The Oyo State House of Assembly has received multiple protest letters and petitions following the recent passage of the Chieftaincy Amendment Bill. The Assembly had earlier passed the bill, which introduces a rotational system for the chairmanship of the Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs among the Alaafin of Oyo, Olubadan of Ibadanland, and Soun of Ogbomosoland, on a two-year basis. This followed the adoption of a report by […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 UTME resit examination for candidates at centres impacted by technical glitches, saying 99 per cent scored below 200 The results indicated that of the 336,845 candidates rescheduled for the examination, 21,082, representing 93 per cent, were absent. No reason was, however, given for the high absence rate of the candidates in the rescheduled examination. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to embark on a period of introspection, evaluating the performance of its elected officials at both federal and subnational levels. The performance of the Tinubu Administration, including that of governors after two years, will come under the searchlight at a summit billed for the Banquet Hall at the Presidential Villa in Abuja today. The event will host over 2,500 participants, including members of […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last night returned to Abuja after a two-day visit to the Vatican City in Rome, where he attended the inauguration of the 267th Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. He arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 6:50pm, was received by the senior members of the administration. In Rome, President Tinubu held talks with authorities of the Vatican on diplomatic and religious matters, […]
Oyo House of Assembly has described the death of a secondary school student who was fatally struck by a stray bullet allegedly fired by a police officer in Ibadan as “painful and unwarranted”. The incident was brought to the Assembly by Deputy Leader of the House, Hon Olasunkanmi Babalola under a Matter of Urgent Public Importance. According to him, the incident occurred on Tuesday when a police officer pursuing a suspect […]
Traditional leaders and stakeholders from Ibadanland and Ogbomosoland have strongly opposed a proposed legal amendment by the Oyo State House of Assembly seeking to make the Alaafin of Oyo the permanent chairman of the state’s Council of Obas and Chiefs. The opposition was contained in a joint statement issued on Monday in Ibadan and signed by Mogajis, Baales, monarchs, the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, the Ibadan Compounds Peace Initiative, […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The board admitted to technical and human errors, especially in Lagos and South-East states, which significantly affected candidates’ performance. Out of the 1.9 million candidates […]
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. According to a statement released yesterday by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu will be accompanied by senior Catholic leaders to attend a solemn mass marking the inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV the 267th Bishop of Rome and new […]
Six Nigerians have been deported from the United States of America, USA, having been charged with various crimes in the country. It was gathered that their deportation was in connection with a decision by the US government to deport at least 3,000 Nigerians, who had been involved in various crimes in the country. The deportees arrived on Wednesday via a Delta Airlines flight at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, […]
