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By Peter Omopo  Ilorin, July 1, 2025 — Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has rewarded players of Kwara United Football Club and the club’s U-19 team with ₦5 million and plots of land each for their recent football triumphs. At a reception held in Ilorin on Monday, the governor hosted the senior team for winning the 2025 President Federation Cup, as well as the U-19 squad, who clinched the inaugural National Youth League title. The gesture was announced in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye. Each player of the senior team will receive ₦5 million and a…

By Peter Omopo Abuja, July 1, 2025 — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday unveiled a detailed timetable outlining key elections for the 2025–2026 period and announced the nationwide resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The announcement was made by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during the second quarterly consultative meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to a statement released on INEC’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the commission is preparing for an intensive electoral cycle featuring five major elections across multiple states. “The five major elections highlighted in the new timetable include…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, July 1, 2025 — Troops of Operation Fasin Yamma have killed a notorious terrorist kingpin, Yellow Danbokkolo, during a major military operation in Sokoto State, the Defence Headquarters announced on Tuesday. The operation, carried out over the past week in the eastern axis of Sokoto, was executed in collaboration with hybrid forces, air components, and other security agencies. It was based on actionable intelligence tracking the movement of fleeing bandits and terrorists across the North-West. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, confirmed the development in a statement released in Abuja. “During the encounter,…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, July 1, 2025 — The Nigerian Senate on Monday hosted a diplomatic summit with African envoys in Abuja, intensifying calls for the return of looted artefacts and reparations for the continent’s colonial past. The high-level engagement, held at the National Assembly, was convened by the Senate Committee on Reparation and Repatriation, chaired by Senator Ned Nwoko. The forum brought together lawmakers and representatives from several African nations to strategise on reclaiming stolen cultural heritage and addressing the lingering impact of colonisation. In his opening remarks, Senator Nwoko highlighted the moral and historical urgency of the cause,…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 30, 2025 — A civil rights group, the Assembly of Indigenous Youths of Abuja (AOIYEO), has dragged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the six Area Councils of the FCT to court over the continued strike by primary school teachers and healthcare workers. The lawsuit, filed at the FCT High Court on Monday, is marked CV/2484/25 and challenges what the group describes as a gross violation of the fundamental rights of Abuja residents—particularly schoolchildren and users of public health services—due to the protracted industrial action. Primary school teachers and health workers employed by the…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 30, 2025 — The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government over the non-payment of withheld salaries and persistent delays in salary disbursement, threatening potential industrial action if its demands are not addressed. At its 51st National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, the union called for the immediate release of the remaining two months’ withheld salaries of its members who participated in the 2022 nationwide strike. In a communiqué issued at the end of the…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 30, 2025 — The Federal High Court in Abuja has denied bail to three detained promoters of the embattled Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), who are facing allegations of defrauding investors of over $1 billion through a cryptocurrency investment scheme. Justice Emeka Nwite, delivering the ruling on Monday, said the strength of the evidence presented in the affidavits by both the prosecution and defence weighed heavily against granting bail at this stage. The defendants — Adefowora Abiodun, Adefowora Oluwanisola, and Emmanuel Uko — were arrested and detained following an earlier order granted by the court on…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 30, 2025 — More than 50,000 Nigerians have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) following intensified national screening efforts, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria revealed on Monday. However, a significant number of those diagnosed are yet to begin treatment due to funding shortfalls. The alarming figures were disclosed by Mr. Ibrahim Tajudeen, Executive Secretary of the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) in Nigeria, during the 11th quarterly meeting of the Ministerial Oversight Committee for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund in Abuja. Tajudeen warned that Nigeria’s progress in TB detection could…

By Peter Omopo  Ibadan, June 30, 2025 — The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has appealed to the Oyo State House of Assembly to halt the implementation of Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent decision to rename the institution after the late former governor, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo. Governor Makinde made the announcement during an interdenominational commendation service held last week at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, stating that the institution would henceforth be known as Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan. The announcement has since triggered widespread criticism among students, alumni, and stakeholders, who fear that the change could undermine the…

By Peter Omopo  Abuja, June 30, 2025 — Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has strongly condemned the police blockade that prevented members of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) from accessing the national secretariat in Abuja on Monday. The incident, which unfolded ahead of a scheduled National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, forced PDP leaders to relocate the gathering to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in the Central Business District. Addressing journalists shortly after the disruption, Chief George decried the development as an attack on internal democracy and a dangerous sign of…