EKSU MATRICULATES OVER 9,000 STUDENTS. …SETS TO COMMENCE DENTISTRY, MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING Ekiti State University, Ado – Ekiti has matriculated over 9,000 students recently admitted into the 91 fully accredited academic programmes of the University for the 2024/2025 academic session. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, who presided over the matriculation ceremony, congratulated the matriculants for successfully …

47 YEAR OLD PROPHET BAGS LIFE JAIL FOR RAPING MINOR Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 47 year old Prophet to life imprisonment for raping a thirteen year old minor. The convict, Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso was arraigned in September, 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two count charge bordering on rape and coercion. The Charge …

Insecurity: Policeman Abducted On Major Abuja Highway By Shalom Oludele   Superintendent of Police, Modestus Ojiebe, has been kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Sources narrated that the senior officer attached to the Kwara State Police Command, was attacked while attempting to fix his vehicle which broke down near Dei-Dei Police Barracks in Abuja. A counter-insurgency expert, …

The Subtle Foreign Brainwashing of Nigerian Youths Has anybody wondered why the generality of the first set of our educated citizens revered the United Kingdom and aped the white Briton? They saw the mode of dressing, manner of speech, behavioural nuances, and general etiquette of the Briton as the epitome of civilisation. It took some coups and counter-coups, the death …

Ramadan domestic violence: Bauchi Police probe bizman over wife’s death The Bauchi State Police Command has commenced a discreet investigation into an alleged culpable homicide involving a businessman and his second wife. The incident occurred on March 1, 2025, around 11:30pm in the Fadamam Mada area, near Government Girls College, Bauchi. According to preliminary findings, the dispute arose between Alhaji …

Coalition Partners Committee on Disability Matters to promote Rights of PWD’s in Nigeria A coalition of civil society organization, PWD’s Potential Unhinged Project, PP- UP has said the Community of Persons With Disabilities is a treasure that has remained largely untapped for long which is disservice and relegation of an estimated 35.1 million population of PWDs due to unhealthy stereotypes. …

NOPPMAN President attributes soaring onion prices to floods, fake seeds … says prices may drop soon The National President of the National Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN), Alhaji Aliyu Isah Matasamu, has assured consumers that onion prices are expected to decline by March or April, as government interventions aimed at stabilising the market begin to take …

Woman Pleas Court Not To Grant Ex-Minister Turaki’s Prayer On A DNA Test Result.   A woman, Hadiza Baffa, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja not to grant the prayers sought by Mr Kabiru Turaki, former Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Minister, in his fresh suit on a DNA test result to determine the paternity of her child. …

Ore crash: Ondo Attorney-General receives FRSC report, vows legal action against GUO Transport Coy Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, OON, has vowed to pursue legal action against GUO Transport following the tragic accident that claimed 30 lives at Onipetesi along the Ore-Lagos Expressway earlier this month. Dr. Ajulo made this declaration earlier today …

Akure Monarchs convene as Deji receives new Ondo SSG, Council officials The Deji and Paramount Ruler of Akure Kingdom, Oba (Dr) Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, alongside other traditional rulers in Akure South Local Government, held their meeting yesterday at the Deji’s Palace. During the gathering, they also received the newly appointed Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Dr. Taiwo …

SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES START OF RAMADAN 2025          The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has officially announced the sighting of the crescent moon, marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. According to a post by Inside The Haramain, a publication focused on the Two Holy Mosques in Islam, the crescent was sighted on Friday, confirming that …

Ramadan: More Than Just Hunger and Thirst Ramadan is approaching, and as the crescent moon prepares to take its place in the night sky, millions of Muslims around the world are also preparing their hearts and minds for the sacred month. From the bustling streets of Lagos to the quiet alleys of Medina, from the skyscrapers of London to the …

Progress Or Politics? Understanding The Yobe Flyover Debate, By Suleiman Hassan Gimba, Esq   I do not speak for Buni, for I am neither the voice nor the vessel of government. I do not speak for the flyover, for I am neither its foundation nor its asphalt. And I do not speak for the detractors of the flyover, for I …

Ebony Herald International congratulates Seun Osamaye and Engr. Johnson Alabi on their reappointments The management and staff of Ebony Herald International extend their heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Seun Osamaye and Engr. Johnson Alabi on their reappointment and swearing-in as Special Adviser to the Ondo State Governor on Women Affairs and Special Adviser on Power, respectively. According to the Publisher of …

EKITI BEGINS MOVE TO REVIEW EXISTING LAWS …as Attorney General, Dayo Apata SAN, Promises to come up with contemporary laws Ekiti State Government, through the Law Reform Commission, has launched a workshop to review existing laws and introduce progressive reforms that will align the state’s legal framework with contemporary societal needs and international standards. Speaking during a 2-day stakeholders’ workshop …