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Abba Atiku, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has openly declared that his father stands no chance against President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Abba made the statement on Monday in Yola, Adamawa State, while completing his defection, where he obtained his APC membership card at Gwadabawa Ward in Yola North Local Government Area. Explaining his decision, Abba pointed to what he described as the Tinubu administration’s record in economic reforms, human development, and national growth. “I want to make it very clear that nobody or any political party can stop President Bola Tinubu from returning…

Six heavily armed gunmen, on Sunday night stormed the Ilu-Abo community in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, where they abducted a woman and shot two persons as well as an 11-year-old child. The victim, identified as Tomilola Oladehinde, was abducted around 8:00pm by the gunmen at the entrance of her home at Liberty Avenue in the community. It was gathered that the gunmen had trailed a businessman, John Ofuduwa, to the community before abducting the woman as their escape plan. Ofuduwa, who sells iron rods at Oba-Ile community, a neighbouring community to Ilu-Abo, was shot in…

Nasarawa United technical adviser, Mbwas Mangut, has praised goalkeeper Darlington Ovunda for his performance in the win over Abia Warriors. Ovunda was instrumental in the Solid Miners 2-1 win over Abia Warriors at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday. The shot-stopper’s performance earned him the Man-of-the-Match award. Mangut insisted that the goalkeeper’s performance proved decisive in the victory. “All the players had a great game, including the goalkeeper, Darlington Ovunda who was quite exceptional as he has always been,” Mangut “I must give him credit for the massive saves he made today which proved decisive in our win today.” Nasarawa…

A former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, has opened up on the historical creation of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, revealing that he and five other supporters of the former Kano State governor, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso coined the Kwankwasiyya acronym. Prof Abubakar declared,  “Myself and five others created the Kwankwasiyya Movement and even gave it a red cap symbol, not Dr. Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.” He added, “Dr Yunusa Adamu Dangwani, Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, myself, and others constructed the acronym of Kwankwasiyya when the going was tough and we were somewhat sidelined. “At that time, we gave every support to…

The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the body of a 73-year-old man, identified as Pastor Awolola, who was suspected to have been burnt to death while carrying out a bush-burning exercise on his parcel of land in Ilorin. The spokesperson for the service, Hakeem Adekunle, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Adekunle said the agency received a distress alert over a fire incident at Cemetery Road, Irewolede, on Monday, and upon arrival, it was discovered that the deceased had reportedly set fire to weeds on his fenced parcel of land. He added that investigations revealed the fire spread…

If there were a global masterclass on how to sabotage youth education while smiling piously, Northern Nigeria would qualify as a case study complete with spreadsheets, press statements, and a choir of officials insisting everything is “people-centred”. The tragedy is not hidden. The numbers scream. But the budgets respond with incense, drums, and ceremonial silence. Nigeria now wears an international badge of shame: 18.3 million children out of school, the highest number anywhere on earth. One in every five out-of-school children globally is Nigerian. And if you want to know where most of them live, don’t search too far south.…

Nigeria’s Green Arrows will face defending champions Egypt in a decisive Group I encounter on Tuesday (today) at the African Men’s Handball Championship, with qualification for the semi-finals and a direct ticket to the 2027 IHF Men’s World Championship at stake, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Egypt go into the final round of group matches as leaders after winning both of their games, scoring 83 goals and conceding 56 to sit top with four points and a commanding goal difference of plus 27. Nigeria are second on two points following one win and one defeat, with a goal difference of minus…

We have intensively discussed speech sounds in this class. The aim has been to improve on how we pronounce words. Today, we are building on what I hope has been achieved by looking at the concept of intonation in English. While speech sounds are primarily connected to the pronunciation of words and syllables, intonation applies more to the articulation of  clauses or sentences. Mastering it will strengthen and beautify your elocution. What is intonation? It refers to the rise and fall of pitch in the voice. This means that when we are speaking, not all parts of clauses or sentences…

The Federal Government has reinforced its commitment to digital inclusion for persons with disabilities following the completion of a two-day digital literacy training in Abuja. The programme, organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency under its Digital Literacy for All initiative, trained 50 participants in practical digital skills aimed at enhancing their participation in Nigeria’s growing digital economy. In his remarks, NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa CCIE said the initiative demonstrates the agency’s determination to make accessibility a core component of national digital transformation efforts. “Genuine digital advancement cannot be realised without the inclusion of persons with disabilities. Millions of…

While social media rumors have suggested the errors are examples of censorship, more than a day after the issues began, TikTok USDS says the problems are the result of a power outage at a data center that it is working to resolve. Rumors of censorship targeting anti-ICE protesting or attempting to block discussion of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be misguided (even the governor of California is resharing misinformation posted on Twitter by “intelligentpawg” and PopBase), with problems and glitches blocking all kinds of videos and messages on the service through Monday night.Starting early Sunday morning, TikTok’s now under new ownership…