Author: Festus Adeloye

The National Examinations Council on Wednesday announced that it has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination and the Basic Education Certificate Examination in Equatorial Guinea. According to a statement issued by NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Azeez Sani, the newly accredited schools are located in Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. The NECO Accreditation Team visited the schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE. “The Accreditation Team inspected Classrooms, Laboratories, Libraries, Computer Laboratories, workshops, Examination Halls, Sport facilities and Continuous Assessment as well as adequacy of teachers and school security…

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, commonly referred to as Portable, has surrendered to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba. Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a text on Wednesday, stating, “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up.”

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed speculations linking the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the ongoing crisis within the Assembly. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the House spokesperson, Olukayode Ogundipe, refuted claims that the First Lady was backing the ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. “We categorically dissociate all members of the Lagos State House of Assembly from this false and baseless claim. The report is purely a fabrication and has no basis in truth. “All members of the Assembly hold the First Lady in the highest regard. As a distinguished former First Lady of Lagos State and…

Kano State Governor Kabir Yusuf has pledged to fully implement the recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry on the #EndBadGovernance Protest held on August 1, 2024. He made the promise when he received the report from the committee’s chairman, Justice Lawan Wada (retd.), during the 25th Kano State Executive Council meeting at Government House on Tuesday The governor also announced that a white paper would be issued, identifying those responsible for sponsoring and perpetrating the violent protest. This is contained in a statement released by the governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Tofa, on Tuesday. According to the report, no fewer than 10…

Ayra Starr has become the first woman in 16 years to win Best African Music Act at the 2025 MOBO Awards. The Nigerian singer also secured the Best International Music Act award at the ceremony held in Newcastle. She claimed the title ahead of fellow Nigerian artists Asake, Tems, and Rema, as well as South Africa’s Tyla and Uncle Waffles. In the Best International Music Act category, she triumphed over global superstars such as Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion. With this win, Ayra Starr joins Wizkid (2017, 2021) and Burna Boy (2020, 2022) as the only…

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will break from Lagos state as forces holding the party together will let go. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele revealed that APC will break beyond recognition and that another movement will come out from the party. He noted that it will be a big problem for President Tinubu as he will lose grip on the party and it will, in turn, affect his second-term ambition in 2027. “APC will break and it will start from…

Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Tuesday that governors from the zone will give the late elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a befitting funeral. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the Lekki residence of the late foremost nationalist to commiserate with his family. Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Barr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; and other government officials, said the late Adebanjo lived a fulfilled life. The Governor described the late Afenifere…

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has described the late PANDEF leader, Edwin Clark as a profound loss to the nation. He also described the former Federal Minister as a true patriot and towering figure in Nigeria’s socio-political landscape. Clark died on Monday night at the age of 97. In a statement on Tuesday, Obi said Clark’s death came at a time the nation is still mourning the passage of Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. He wrote “Still in the mourning mood of the death of our revered father and leader, Pa…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Corporate Affairs Commission have agreed to deepen collaboration in the fight against corruption. Through this collaboration, both agencies will work together to strengthen their efforts in curbing fraudulent activities, ensuring that businesses operate with integrity, and ultimately creating a more stable economic foundation for the country. This partnership was disclosed in a statement issued by the commission on Tuesday, in Abuja after a courtesy visit by the EFCC Executive Chairman, Olanipekun Olukoyede. Olukoyede, in his opening remarks, thanked the entire management and staff of CAC for the support and prompt response given…

Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Edwin Clark, has passed away at the age of 97. His death was confirmed in a statement released on Tuesday by a family representative, Prof. C. C. Clark. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce the passing of Chief (Dr.) Sen. Edwin Kiagbodo Clark OFR, CON on Monday, 17th February 2025. “The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the family.” Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information and a respected leader in Nigeria’s South-South…