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Yusroh Lawal A member of the House of Representatives, representing Abeokuta South, Hon. Afolabi Moruf Afuape, has charged Nigerian students to embrace discipline and hard work as the only pathway to success, stressing that there is no shortcut to greatness. Afuape, gave the charge during the 4th edition of the Afolabi Moruf Afuape Education Support Initiative held at Rev. Kuti Memorial Grammar School and St. Peter’s Primary School, Abeokuta. Addressing hundreds of students who participated in the free summer coaching organised under the scheme, the lawmaker, an economist, personally taught International Trade, describing the subject as a key driver of…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has dismissed alleged plots by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, warning that the same tactics used against ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 would not succeed. Speaking in Kano on Tuesday, Kwankwaso accused El-Rufai of blackmail and of attempting to pitch northern Nigerians against the Tinubu administration. He stressed that the current government had made “visible progress” in security and economic recovery, unlike what El-Rufai was projecting. “You cannot oust President Bola Tinubu from the presidency in 2027 by…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday dismissed speculations that he is considering dropping Vice-President Kashim Shettima from the 2027 presidential ticket, insisting he made no mistake in his choice of deputy. There had been growing rumours within political circles that Tinubu might not run alongside Shettima in the next general election, following recent endorsements of the president for a second term by some All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the North-East without mentioning the vice-president. But in a personally signed birthday message to Shettima, who turned 59 on Tuesday, Tinubu described his deputy as a loyal partner whose competence, courage…

Armed men have kidnapped the District Head of Bagaji Odo in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, Chief David Wada, throwing the community into fear and uncertainty. The monarch, a second-class traditional ruler, was seized on Monday evening while returning from a traditional council meeting held in Abejukolo, headquarters of the council area. Spokesman of the Kogi State Police Command, SP William Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the ruler was ambushed at Ojuwo Ugweche by heavily armed gunmen who whisked him away into the forest at gunpoint. “Immediately we received the distress call, our…

A Magistrate Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has ordered a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to be conducted to determine the paternity of Liam, the only child of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The order, granted on Tuesday, followed an application by the singer’s father, Mr. Joseph Aloba, who insisted that a paternity test was necessary to establish whether Liam is indeed Mohbad’s biological son. The presiding magistrate, Adefisoye Sonuga, ruled that the test must be carried out in a recognised and accredited medical facility either within Nigeria or abroad. According to the court documents,…

The Ogun Tech Community has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to establish a dedicated Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the state, warning that the absence of such an institution is stalling the full benefits of Nigeria’s digital economy policies. The group, which is a coalition of startups, innovation hubs, IT professionals, and digital experts across the state, said Ogun should not lag behind despite producing some of the country’s most influential ICT policymakers, including Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osun State, has dismissed as baseless the claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that figures from the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the state were “statistically implausible.” INEC, in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Musa Olurode, on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Mutiu Olaleke Agboke, said Osun had consistently recorded high civic participation in voter registration, contrary to ADC’s insinuations. The electoral body described the ADC’s allegation as unfounded, stressing that Osun has a verifiable history of leading other states in online pre-registration during the build-up…

A young mother in Ebonyi State, Miss Nwanneka Susannah Nweze, has accused some police officers of the state command of trafficking and selling her newborn baby for N25 million after allegedly deceiving her with claims that she was in an “illegal marriage.” Susannah, who spoke during an interrogation session at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annex, Enugu, narrated how she was arrested in Afikpo by three officers who claimed they were acting on the orders of the Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi. The session, presided over by Assistant Inspector General of Police, Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere, was reportedly recorded on…

The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday dismissed allegations that the Nigerian Armed Forces were involved in making payments to bandits, insisting that such an approach had proven ineffective in addressing the country’s worsening insecurity. The Chief of Defence Operations, Major General Emeka Onumajuru, speaking on Channels Television, stressed that the military was not part of any arrangement to fund criminal groups operating in northern Nigeria. “The Armed Forces of Nigeria do not support the payment of money to criminal groups. We are not part of that arrangement,” he declared. Onumajuru explained that rather than ransom or inducements, the military had been…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday declared that his second-term ambition would never be pursued at the expense of human lives, warning political actors against actions that could plunge the state into violence. Oyebanji, in a statewide broadcast, expressed concern over what he described as “orchestrated violent campaigns” in parts of the state, alleging that some individuals had sponsored coordinated media and physical attacks against his administration. The governor maintained that the security of lives and property remained his top priority, stressing that no political aspiration should be nurtured with bloodshed. “A couple of days ago, we received intelligence…