To ease the financial burden on parents and guardians, the Osun State government has announced an immediate ban on graduation ceremonies for nursery and kindergarten pupils across both public and private schools in the state. It also directed that textbooks must be used for a period of three years to allow siblings to benefit from them consecutively, while the practice of inserting workbooks inside textbooks should stop with immediate effect. TheHintsNews reports that the Imo State government had in August given a similar director to schools in the state, before Edo and Ekiti states followed suit. However, the State…
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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc and Saudi Air about certain infractions, saying failure to comply with the determination of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, they would be sanctioned heavily. The agency noted that the airlines have a penchant attitude to continue to treat Nigeria laws with contempt, while respecting regulations across Europe and elsewhere, adding that such attitude must be brought to a complete and final stop. Its Director,Public Affairs/Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, in a statement issued Friday and posted on his X handle said he understood that some countries do…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has arrested 11 notorious drug dealers in coordinated raids across identified drug black spots in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police, Ajao Adewale, disclosed this while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja. He said the raid was carried out by the Command’s Anti-Narcotics Unit recorded remarkable progress in the fight against drug trafficking and abuse. Adewale added: “A total of 68 bags of substances suspected to be cannabis and other illicit drugs were recovered. These arrests are critical in disrupting criminal supply chains, reducing the rate of drug-fueled crimes, and keeping harmful…
The police have neutralised notorious bandit leader, Abdullahi Umar, known as “Duna,” and his lieutenants Buba Ahmadi, “Killer” and Habi Sule also known as “Mai-Kudi”. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Ajao Adewale, while addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja on 15th September, 2025 at about 2115hrs, armed hoodlums attacked Kpobi and Kpaduma 3 Villages under Guzape in the nation’s capital. He explained that two vigilantes sustained gunshot wounds during the attack, while one of them, Bako Pwaza, later died at the National Hospital, Abuja. Adewale stressed that the attackers attempted to kidnap two…
The Edo State government has commenced mass demolition of houses linked to suspected cultists in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Fred Itua in a statement issued Friday said the “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, which commenced during the week was led by the Chief Security Officer, Government House and the Governor’s Principal Security Officer (PSO). He noted: “About twenty suspects were arrested during the operations, and four houses were demolished, including a building located on Egbiadokhai Street, behind Otaru Primary School in Auchi owned by a wanted cultist…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has described the former Governor of Sokoto state, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has a consistent betrayal. Wike stated this while reacting to the statement made about him by Tambuwal when featuring on Politics Today on Channels television. TheHintsNews reports that Tambuwal while featuring on the same programme said he can trust Wike with his phone but he can’t trust him with the leadership position of the country, Wike said Tambuwal has the same trajectory with Atiku. Wike stated: “I have never come out on national television to talk about Aminu Tambuwal…
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has said that he has made peace with the Governor of Rivers State, Siminilayi Fubara. TheHintsNews reports that Wike and Fubara were involved in a political war that led to the declaration of a State of emergency in Rivers state by President Bola Tinubu. However, the President on Wednesday announced an end to the emergency rule in the state, which paved the way for the governor and members of the state Assembly to return. But, Wike while featuring on Channels TV on Thursday said he had forgiven Fubara and promised…
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned that Kaduna, Niger, Kogi, Kwara and Sokoto states are at risk of flooding following the increase in water level at various dams across the country. The Director General, Umar Mohammed in a statement issued Thursday warned that Rivers Niger and Benue have reached peak levels, posing a serious threat of flooding to surrounding communities. He added that tributaries such as the Rima, Kaduna, and Gongola rivers have also reached peak levels. Mohammed noted that several major dams are experiencing surges in reservoir levels due to the peak of the rainy season.…
The Committee established by the Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’id Alkali through the directive of the National Assembly six months ago to address critical road safety challenges in Nigeria’s haulage sector has appealed for urgent funding and approval to implement a driver retraining and recertification program. The Committee made the call during a meeting on Thursday in Abuja with the minister citing a significant increase in road accidents involving fuel tankers and articulated vehicles. While speaking, the Chairman of the committee, Cynthia Ehindoro said the committee was ready for work as soon as adequate funding is provided. She stated:…
The federal government has halted the production of passports at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while inspecting Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) headquarters. He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide. The minister described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system…