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  Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dared Arise TV anchor and former presidential spokesperson, Dr Reuben Abati, to a fight over what he described as disrespectful and mischievous comments made on live television.   Oshiomhole issued the challenge on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, ...

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Nigeria Nsukka branch, has threatened to sue the Joint Matriculation Board over the massive failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam.   The Chairman of ASUU-UNN, Óyibo Eze, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Nsukka on Wednesday.   ...

  The National Health Insurance Authority has signed an expanded Memorandum of Understanding with a leading multinational healthcare company, Roche, to enhance access to affordable cancer care and treatment.   The partnership follows an existing MoU rooted in a shared vision to significantly increase the number of Nigerians who can ...

  A plus-size actress and content creator, Monalisa Stephen, is dead.   It was gathered that she died in Lagos on Tuesday after battling low blood sugar and internal bleeding.   The news of her death was announced on Wednesday by the founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi, on ...

  The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has released the list of the best Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination candidates in the last 12 years.   The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, released the list during a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.   Oloyede stated that despite the ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday nominated Mr Eugene Inegbeboh (PDP, Igueben) as the new Minority Whip of the Edo State House of Assembly.   His nomination came following the defection of the former Minority Whip, Mr Yekini Idiaye (Akoko-Edo I), to the All Progressives Congress.   At the ...

  The Senate on Wednesday passed a proposed ₦1.783 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the Federal Capital Territory for the 2025 financial year for second reading.   President Bola Tinubu formally presented the budget proposal in a letter addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, urging the Senators to fast-track ...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra has denied any involvement in the murder of a former presidential aide and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Gulak.   In a statement issued on Tuesday by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the group rejected claims linking the ...

  Management and staff of the Peoples Democratic Party have thrown their weight behind the PDP Governors’ Forum and the National Working Committee in recognising Deputy National Secretary, Arch. Setonji Koshoedo, as the acting National Secretary.   At a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, PDP’s Director of Administration, Gurama ...

  A major scandal has rocked the Lagos State civil service after it was revealed that 30% of civil servants sent abroad for training have failed to return to Nigeria.   The Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, revealed this during a press briefing on Wednesday, to ...