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  The Peoples Democratic Party is set to overhaul its South-South zonal and state structures in a sweeping move aimed at flushing out disloyal members and forestalling further defections.   A member of the PDP’s National Working Committee, who spoke to Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity, said the planned ...

    The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, adorned in beautiful cultural attire and headgear, has stepped out for the popular Ojude Oba festival in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.   In a video shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user, #Theresa Tekenah, on Sunday, the ...

    President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday, June 12, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.   Democracy Day is observed in Nigeria on June 12 in honour of the June 12,1993 presidential election seen by many as ...

  The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said that a shift to computer-based examinations by West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council will not eliminate malpractices.   The NUT National President, Audu Amba, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. ...

  Some members of the All Progressives Congress in Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have kicked against the alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate for the upcoming July 12 local government elections.   They accused a member of the Governor’s Advisory Council, Senator Anthony Adefuye, of imposing ...

  Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has said the Biafra civil war was never his choice.   Gowon was presiding over the affairs of Nigeria during the civil war from July 6, 1967 to January 15, 1970.   He described the civil war as the most ...

    The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Professor Abdullahi Usman, has urged Nigerian pilgrims to pray for the nation and seek divine guidance for leaders to deliver good governance.   Usman gave the advice during his visit to Nigerian pilgrims from North-West states’ tents in Mina, ...

    The Kano State Government has expressed sympathy to traders affected by the fire that gutted parts of the Farm Centre GSM Market on Sallah day, pledging its commitment to support them in recovering their losses.   The state Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, said this in a a statement ...

    Donald Trump said on Saturday that his relationship with his billionaire donor Elon Musk is over and warned there would be “serious consequences” if Musk funds U.S. Democrats running against Republicans who vote for the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill.   In a telephone interview with NBC ...

  The popular Ijebu age grade, Egbe Bobakeye Okunrin Akile Ijebu, on Saturday, lamented the wrong narrative being circulated on social media about the visit of the late Queen Elizabeth II of England to Nigeria, particularly, Ijebu land in 1956.   While addressing journalists at Ijebu Ode on Saturday, Abiodun ...