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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jamilu Sa’idu, as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Assembly Constituency in Zamfara State. The Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau, announced the results around 1:30 a.m. on Friday. According to him, the APC polled a total of 8,182 votes, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 5,543 votes from the nine wards in the constituency. “Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes, JamiluSa’idu of the APC is hereby declared winner…

Beehive School has announced it has officially received full accreditation from Cambridge Assessment International Education (CIE), marking a significant milestone in its ongoing commitment to delivering globally recognised and future-forward education. According to the school’s management, this achievement reflects a strategic decision by its current leadership to align teaching, curriculum, and values with globally benchmarked standards. “This step reinforces its dedication to academic excellence, innovation, and holistic development,” Managing Director of Beehive School, Mrs. Boyede Adebanjo said. According to her, while Beehive School has always upheld rigorous academic standards and nurtured well-rounded learners, the Cambridge International Accreditation was an intentional…

The outcome of the recent by-elections into 16 constituencies in 12 states of the federation, where APC won in 12 suggests that the electorate still support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), thereby forcing members of the opposition parties hell-bent on seizing power through the ballot in 2027 back to the drawing board, ONYEDIKA AGBEDO writes. No doubt, the results of Saturday, August 16, 2025by-elections conducted across 16 constituencies in 12 states of the country have sent the opposition parties, especially the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which a number of political bigwigs have coalesced in with the aim of wrestling…

The lifeless body of one Tope Olajide, a resident of Otan Ile, Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State, has been found hanging in his house. It was gathered that Olajide’s body was found hanging in his room on Thursday. Security personnel were said to have been contacted immediately after the victim’s lifeless body was discovered. Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were said to have cordoned off the environment after arriving at the scene of the incident. A source said the personnel interacted with the people they met in the house regarding the incident, adding…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe A United States-based Nigerian environmental scientist, Gift Fabolude, has developed the country’s first comprehensive Lead Exposure Index, a tool designed to help policymakers identify and tackle the most vulnerable states to the toxic metal. Fabolude, a doctoral researcher in environmental science and management at Montclair State University, United States, unveiled the index as part of his recently published doctoral thesis. Speaking exclusively to PUNCH Healthwise, the scientist said the index, which uses geospatial techniques, statistical modelling, and multi-criteria risk assessment, ranks Nigerian states by their exposure vulnerability. “Lead exposure is an invisible crisis. Unlike infectious diseases that trigger…

The Kano State government has declared its intention to register 10 million eligible voters ahead of the nationwide continuous voters’ registration exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In 2023, Kano ranked second among states with the highest number of registered voters, at 5,921,370, following Lagos, which had 7,060,195 voters, as declared by INEC. Buoyant of its landscape and population, the government insisted Kano must register its physical strength through the democratic process with a massive eligible voters. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf gave the task while officially inaugurating a 36-member Committee on Voter Registration and Civic Awareness, entrusted with…

Six persons including two children on Friday died in an auto crash that occurred around Suponri Village near ICT Polytechnic, Itori axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway corridor of Ogun State. Nineteen persons also sustained varying degrees of injuries from the accident. Involved in the crash is a Grey Colour Toyota Bus with Reg. No. KJA 851 YH. Spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday night. Akinbiyi said that the cause of the accident was as a result of a tyre burst which led the…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Community for Sexual Abuse Prevention, Advocacy and Response, in collaboration with the Jaytee Fayemi Foundation, has organised a sexual abuse seminar and menstrual education outreach for women and girls displaced by the Yelewata massacre in Benue State. The programme, which was held on Saturday at the International Market IDP Camp in Makurdi, reached over 1,500 women and girls with training on sexual violence prevention, rights awareness, and menstrual health. According to the organisers, the initiative is part of SPAR Community’s ongoing efforts to reach vulnerable groups with appropriate sex education and practical knowledge to protect them from…

The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on politicians to place the interests of the electorate above party allegiance in the discharge of their duties. She made the call on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by her Renewed Hope Initiative, held with traditional rulers and religious leaders in Lagos. Senator Tinubu emphasised that public service should be rooted in commitment to the people, not merely loyalty to political platforms. “Party aside, once we win an election, people should put party aside and let’s run the government. The government involves people, and through the grace of God,…

The people of Arigbajo in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have been thrown into mourning following the death of their paramount ruler, His Royal Majesty, Oba Timothy Oluwole Sunday Mosaku, the Olu of Arigbajo. The passing of the monarch, who was born in 1936, was confirmed by his family in a statement on Friday. Burial arrangements have been scheduled for September, with a wake-keeping service to be held at the Olu of Arigbajo palace on Thursday, September 25, by 5 p.m., while the interment service is slated for Friday, September 26, at St. John’s Anglican Church, Arigbajo, by…