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The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Announcing the results on Tuesday in Minna, Niger state, Ibrahim Wushishi, the NECO registrar, noted that students were examined in 16 subjects. Wushishi said a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, including 51,823 males (53.43 percent), and 45,156 females (46.56 per cent). He noted that 95,160 candidates eventually sat for the examination, including 50,785 males (53.36 per cent) and 44,375 females (46.63 per cent). Wushishi said 73,167 candidates obtained credit passes and above representing 78.32 per cent of 93,425 of the students.…

The people of Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency have continued to shower prayers and encomiums on Hon. Tosin Alabi, Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal House of Representatives hopeful and Founder of the Tosin Alabi Foundation, following the successful and impactful medical outreach organised by his foundation for residents of the constituency. The large-scale medical outreach, which held at Monatan High School, Egbeda Local Government, attracted a massive turnout of beneficiaries from different communities within the federal constituency. The programme provided Free medical screening tests and medications,General consultations,Blood pressure test,Blood sugar test,Eye screening,Eye test and Dental screening at no cost. Hon. Tosin Alabi, a…

Ona-Ara, Oyo State The Aspirant vying for the Ona-Ara State Constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Temitope Afolabi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the PDP Chairman, Hon. Kehinde Adeyemo, describing him as a committed party leader and a dependable pillar of democratic growth. In his congratulatory message, Dr. Afolabi praised Hon. Adeyemo for his unwavering dedication to party unity, grassroots mobilization, and progressive leadership that continues to strengthen the PDP across Ona-Ara Local Government and beyond. “Hon. Kehinde Adeyemo is a symbol of discipline, resilience, and political maturity. His…

Lagelu, Oyo State The Supervisory Councillor for Transportation in Lagelu Local Government, Hon. Teslim Badmus TESSY, has extended warm birthday congratulations to Hon. Opeyemi Rasheed Olubiyi, the Chief of Staff of Lagelu Local Government, and Saheed Yekeen GOD-DEY, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary for Ward 1. In his goodwill message, Hon. TESSY described both celebrants as dedicated, loyal, and hardworking party stalwarts whose unwavering commitment to grassroots governance and party growth continues to strengthen the People’s Democratic Party in Lagelu Local Government. He praised Hon. Opeyemi Rasheed Olubiyi for his exemplary leadership, administrative competence, and selfless service to the…

The Egbeda/Ona Ara Concerned Youth (EOCY) have risen in strong condemnation of the recently flagged-off Five Hundred Million Naira (₦500,000,000) Micro Business Support Initiative announced by the federal lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency, Hon. Akin Alabi, describing the programme as disturbing, disgraceful, deceptive, and a calculated attempt to weaponise poverty in anticipation of his third-term ambition. In a strongly worded statement issued on behalf of youths and concerned residents of the constituency, Egbeda/Ona Ara Concerned Youth (EOCY) expressed shock that such an initiative would suddenly surface only when election season is fast approaching and political lobbying for a third-term…

Hon. Tosin Alabi, a Federal House of Representatives hopeful for the Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency, has extended warm new month greetings to the good people of the constituency as they step into the month of February. In a goodwill message made available to the press, Hon. Alabi described February as a month of renewed hope, fresh opportunities, and collective advancement, while praying for joy, happiness, and sustained progress across all communities in Egbeda and Ona-Ara. According to him, the new month should serve as a reminder of the need for unity, resilience, and shared commitment towards the growth and development of…

Gbedun, Ona-Ara LGA The campaign team of Dr. Temitope Afolabi, an aspirant vying for the Ona-Ara State Constituency seat in the Oyo State House of Assembly under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on [insert date], paid a strategic consultation visit to Ward 10, Gbedun, as part of ongoing grassroots engagement and party strengthening efforts. The visit, tagged “Ward Consultation and Empowerment Outreach,” attracted party leaders, ward executives, youth groups, women leaders, and loyal PDP members, who gathered to deliberate on the future of the party and the constituency ahead of the forthcoming elections. Speaking on behalf of Dr. Temitope Afolabi,…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a four-week ultimatum to the federal government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and welfare. The decision was taken at the end of the association’s national executive council (NEC) meeting and scientific conference, held from January 25 to 29, 2026, in Jos, Plateau state. In a communiqué signed by Mohammad Suleiman, NARD president, the association expressed appreciation to President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and other key stakeholders for their roles in ongoing engagements. The NEC acknowledged the reinstatement of disengaged doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, and commended…

The national working committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has faulted the judgement of the federal high court in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo, nullifying the national convention held in the state on November 15, 2025. In a ruling on Friday, Uche Agomoh, the presiding judge, declined the Turaki-led PDP’s request for an order to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the national convention. Agomoh barred the Turaki-led NWC from parading itself as the party’s leadership, saying the convention was organised in flagrant disregard of the court orders. The judge ruled that PDP cannot disobey court orders and then…

The court of appeal in Ilorin, Kwara state, has upheld the death sentence of the five-armed robbers who raided l banks in Offa in 2018. The appellate court on Friday rejected all the grounds of appeal of the armed robbers against the 2024 judgement of the high court in Kwara. According to NAN, the three-member panel of the appeal court upheld the judgement of the lower court and ordered the return of the convicts to prison. The convicts are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran. BACKGROUND On April 5, 2018, multiple banks were raided and a police…