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The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has advocated for the establishment of a Sharia Court of Appeal in the western part of the country. Oloyede stated that the growing population of Muslims in the western part of the country needs…
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The prolonged absence of President Paul Biya of Cameroon has sparked rumours that he may have died in a military hospital in France. This speculation follows Biya’s extended absence after the China-Africa Summit in September, where he was expected to return to Cameroon immediately afterwards. At 91 years old, Biya has been in power for…
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The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, has reintroduced the civil service anthem to encourage civil servants and drive reforms within the Federal Civil Service. The anthem, initially introduced in 2018, aims to inspire civil servants to deliver on the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu. Walson-Jack stressed the importance of…
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The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Public Schools (ANCOPPS) and the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) have condemned a science textbook used in some junior secondary schools for including controversial content on abortion. The controversy started with a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) after user Alex Onyia shared excerpts from the Classic Basic Science…
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The Supreme Court has fixed October 22 for the hearing of a suit filed by at least 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. A seven-man panel of justices, led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, fixed the date on Tuesday after the states…
