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It is alarming that cases of examination malpractice in primary and secondary schools in the country have been on the rise. Even more distressing is the fact that parents and school authorities are now involved. ADEREMI OGUNDARE examines the situation and what can be done to stem the tide. A few weeks ago, there was a reported incident where a …

Israel believes that Iran could potentially retrieve enriched uranium buried beneath one of the three facilities struck by US forces last month, according to a senior Israeli official. Isfahan was one of three Iranian nuclear facilities struck by US aircraft and missiles on 22 June Speaking to US reporters, the official said that reaching the enriched uranium at Isfahan would …

CNN — President Donald Trump seems to have learned the lesson painfully gleaned by all his 21st-century predecessors: You can’t reset US relations with Vladimir Putin. Trump’s path from idolizing the Russian leader to berating him has been a melodrama of personalized geopolitics. But what happens next is far more important. The president’s epiphany offers new possibilities for Ukraine, Putin’s critics in Congress and America’s browbeaten …

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has welcomed Thursday’s judgement of the Supreme Court affirming Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo state in the 2024 governorship election. Party spokesman, Felix Morka in a statement said the APC congratulates Governor Okpebholo on this historic victory and thanked its teeming members, supporters and the people of Edo state …

….As Senate Passes Bill to Establish Police Service Commission Training Institute Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (APC, Edo North), has warned against what he described as the Senate’s growing tendency to serve as a “rubber stamp,” voicing strong opposition to the establishment of a training institute for the Police Service Commission (PSC). Oshiomhole’s objections came …

The Presidency on Thursday faulted the claim of reciprocity by the United States government as the reason for its current visa policy towards Nigeria, saying that the claim does not accurately reflect the actual situation. The Presidency also said contrary to misinformation and fake news circulating online, President Bola Tinubu has never stopped issuing 5-year multiple-entry visas for US citizens, …

The Supreme Court ruled that the appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate in last year’s election, Mr Ighodalo, lacked merit. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by Asue Ighodalo and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Garba Lawal-led panel of the Supreme Court justices unanimously upheld …

Strong indications have emerged that there are more troubles for suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) as the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has removed her as Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs. With this development yesterday, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was removed as Chairman of Local Content Committee in February and taken to chair the Diaspora …

The presidency has declared that the US claim of reciprocity as the reason for the recent visa policy does not accurately reflect the reality of Nigeria’s current visa policy toward US citizens. The office of Nigeria’s president has faulted the recent changes to the US visa policy for Nigerians, stating that Nigeria has not suspended the five-year multiple entry visa option …

By Idahosa Musa Benin City, Nigeria – The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) have commenced selection and placement exercise for candidates seeking admission into Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) for the 2025/2026 academic session across the country. Briefing newsmen at the NABTEB Headquarters on Wednesday in Benin, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of …