Kwara Court Sentences General Overseer to Life for Raping 3 Minors

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKwara Court Sentences General Overseer to Life for Raping 3 Minors

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 15, 2026

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Ajiboye Olayinka, the General Overseer of the Mission House of Divine Land of Joy and Prayer Ministry, to life imprisonment for the serial rape of three minors. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Hammed Gegele found Olayinka guilty of multiple charges, including unlawful sexual intercourse with minors, procurement of illegal abortions, and unlawful possession of firearms. The court heard testimonies of how the cleric...

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APC Primaries: Tinubu Endorses Consensus Option

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Primaries: Tinubu Endorses Consensus Option

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 15, 2026

…Warns Against ‘Do-or-Die’ Politics President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the consensus option ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections, cautioning party members against engaging in “do-or-die” politics. In a statement issued on Thursday, Tinubu described the commencement of the primaries as a defining moment for the APC as it prepares for its fourth election cycle. “We founded the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the firm principles of progressive politics, consensus democracy, and personal...

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Over 400 Widows in Plateau benefits from Gyang Zi humanitarian gesture 

NewsNigeriaOver 400 Widows in Plateau benefits from Gyang Zi humanitarian gesture 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2026

No fewer than 400 widows and persons with disabilities across Plateau North senatorial district have benefited from the benevolent of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Gyang Zi. The beneficiaries who received cash support, rice, palm and groundnut oils were drawn from Bassa, Barkin Ladi, Jos North, Jos South, Jos East and Riyom local government areas. Gyang Zi is among aspirants seeking ticket on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Plateau North Senatorial District...

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Public officials in Taraba bans from spraying money at ceremonies 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPublic officials in Taraba bans from spraying money at ceremonies 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2026

The Taraba State government has banned government officials from spraying money during ceremonies and vowed to punish offenders. The ban is contained in a statement signed by Secretary to the Government of the State, Chief Gebon T. Kataps, and addressed to Commissioners, Special Advisers, Chairmen of Commissions, Boards and Parastatals and all political appointees. The statement also asked those concerned to “ensure strict compliance to this directive”. “It has come to the notice of government...

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Registration: Taraba state govt paid N1.8bn to external Examinations bodies

EducationNewsNigeriaRegistration: Taraba state govt paid N1.8bn to external Examinations bodies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2026

The Taraba State government had presented cheques worth over N1.8 billion to external examination bodies, including NECO, NABTEB, and BECE, for the registration of students across the state. Taraba State, Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Barr Zainab Usman Jalingo, disclosed this in a statement, saying cheques were officially presented on Monday, May 11, 2026, at the NECO Office in Jalingo by the Commissioner for Secondary, Technical and Vocational Education, Dr Augustina Godwin, on behalf of...

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1.4m Corps Members To Partake In 2027 Elections- INEC Chairman

NewsNigeriaPolitics1.4m Corps Members To Partake In 2027 Elections- INEC Chairman

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2026

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, says it will deploy about 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps for the 2027 general election. Professor Amupitan made this known during a visit to the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja. The engagement was to appreciate the longstanding support and sacrifices of corps members in Nigeria’s electoral process....

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Governor Adeleke Deposes Convicted Osun Monarch

Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsGovernor Adeleke Deposes Convicted Osun Monarch

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2026

The Oba Joseph Oloyede, who was convicted in the United States on tax fraud and money laundering charges, has been deposed as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area of the state. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun approved the deposition as contained in a statement issued in Osogbo by the governor’s spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. According to the statement, Oba Oloyede’s deposition followed his conviction in the United States on tax fraud...

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12 Survive Abducted Chibok Girls Graduates from AUN

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria12 Survive Abducted Chibok Girls Graduates from AUN

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2026

After surviving the trauma of abduction and expressing hope and victory over terrorism through resilience, 12 female students who survived the 2014 abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents have graduated from the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. The girls whose tuition fees were paid by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs after their release through the intervention of the Federal Government were among over 250 students kidnapped from Government...

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Taraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTaraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 12, 2026

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Taraba has released a figure at the end of its 3rd General Assembly in Wukari that 98,000 persons are displaced and 217 churches destroyed by lingering attacks in the state. The diocese, in a communique signed by Bishop Mark Nzukwein, stated that the displaced persons were particularly scattered across the Donga and Takum local government areas. The communique reads in parts: “From September 2025, there has been a resurgence of...

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JAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Sets 150 as University Cut-Off Mark for 2026 Admission

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 12, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026 academic session. The decision was taken on Monday, 11 May, at the Board’s annual policy meeting held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Education. According to JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the meeting also set 150 as the minimum score for Colleges of Nursing Sciences, while polytechnics will admit candidates with...

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