and uninterrupted academic calendars across federal universities. Unveiling the agreement in Abuja, […]