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JUST IN: FG sets admission age at 16

The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board held in Abuja. Alausa, while declaring the meeting open, emphasised that the age benchmark is now official and non-negotiable. He warned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admissions Processing System would be considered illegal. The minister further stated […]

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SENATE BRACES FOR SHOWDOWN AS NATASHA PLANS RETURN TODAY

There is palpable fear that the Senate leadership may clash with the suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her threat to attend the plenary today. The upper chamber is, however, bracing for a showdown and insisted that it would not take any official action on the matter until the review of the Certified True Copy of the court’s pronouncement. Akpoti-Uduaghan had told her jubilant supporters in a video trending on social media that she would resume […]

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OLUBADAN’S PASSING SEVEN DAYS TO FIRST ANNIVERSARY SHAKES CITY

Ibadan, the  brown roof city stood still yesterday, following the passage of Oba Fredrick Owolabi Olakulehin. The revered monarch joined his ancestors three days after his 90th birthday and seven days before his first coronation anniversary. Tributes poured in from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, Emir of Ilorin Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and many others. Recovering from initial shock, many well-wishers thronged the Bodija home and family […]

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OLUNLOYO: IBADAN POLY AUTHORITIES WARN STUDENTS AGAINST PROTEST

The management of the recently renamed Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, formerly known as The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has warned the students of the institution against any planned protest, scheduled for Tuesday (today). In a statement released by the Acting Registrar/Secretary to the Council of the institution, Joseph Ogunjimi in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday, the management advised parents and guardians to call their children or wards to order. Reports  have it that the state governor, Seyi Makinde, had renamed the institution in […]

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Makinde makes fresh appointments as Adeniyi replaces Oyekunle as DCOS

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Adeyinka Kazim Adeniyi (Bibire) as his new Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS). Fola Oyekunle, who recently emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ibadan North federal constituency by-election scheduled for August 16, 2025. In a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, the governor also announced the dissolution of the board of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), appointing Taiwo Lekan […]

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NAF airstrikes kill terrorists, destroy hideouts in Borno

The Nigerian Air Force said it has carried out precision airstrikes on key Boko Haram strongholds in Borno State, neutralising several terrorists. The airstrikes also disrupted the insurgents' logistics infrastructure in the lead-up to the Eid celebrations. According to a statement on Saturday, by the Director of Public Relations and Information at NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, the airstrikes were conducted under Operation HADIN KAI on June 5 and 6, targeting terrorist enclaves in Tumbumma Baba and Chiralia, located […]

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NIMET PREDICTS THREE-DAY RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. According to the statement released on Sunday “In the southern region, cloudy atmosphere is expected with prospects of morning rains over the coastal parts of Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa. “Later in the day, rain showers are anticipated over parts of  Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun, Ogun, Imo, Abia, Edo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, […]

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NATASHA TO RESUME SENATE DUTY ON TUESDAY AFTER COURT RULING

The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has stated that she will resume legislative duties in the Senate on Tuesday following a court order directing her recall to the Red Chamber. The lawmaker disclosed this in a video shared on social media, which started trending on Sunday and thanked her supporters for standing with her. This followed Friday’s judgment by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, which declared her six-month suspension from the Senate as unconstitutional, excessive, and […]

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BREAKING:OLUBADAN, OBA OLAKULEHIN DIES AT 90

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has passed away. It was gathered that the late monarch passed on in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025. The demise of Oba Olakulehin, born July 5, 1935, is coming barely two days after celebrating his 90th birthday. The late Olakulehin was installed as the 43rd Olubadan on June 12, 2024, after succeeding Oba Balogun A source close to the Olubadan-In-Council confided in our correspondent in Ibadan, the state capital, that […]

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