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Admin - December 11, 2025

NIGERIA: Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, Confirmed Dead After Collapsing At Government House

    By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has been confirmed dead after collapsing at the Government House in Yenagoa on Thursday afternoon.   Sources at the seat of power said the incident occurred around midday. He was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, where […]
Admin - December 11, 2025

ZIMBABWE: Sungura Legend Nicholas Zakaria Dies After Long Illness

  By Smile Hamilton Malawi   Zimbabwean Sungura icon Nicholas “Madzibaba” Zakaria has died after a prolonged illness, family members confirmed.     Zakaria, aged 68, was a pioneer of Sungura music and co-founder of the Khiama Boys, a group that helped launch the careers of stars such as Alick Macheso and System Tazvida. He […]
Admin - December 11, 2025

KENYA: Ruto Chairs 12th Intergovernmental Summit, Calls For Faster Implementation Of Resolutions

    By Moses Punyuah, Nairobi Kenya.   Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday chaired the 12th National and County Governments Coordinating Summit at State House, Nairobi, reaffirming the strengthening partnership between the National and County governments.   He said the collaboration has “turned counties into engines of growth,” citing gains in healthcare under the […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

NIGERIA: Truck-Induced Collision Kills Family Of Three On Lagos–Ibadan Expressway

  By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria   A tragic multi-vehicle collision on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway has claimed the lives of three members of the same family, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed on Wednesday.   The accident, which occurred at Secretariat inward Otedola Bridge, left a father, mother, and their young child dead […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

NIGERIA: Accord Party Clears Adeleke As Sole Aspirant For Osun Governorship Primary

    By Ameenat Hamzat, Lagos, Nigeria    The Accord Party has cleared Governor Ademola Adeleke as the sole aspirant for its Osun State governorship primary scheduled to hold on Wednesday.   The development comes less than 24 hours after the governor formally defected to the Accord Party alongside his deputy, Kola Adewusi, and several […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

Nigeria Has No Reason To Be Poverty Capital Of the World” – Peter Obi 

  By Onoja Baba, Nigeria    Former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has declared that Nigeria’s status as the world’s poverty capital is inexcusable given the country’s vast natural and human resources.   Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the launch of The Living Secret: Endowment for – Development […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

NIGERIA: Kwara Politics Comes Alive As Group Kicks Against Zoning Of 2027 Governorship Race, Insist On Competency

    By Azeez Balogun, Kwara Nigeria.   The Kwara Integrity Movement (KIM) has kicked against zoning of the 2027 Governorship race in the state to a senatorial district.   KIM Chairman, Alh. Ibrahim Oniwara in a news conference on Tuesday in Ilorin said it was high time for Kwara to rise above the limitations […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

NIGERIA: FG Rolls Out Three New Education Policies To Strengthen School Safety, Teacher Quality, And Almajiri Learning

    By Ameenat Hamzat   The Federal Government has unveiled three major national policies aimed at transforming Nigeria’s education sector, with a strong focus on school safety, teacher development, and access to learning for out-of-school children.       The announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, in a statement shared […]
Admin - December 10, 2025

MALAWI: Mary Chilima Still Struggling To Understand Husband’s Death

    By Smile Hamilton Malawi   Mary Chilima, the widow of the late former Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, says she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss of her husband.     Chilima, together with eight other Malawians, died in a Malawi Defence Force Dornier 228 aircraft crash in Chikangawa […]
Admin - December 9, 2025

NIGERIA: Kwara State University Malete Graduates Over 8,000, Commends State Government, TETFund for support.

    By Azeez Balogun, Kwara Ilorin   The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has prepared 8,119 students for graduation at its 13th Convocation Ceremony, later this week.   The Vice Chancellor, Prof Shaykh-Luqman Alade Jimoh, at a pre-convocation press conference on the school premises on Tuesday, explained that 7,618 earned first degrees while 501 […]
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