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By Peter Omopo | September 17, 2025 Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has offered automatic employment to nine former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from the state who recently received Presidential NYSC Honours Awards for their exceptional service. Otti made the announcement on Tuesday while receiving the awardees, led by the NYSC State Coordinator, Gladys Adama, at Government House, Umuahia. He directed the State Head of Service to immediately issue appointment letters to the beneficiaries. The recipients are Nwogu Chinonso, Anyanwu Promise, Ezieme Uba, Emmanuel Ezinne, Abia Grace, Nwafike Chiemela, Ugwa Mark, Eke Miracle, and James Chukwuebuka.…

By Peter Omopo | September 17, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Abuja on Tuesday evening after cutting short his scheduled 10-day vacation in Paris and London. The Presidential jet, an Airbus A330, touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 6:50 p.m. local time. Tinubu, who left Nigeria on September 4, was initially expected to remain in Europe until later this week. No official reason was provided by the Presidency for the decision to end the trip earlier than planned. The President’s return comes just as the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State is set to…

By Peter Omopo | September 17, 2025 The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has raised fresh concerns about the erosion of Igbo culture and language, urging urgent steps to safeguard the heritage of the people. Speaking in Enugu at the weekend when the planning committee for the 2025 Ahiajoku Lecture Festival paid him a courtesy visit, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, described the annual lecture series as a critical platform for reflection on Igbo identity, values, and survival. The 2025 festival, scheduled to hold next week in Owerri, Imo State, will focus on the…

By Jimmy Fatunbi Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to unlocking the tourism and creative potential of the community through strategic partnerships with key stakeholders. In line with the 2025 World Tourism Day theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” and the FINE Agenda of the Council Chairman, Onigbongbo LCDA recently engaged in high-level discussions with Ms. Abiola Adelana, Head of Tourism Business and Creative Arts at Sterling Bank. The discussions focused on collaborative initiatives to transform Onigbongbo into a hub for tourism, culture, and the creative economy. Speaking on the initiative, the Chairman of Onigbongbo LCDA emphasized…

Lagos is set to host a grand celebration of its musical heritage as the 2025 edition of the Ariya Eko Independence Music Festival promises to be a landmark cultural event. Speaking to PMNews Nigeria, Bimbo Esho, organizer of the festival, described Ariya Eko not merely as a music concert but as a cultural journey tracing the evolution of Lagos and Nigerian music from the pre-independence era to the present day. According to Esho, the festival was originally conceived to revive indigenous music and underscore its enduring role in shaping Nigerian society. This year, the festival will go a step further…

The Chairman of Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), Prof. Anthony Adegbulugbe, has disclosed that the firm’s establishment of the first indigenous $400million onshore oil Otakikpo Terminal in Rivers State will play significant roles in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. According to the Chief Executive Officer of GEIL, the Otakikpo Terminal is a project whose time has come, saying that the terminal is a product of two-year investment after 50 years of relying on the ones built by foreigners. Adegbulugbe stated this during an interview with select journalists in Abuja on Saturday. He added that the terminal will live…

By Peter Omopo Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, has declared himself the Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign, insisting that political power will only return to the North after Tinubu completes a second term in office. Speaking on TVC’s Politics on Sunday, Bago criticised northern politicians already agitating for a power shift just two years into Tinubu’s presidency, calling such demands premature and destabilising. “For crying out loud, this man has just spent two years in office, and you want it to come back to the North. How?” Bago asked. “When he (Tinubu) finishes his eight years, power…

By Peter Omopo The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that DNA evidence ties 22-year-old Tyler Robinson to the fatal shooting of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Monday that forensic tests showed DNA recovered from a towel wrapped around the firearm and from a screwdriver at the scene matched the suspect now in custody. Robinson was arrested last Thursday following a 33-hour manhunt. He is expected to be formally charged this week with the murder of Kirk, who was shot in the neck by a sniper rifle during a speaking engagement at a Utah…

By Peter Omopo The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of Superintendent of Police Abimbola Adebisi as the new Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Lagos State Police Command. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement by Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Babasayi Oluseyi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. According to the statement, Adebisi assumes the role with “a wealth of academic, professional, and operational experience.” She holds a BA (Ed) in English Language and Literature from Tai Solarin University of Education, a Postgraduate Diploma in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, and a…

By Peter Omopo The Kwara State Government has announced steady improvements in the 2025 placement examination, with both participation and performance showing marked growth compared to previous years. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, released the results on Monday on behalf of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. According to the commissioner, the number of candidates rose by 3.09 per cent—from 62,031 in 2024 to 63,950 in 2025—reflecting a growing demand for public education and the impact of state-led reforms across schools. Performance levels also recorded significant gains. The overall pass rate climbed to 83.21 per cent in…