Day: May 23, 2025

Oloyede’s resignation call callous and ethnic-driven – MURIC

Lukman Laleye Babalola

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has strongly condemned calls for the resignation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, describing them as “callous, ridiculous, and unpatriotic.”   The group was reacting to recent demands made by the South East caucus of the House of Representatives and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) branch, for the embattled JAMB boss to step aside over the technical hitches experienced during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation…

Youth Minister celebrates 12-Year-Old Nigerian-American Inventor, Eniola Shokunbi

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth Development, Hon. Ayodele Olawande, has celebrated the outstanding achievement of 12-year-old Nigerian-American tech prodigy, Eniola Shokunbi, who recently gained global attention for inventing a revolutionary air filtration system and securing $11.5 million in grants in the United States. Eniola, who is currently in Nigeria as a guest of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister alongside her mother and two sisters. Her innovation, developed to combat air pollution and improve respiratory health, has been lauded internationally and is seen…

National Unity Key to Solving Insecurity — Senator Neda Imasuen …… Urges Politicians to Close Ranks Across Party Lines

Emporium Reporters

By James Isaac,Abuja     Senator Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party (LP) has called on politicians across party lines to work together if Nigeria’s persistent security challenges are to be effectively addressed. The lawmaker made this call on Thursday while speaking to a group of journalists in Abuja. Senator Imasuen, representing Edo South Senatorial District, commended the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration in tackling insecurity and expressed hope that the upcoming national security summit would yield actionable results. He said “We need to close ranks and work…

Anglican Grammar School Ogbomoso 1996 set hails Dr Saheed Ige’s appointment to OYSCATECH Governing Council

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The 1996 Set of Anglican Grammar School, Ogbomoso, has congratulated one of its distinguished members, Dr. Saheed Adetunbi Ige, on his recent appointment as a member of the Governing Council of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igbo-Ora.   In a statement signed by the President of the association, Mr. Olakunle Oladeji, the group described Dr. Ige, popularly known as Olubadan, as a man of excellence, humility, and dedication to public service.   Dr. Ige is a respected academic and lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics…

NAHCON nears completion of 2025 Hajj Airlift, 36,359 Pilgrims already in Saudi Arabia

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced the successful airlift of 36,359 Nigerian pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise, with 5,494 pilgrims under the government quota still awaiting airlift. According to the Commission, airlift operations are in the final phase, with Air Peace expected to conclude its Hajj flights on Friday, May 24, having secured a slot to finalize its operations. UMZA Aviation will also wrap up its airlifts from Kaduna on the same date, with three flights left to complete its…