A team of students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, has launched a project aimed at combating sexual and gender-based violence on campus and in the surrounding communities. The initiative, known as the Safe Communities Project, is part of LEAP Africa’s Youth Leadership Development Programme’s Sustainability Pathway and is executed in partnership with

The Independent National Electoral Commission National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, has promised not to collect bribes during the ongoing state governorship election. In an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Gumus asserted that nobody would dare approach her with a bribe because of her reputation. The INEC Commissioner added that

The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 85.28 percent of the results of the Edo governorship election on its Result Viewing Portal. The report from the portal on Saturday revealed that 3,854 results out of 4,519 polling units where elections were conducted in the state have been uploaded to the portal.

As the world observes Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month, fertility specialist Dr Abayomi Ajayi has highlighted that approximately 70% of women with PCOS remain undiagnosed due to a lack of awareness. PCOS is a common hormonal condition affecting women of reproductive age and is a leading cause of anovulatory infertility. Ajayi, who serves as the

Security personnel were seen mounting roadblocks on roads in Benin as early as 6:00 a.m., ahead of the Edo governorship election, which is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. Saturday (today). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and searching vehicles at the roadblocks,

The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants met on Friday as regards the new minimum wage template and agreed that the effective date for implementation of new minimum wage be set at July 29,2024. This is according to a Memorandum of Understanding issued at the end of the meeting which was sighted

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is under fire after being linked with terrorism in the country. Matawalle is alleged to have procured vehicles for bandit leaders, including a notorious kingpin, Bello Turji, and others while serving as Zamfara State Governor. The current state governor, Dauda Lawal, who appeared on TVC, a national

As residents of Edo State head to the polls today, the three main political parties have expressed their readiness for the election. With over 2.2 million permanent voter cards collected, candidates of the parties —Senator Monday Okpebholo (All Progressives Congress), Asue Ighodalo (Peoples Democratic Party), and Olumide Akpata (Labour Party)— are hoping to get the

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has projected that the Nigerian economy would grow by 3.5 per cent by 2026, pushing the country’s gross domestic product to approximately $400bn. He disclosed this at the Access Bank Customer Forum held in Lagos on Thursday.  “The Nigerian economy will

An ally to late June 12, 1993 hero, MKO Abiola, Alhaji Sufianu Kazeem has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the best listening President Nigeria has ever produced. He stated the nation has never had a President that listens and leads according to their yearnings until the emergence of Tinubu. A statement by the elder statesman,