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Concerned about the widespread issue of cultism in educational institutions and the society at large in Lagos State, experts are advocating a comprehensive strategy to address the problem. While recent police operations resulted in numerous arrests, experts believe that a more holistic approach is necessary to effectively combat the menace. Experts said that previous efforts to curb cultism had fallen short and call for a renewed focus on addressing the root causes of the issue, including societal and familial factors. This, they stated, is essential for creating a safe environment for education and civil life. An Assistant Chief Technologist at Lagos State University of…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that Gaza is now facing starvation with a deadly surge in malnutrition-related deaths. Speaking during a press briefing in Geneva, the Director General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, said, “The 2.1 million people trapped in the war zone that is Gaza are facing yet another killer on top of bombs and bullets: starvation. We are now witnessing a deadly surge in malnutrition-related deaths. “Since July 17th, severe acute malnutrition centres are full, without sufficient supplies for emergency feeding. In 2025, the WHO has documented 21 deaths related to malnutrition of children under five-years-old. “Rates of…

Gabriela Salgado picked up an injury during Super Falcons’ semi-final clash against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa… South Africa utility player Lebohang Ramalepe has lauded the behaviour of Nigeria’s Super Falcons after Banyana Banyana forward Gabriela Salgado suffered a gnarly leg injury during Tuesday’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal in Casablanca. Salgado was involved in a horror collision with Super Falcons forward Chinwendu Ihezuo during the latter stages of the knockout clash, and was duly stretchered off with a suspected broken leg. Players from both sides were seen in visible dismay at the brutal nature of the injury,…

The National Examination Council (NECO) has formally released the results of the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) and Federal Government Academy (FGA). The examination was conducted across designated centres in Nigeria, the Benin Republic, and Togo on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Addressing journalists at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, after receiving the results from the Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, said that, according to the results, while 64,578 candidates registered for the 2025 NCEE, 61,290 candidates…

A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, dismissed a case brought against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu over his nomination as the governorship candidate of the party for the November 8 election. The Court dismissed the case as lacking in merit. One of the contenders in the party’s governorship primary, Chief Valentine Ozigbo, had taken the APC and Ukachukwu to Court over what he described as a faulty process that produced the winner. In dismissing the suit, the Court noted that the Supreme Court in previous decided cases had…

Slovenian top-flight side NK Celje have completed the signing of highly-rated Nigerian midfielder Papa Daniel from NPFL outfit Niger Tornadoes. NK Celje made the announcement on Wednesday (today) with a statement released via their official website. The 23-year-old, who admires Chelsea great John Obi Mikel, has penned a contract running until June 2028, becoming the seventh Nigerian to represent the club. NK Celje new signing Papa Daniel His arrival follows a string of eye-catching performances in the Nigerian Premier Football League last season, where he notched four goals and added three assists in 21 appearances from a defensive midfield position. Get…

A support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG), has pledged to secure over one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. According to the group, mobilisation of supporters across the 18 local council areas of Ondo State to achieve the target is already ongoing. While meeting with members in Akure, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Director-General of AMG, Mr. Muyiwa Asagunla, stated that the group was committed to ensuring Tinubu secures more than 90 per cent of the total votes cast in the state. Asagunla explained that AMG was…

The Kogi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a photojournalist accused of killing his colleague, Mr. Ayo Aiyepeku, in what authorities have described as a brutal and cold-blooded attack. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday night at an office around the Government House/GRA axis of Lokoja, where both the victim and the suspect worked as photographers in an unnamed firm. Confirming the incident to The Guardian, the spokesperson for the Kogi State Police Command, SP William Ovye-Aya, said the matter was reported in the early hours of July 23. “The incident, which reportedly happened on Tuesday, has been…

A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Wednesday pleaded with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi, for the sake of equity, national integration, and peace, to drop his 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term. In a statement in Abakaliki, the Deputy National President of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, told Obi that winning the presidency from the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will prove exceedingly challenging, reminding him that only the southeast will not make him president. He maintained that facts on the ground show that…

President Bola Tinubu is holding a closed-door meeting this Wednesday evening with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. The high-stakes gathering, taking place in the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa, brings together members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of APC governors. The meeting is being held just hours before the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) session, scheduled for Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the State House Banquet Hall. Chairman of the PGF and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, is expected to…