By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Muhammad Arzika Tureta, is dead. A statement by governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal confirmed.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

A Town Hall Meeting organized by Business Hallmark Newspaper's Public Policy Forum scheduled to take place on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, has been postponed until further notice.

• * Also Hails Nigerian Youth's Effort On Nation Building

By Ankeli Emmanuel (Sokoto)

United States of America's (USA) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has commended the industry and determination of the Nigerian youths in their quest to help build a virile and united country.

• * Adopts Visitation Panel’s Report, Orders Fresh Process For Vice-Chancellor’s Appointment
• Ag. VC, Management Staff To Elect New Council Members, As Gov Sends Registrar To Council On Compulsory Leave

By Sharon Ngozi Nwabiani (Senior Correspondent, in Lagos) @ZikaSharon

Lagos State Governor and the Visitor to the Lagos State University (LASU), Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has sacked the Governing Council of the Lagos State University Governing Council and also removed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, for alleged flagrant violations of the extant laws and regulations of the University guiding the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organization (BMO), has advised PDP Governors to stop "fretting and playing to the gallery" over serious issues affecting the country, suggesting that they should rather take proactive actions if it is sincere in its desires.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of deliberately misrepresenting global hunger and poverty figures to smear the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

• * As Funeral Events Kicks-Off

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CeleOkaf11

The popular political Nwodo family of Ukehe in Igbo Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu state has released the burial program of their patriarch and notable orator, Dr Joe Nwodo.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Governance Reporter)

Undeterred by her limitations, Ms Abosede Okeowo, focuses on her artistic skills. Not only has she, by reason of her talent won recognitions, but now the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has offered her a United States Online scholarship to horn her art skills.

• * Board Meets Saturday, Promises To Refund Candidates With Genuine Profile Code Issues

By JVINN Okafor (Managing Editor/Head, Education Desk)

There are strong indications that the authorities of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) might extend the registration exercise for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) which started in early April.

By Uchenna Okolie (Borno State Correspondent)

The group under the umbrella of the Federal Government College Maiduguri Old Students Association ( FEGOCOMOSA ) has commended the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, for enrolling 150 educationally disadvantaged children from the northern part of the state to Federal Government College Maiduguri.

By Suzan Okenwa (Senate Correspondent, NASS)

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the Muslim faithful on the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan Fast, urging them to seize the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr to pray for a nation in distress.

By Uchenna Okolie (Borno State Correspondent)

An alumnus of the University of Maiduguri and Permanent Secretary in the Borno State Civil Service, Mairo Bunu Lawan, on Friday, presented a memorandum to the University of Maiduguri's Presidential Visitation Panel, seeking a recommendation to have a Convocation Representative back on the Governing Council of the University.