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2025 Batch B Stream II Registration Kicks Off Monday – NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released the official mobilisation timetable for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II, with registration set to commence on Monday. According to the schedule published on the scheme’s website on Wednesday and shared on its X handle on Thursday, online registration for both foreign-trained and locally trained graduates will run from September 8 to 13, 2025. Graduates who studied abroad are to undergo pre-camp physical verification of credentials between September 14 and 18, 2025,

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UN: 1,364 Children Recruited by Terrorists, Over 14,000 Schools Shut in W/Africa

The United Nations has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian toll of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel, revealing that at least 1,364 children were recruited by armed groups in 2024, while insecurity forced the closure of more than 14,000 schools. The disclosure was made in Abuja on Wednesday by UN Under Secretary-General and Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel, Leonardo Simão, at the Regional Conference on Combating Emerging Terrorist Groups and Strengthening Sustainable Security in the

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Entertainment News

Bwala Retracts “No-Man’s Land” Remark, Affirms Lagos as Yoruba Homeland

Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has backtracked on his earlier description of Lagos as “no-man’s land,” clarifying that the state rightfully belongs to the Yoruba people. Bwala had sparked controversy during an interview on Arise Television on Wednesday, September 3, where he described Lagos as Nigeria’s economic pride and referred to it as “a no-man’s land.” His remarks quickly drew sharp criticism, forcing him to issue a clarification via his official X account. In

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Three Killed as Cult Clashes Mar Masquerade Festival in Lagos

What was meant to be a cultural celebration in Lagos Island turned bloody on Sunday when a masquerade festival spiraled into a violent clash, leaving at least three people dead. Residents said the violence broke out shortly after the festival ended, when suspected cult members hijacked the event and turned it into a supremacy battle. A resident, who requested anonymity, told PUNCH Metro that chaos erupted almost instantly.“We had just finished the festival when some boys suspected to be cultists

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Politics

APC, Opposition Trade Blows Over Tinubu’s Revenue Target Claim

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition parties clashed on Wednesday over President Bola Tinubu’s declaration that Nigeria had already achieved its 2025 revenue projection by August, largely driven by non-oil earnings. While the ruling party celebrated the announcement as proof that Tinubu’s reforms were stabilising the economy, opposition groups—including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP)—dismissed the claim as empty statistics that do not reflect

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Entertainment News

Court Orders DNA Test on Mohbad’s Son

The Ikorodu Magistrate Court has ordered that DNA tests be conducted to establish the paternity of Liam Aloba, son of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The directive was issued on Tuesday by Magistrate Adefisoye Sonuga in response to an application filed by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, who requested clarity on the child’s paternity. Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi Cynthia Aloba, is listed as the respondent in the suit. In his filing, Joseph Aloba argued that the matter needed

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Sport

WAFU B: Akekoromowei’s Screamer Sends Bayelsa Queens into Final

Bayelsa Queens booked their place in the final of the 2025 WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers after a hard-fought 2-1 comeback win over Burkina Faso’s USFA on Tuesday in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. The Prosperity Girls, champions of the 2022 edition, were stunned just two minutes into the clash when Comfort Yeboah punished a defensive lapse between Florence Alexander and goalkeeper Monle Omini to slot into an empty net. Bayelsa quickly regrouped and equalised in the 15th minute. Shakirat Moshood

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Tragedy in Lekki: Three Labourers Hacked to Death in Makeshift Shelter

Residents of Olateju Street, Lekki Phase One, Lagos, woke up on Sunday to a disturbing scene after three male labourers were found brutally murdered in their makeshift home. The victims, whose identities have not yet been confirmed, were reportedly casual workers known in the area for running errands and engaging in daily labour. They had been living together in a temporary structure erected within the premises of a building on the street. A resident, who identified himself only as Alfred,

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Politics

PDP Convention: Fresh Rift as Wike Camp Issues Demands

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed that its elective national convention will take place in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16, despite objections raised by loyalists of Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. On Tuesday, PDP governors, led by Bauchi State Governor and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed, restated their commitment to the convention during the inauguration of the 119-member National Convention Planning Committee, chaired by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa. Mohammed declared that

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