Felix Duru Mbah

When guests gathered at a church in Ibadan, the Oyo capital, at the weekend, they knew they were witnessing something rare. A pair of twin brothers - Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye - were marrying twin sisters Taiwo and Kehinde Adediran in a joyous joint ceremony. The Yoruba people, who predominate in South-West Nigeria, are known for having an unusually high number of twin births, but it is not every day two sets of twins tie the knot. "We know many twins, but this marriage feels like it was arranged by God. We have always dreamed of marrying twins," Taiwo Oguntoye…

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Education Resource Centre (ERC) has reiterated the importance of effective examination monitoring as a critical tool for ensuring the credibility, standardisation, and smooth conduct of examinations across the Territory. In line with its statutory mandate of promoting quality assurance and maintaining standards in the administration of examinations, the Director, ERC, Dr. Neemat Daud Abdulrahim, led a monitoring team on an inspection tour of selected examination centres within the Territory. The exercise covered the Nigerian Defence Academy Screening Test (NDAST) for admission into the 78 Regular Course, conducted through a Computer-Based Test (CBT), as well as…

*Why APC Won -State Party Chairman By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The candidate of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ide Ikeje Asogwa, has emerged victorious in the just-concluded Enugu North Senatorial by-election, recording a landslide victory with 162,360 votes out of the 184,094 accredited votes. Announcing the results in the early hours of today at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) state office, electoral officials declared Asogwa the winner after he secured a commanding lead across the senatorial district. His closest rival, Dr. Nestor Ezeme, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to INEC, polled 9,299 votes to finish second in…

When the flight carrying hundreds of Nigerians fleeing South Africa landed in Lagos almost two weeks ago, the first feeling of passenger Iniebong James was one of relief. Then came worry. Nearly two weeks after his return to his homeland, James, 52, is trying to settle back into the life he left 10 years ago when he packed his suitcases and headed for South Africa on a six-month visitor’s visa. He overstayed his visa and, despite lacking permission to stay, built a life as a car mechanic in the country’s Eastern Cape Province. He was coping until he was attacked…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As the results of Enugu North Senatorial by- election are being awaited, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the poll, Barr. Nestor Ezeme, has alleged widespread electoral manipulation and violence during the election. Ezeme claimed that political appointees and Local Government (LG) officials attempted to undermine the will of voters across the district. Speaking with journalists after monitoring the exercise, Ezeme said reports reaching him from various parts of the senatorial zone indicated that the people were voting massively for his candidacy despite what he described as intimidation and interference by government officials. According to…

The Nigerian justice system barked and bit hard, sending a clear warning to families and abetters of terrorism when it, on Friday, unblinkingly sentenced to 40 years in prison two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism-related activities. The Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, mother and sister, respectively, of terrorist kingpin Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who was reportedly killed by Nigerian security forces on 10 June, 2026, in a forest near Iluke in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa handed down the…