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CLASHES IN LAGOS MARKETS LEAVE FOUR DEAD, OTHERS INJURED

Pandemonium erupted in Owode Onirin, Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, following a violent confrontation between land grabbers and traders, which claimed three lives and left several others, including a police officer, injured. In a separate incident, business activities were disrupted at…

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Local

OYEBANJI MOURNS ALARA OF ARAMOKO-EKITI, OBA ADEGOKE OLU-ADEYEMI

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has condoled with the people of Aramoko-Ekiti and the entire Ekiti State traditional institution over the demise of the Alara of Aramoko-Ekiti, Oba Adegoke Olu-Adeyemi, who passed away on August 8, 2025, at the age of 82.…

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International

Israel starves four more Palestinians to death in Gaza.

aza’s Ministry of Health has recorded four deaths due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, including two children, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths in the enclave to 317, including 121 children. At least 20 people have been killed…

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National

Tinubu pledges Focus on Tech, Food Security

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged to fast-track Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, aligning with the success models of emerging economies like Brazil. Speaking on Tuesday when he met with a cross section of Nigerians resident in Brazil, President Tinubu emphasized…

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Local

Nigeria First Lady empowers 500 Ekiti women with business tools

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu during weekend, empowered 500 women in Ekiti State with business equipment, to boost their economic independence under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development…

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National

FG shuts 22 illegal tertiary institutions

The National Commission for Colleges of Education has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education. The discovery was made during a crackdown on illegal colleges of education in the country. President Bola Tinubu had recently urged the National Universities Commission, the…

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National

INEC Begins In-Person Continuous Voter Registration Nationwide

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today, Monday, August 25, commenced the physical, in-person phase of its 2025 Continuous Voter Registration exercise across Nigeria. The registration kicked off at 9:00 am and is currently ongoing at designated centres nationwide. This phase follows the…

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International

Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said yesterday, that a meeting with Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would be the most effective way forward amid stalled diplomatic attempts to end the war as he celebrated Ukraine’s Independence Day. This is as he vowed that Ukraine would…

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National

FG Relauches School Feeding Programme

The Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria may require a yearly budget of N1 trillion to sustain national coverage of the home-grown school feeding programme. He stated this at the weekend in Abuja during the National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and…

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Local

EKSU Alumni Association Presents APC Governorship Nomination Forms to Oyebanji

The Ekiti State University (EKSU) Alumni Association on Thursday formally presented the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to Governor Biodun Oyebanji as part of their support for the Governor’s re-election in the June 2026 governorship election in the…