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  Reflecting on his years in office, he acknowledged that serving in government came with difficult decisions that required personal and spiritual reflection. The outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said he will return to academia and devote more time to religious activities after completing his 10-year tenure, saying the demands of …

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to end all forms of killings by state actors, adding that the silence of residents also worsen the situation. This was as Soyinka dedicated his 2026 public lecture to the victims of Nigeria’s extrajudicial killings and state excesses, declaring that the nation’s greatest failure is not only the murders …

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. Hamas has told The Associated Press that it agreed to the deal. Israel has yet to comment. Here is the full text of the deal: A Roadmap for Completing the Implementation of President Trump’s Comprehensive Peace Plan in Gaza Principles: 1. …

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has released N1bn to continue the payment of gratuity arrears owed to retired local government and primary school workers in the 2012 batch. The Chairman of the Edo State Local Government Service Commission, Kabiru Adjoto, announced this on Friday during a meeting with representatives of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, the Local Government Pensioners Association, …

  This part of the PREMIUM TIMES series of exclusive stories on unreported facts about the 2025 failed coup captures the account of the suspected leader of the plot chronicling how former Bayelsa Governor Sylva, allegedly came into the coup picture. New revelations about how Timipre Sylva, a former governor, ex-minister and member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), …

CEUTA, Spain (AP) — About 60,000 migrants have crossed from Morocco into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president said Friday, a figure that is equivalent to 70% of the population of the self-governing city in North Africa. But roughly half of them have already made their way back voluntarily, the Spanish government said, after the …

Candidates of political parties contesting the Aug. 15 Osun governorship election on Thursday signed a peace accord organised by the National Peace Committee (NPC) to ensure a non-violent poll in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 14 political parties signed the accord at the event presided over by the NPC convener, Rev. Matthew Kukah. In his …

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will not negotiate with criminals, insisting that Nigeria will intensify intelligence-driven operations to defeat terrorism, banditry and other security threats. The president stated this on Thursday while receiving traditional rulers from Oyo State, led by the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu commended the armed forces for their …

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from Esinele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area. Mr Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Oyelade said that the commission was expected to …

Stakeholders at the maiden South-East Regional Security Summit have called for investments in geospatial mapping, CCTV systems, forensic capabilities, automated vehicle identification, digital databases, emergency communication platforms, and professional surveillance infrastructure. They said the investment in technological equipment like drones would help security agencies in their fight against terrorism, kidnaping and other social vices. The stakeholders gave the advice in …