Accept Your Posting In Good Faith, NYSC DG Urges Corps Members

Abibat Babalola

Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged Corps Members to accept their postings in good faith and settle down in their places of primary assignment to offer selfless services towards national development. A statement by the Acting Director Information and Public Relations of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, said that Brigadier General Nafiu gave the advice while interacting with the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 2 Corps Members at the NYSC Lagos State Orientation Camp, Iyana-Ipaja. He advised them to also respect and learn…

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Nigeria Moves To Review Healthcare Policy For Civil Servants

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has revealed plans to review its healthcare policy for civil servants, citing the need for a more responsive and up-to-date framework amid rising drug prices and gaps in health service delivery. This was disclosed during a free medical screening exercise for civil servants in Abuja, part of activities marking the 2025 Civil Service Week. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, stressed the importance of prioritising the health of workers, given the demands of their duties. Represented by the Permanent Secretary of…

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Buhari Govt’s Excess Money Printing Crippled Naira — Oshiomhole

Abibat Babalola

Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the “excessive printing of money” by the Central Bank of Nigeria under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari through the Ways and Means policy crippled the naira. The Ways and Means provision allows the Federal Government to borrow from the CBN if it needs emergency finance to fund delayed government expected cash receipts of fiscal deficits. At a Progressives Governors Forum’s Meeting and Interactive Session in Benin City, Edo State, on Saturday, Oshiomhole blamed the policy for the eventual collapse of…

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No Sacrifice Too Big For Peace In Rivers – Fubara

Abibat Babalola

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, says no sacrifice is too big to ensure peace, stability, and progress in the state. On Thursday, Fubara and Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), attended a late night peace meeting hosted by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. On Saturday, Lere Olayinka, the minister’s spokesperson, shared in an X post that Wike and Fubara were in Port Harcourt, the state capital, for the burial of the FCT minister’s uncle. READ ALSO: Popular Nollywood Actor Dies In…

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Popular Nollywood Actor Dies In Canada

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nollywood has been struck by tragedy with the sudden passing of renowned actor and producer, Kayode Peters. Peters colleague and comedian Steve Onu, popularly known as Yaw, who cobfirked the news, added that he was still trying to reach Mr Peters’ brother for further details. “Yes, he is,” Yaw told Peoples Gazette when asked if Mr Peters had died. “I am still trying to speak with his brother but he is not picking.” ’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead Babcock Varsity Final-Year Student Commits Suicide…

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Food For The gods, By Funke Egbemode

Ganiyu Amodu

If a young man decides in his exuberant, nothing-go-do-me wisdom to eat food cooked, reserved and already served for the elders, he may lose his teeth or may not live to tell the story of the taste of the dish.   Kudi, fine-girl-no-pimples, was one of those undergraduates who lived their lives on their own terms on campus. Kay-girl, as she was fondly called, was an ‘aristo’ girl. Small small boys were not her thing. She liked them known and rich, politicians and business tycoons. The age or size of…

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Babcock Varsity Final-Year Student Commits Suicide After Suspension Over Malpractice

Ganiyu Amodu

A final-year student of Babcock University, Joshua Lawson, has tragically taken his own life after being handed a one-year suspension over alleged examination malpractice. Lawson, a 20-year-old Computer Science student in his fourth year, reportedly died by suicide on Wednesday at his family’s residence in Lagos, just days after receiving news of his suspension from the university’s disciplinary committee. He was set to graduate on July 27. The incident has sparked widespread grief and outrage within the Babcock community and beyond, with students and sympathisers expressing condolences and questioning the…

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‘NYC First Muslim Mayor In History,’ 33 Year-Old Zohran Mamdani’s Date With History

Ganiyu Amodu

Man of Moment: What to know About the Indian-American Socialist Altering Political Dynamics In New York City   Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist and state assemblyman, claimed victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday, positioning himself to become the city’s first Indian-American and Muslim mayor. Former governor Andrew Cuomo, his main rival, conceded the race late Tuesday in what analysts described as a significant upset, according to Western media reports. Kwankwaso, Shettima, Ganduje, and Northern Realignment For Tinubu: 2027 Not Coming — It Has Already Started…

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Kwankwaso, Shettima, Ganduje, and Northern Realignment For Tinubu: 2027 Not Coming — It Has Already Started

Ganiyu Amodu

‘What Obasanjo, Atiku may have to do with Shettima’s dipping influence,’ One of the insightful analyses of the political fireworks on-going in the north, By Oreoluwa O. Olaleye   🧭 INTRO: In Nigeria, betrayal is not treason; it’s strategy. And right now, the political North is shifting under our feet. Kwankwaso defects. Ganduje resigns. And Shettima? He’s smiling at Atiku and Obasanjo like say 2027 dey call am privately. (A call to the Camp of failure) ’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead But Tinubu? Tinubu…

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Nigeria Targets 5M LPG Cylinders Distribution By 2030

Abibat Babalola

. Ekpo Flags Off North West LPG Penetration Programme in Sokoto Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo today flagged off the North West zone grassroots Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) penetration programme and cylinder distribution initiative in Sokoto State. The programme aims to promote the use of clean cooking gas across the country. “We are immensely proud to bring the next phase of this initiative to the North West Zone,” Ekpo said at the event held at the Sokoto State International Conference Center. The programme has already…

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