By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce a unique Examination Learners’ Identity Number for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), as part of renewed efforts to curb examination malpractice and strengthen monitoring across the country. The initiative, unveiled on Monday, 5 January, 2026, by the Federal Ministry of Education, will apply to candidates of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS). In a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Folasade Boriowo, the…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popool A former member of the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos, has attributed the growing wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to what he described as the party’s failure and deepening internal crises. Bagos made the remarks on Tuesday, 6 January, 2026, during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, shortly after announcing his defection from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Explaining reason he left the opposition party, the ex-lawmaker said the decision was not driven by personal ambition but by the search for a credible political platform capable…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi In a show of compassion to humanity, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu has donated N10 million to families of deceased teachers of Atiku Bagudu Model Primary School Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state. The kind gesture was by performed one of his aides, Bashar Aliyu Buhari alongside with Hajia Samira Nasir Idris in the premises of the primary school. Buhari explained that teachers who taught in the school in 2004 were appreciated with cash and bags of rice. “The gesture meant to assist the families of deceased teachers in the school to…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has described the deaths of former Senator and political leader, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, and elder statesman, industrialist and community leader, Chief Emmanuel Nuel Ojei, as painful losses that have created significant gaps in Delta State, particularly Delta North, Oshimili North and Aniocha North Local Government Areas. Governor Oborevwori made the remarks on Monday, during separate condolence visits to the families of the deceased, where he paid glowing tributes to their legacies, describing them as bold, principled, and selfless leaders whose impacts would be difficult to replace. During his visit to the family of…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has dissociated itself from a fake circular linked to it directing parents/guardians to pay some amount of money for services in the institution as students resume. The Director, Directorate of Information and Communications,Zailani Bappa, in a press statement on Monday, 5 January, 2026, stated that, “The Management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University has noted in circulation on some social media platforms, a circular, purportedly released from the Registry of the University, advising parents and guardians that the University will re-open on Friday, 2nd January, 2026.” According…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi Bauchi State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), comprising the 20 Local Government Areas in the state, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to intervene and stop what it described as political intimidation of state Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed and his administration. The call was made by ALGON, during a press conference held on Sunday, 4 January, 2026, in Bauchi, addressed by the Chapter Chairperson, Mahmood Babamaji, Chairperson of Bauchi LG. The Bauchi ALGON expressed concern at what it described as “the continuous intimidation, investigation and arbitrary arrest of government…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday, 5 January, 2026 declined to grant a bail application filed by Yakubu Adamu, Commissioner of Finance, Bauchi State, and his co-defendants who are facing alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing. Justice Nwite, in a ruling, held that the offences with which the defendants are charged with, threatens national security and public safety. The judge further held that terrorism related offences threatened social order and pre-trial release could endanger the public, hence, such bail cannot be granted. Justice Emeka, however, made an order for accelerated hearing of the…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Olanike Adeyemo with immediate effect, in a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday, 5 January, 2026, reports thegazellenews.com The Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, made the announcement through a statement issued on Monday, 6 January, 2026 in Ibadan, the state capital. According to the statement, the Governor appointed Prof Musibau Babatunde as the new Secretary to the State Government, SSG. Similarly, the Governor moved Temilolu Ashamu from his position as state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources to take charge of the…
By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty of this office, the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, to speak to these questions directly, clearly, and with respect for every Nigerian bearing the weight of this moment. The last thirty-one months have been a period of foundational, often difficult, transformation. Our bold reforms, beginning…
The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke, on Monday, 5 January, 2026, registered as e-member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the party’s e-membership register opened across the country, reports thegazellenews.com Faleke, Chairman of the House Committee on Finance register at the Ojodu LCDA party secretariat. His wife, Bukunola also registered and the they both collected their e-membership cards at the venue. He was accompanied by his wife, Chief Mrs. Bukunola Faleke, who also completed her registration at the ward secretariat. The newly established secretariat, located at Aina Street, Grammar…