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Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has launched a renewed effort to bring girls, who left school, back into classrooms, with a focus on teenage mothers and those affected by poverty. UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Aisha Garba, announced this on Saturday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Alternative High School for Girls in Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Garba said the school represents a “second-chance” for girls whose education was cut short by early pregnancy, financial hardship and other socio-economic challenges. “A girl who drops out of school should not be regarded as…

The Bauchi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) warmly welcomes the more than 150,000 people who have joined the Party in the latest wave of political realignment across the State. At a major gathering of party leaders and supporters, lists containing approximately 117,000 new members were formally presented by the APC deputy governorship candidate, Hon Farouk Mustapha; Hon Shittu Zaki, a former Political Adviser to Governor Bala Mohammed; and Hassana Arkila. With additional registrations and defections being recorded across the State, the APC State Chairman, Mohammed Hassan, confirmed that the total number of new entrants has exceeded 150,000…

David Umahi, minister of Works, Friday said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was gradually ending the marginalisation of the South-East through massive investment in road infrastructure and other development projects across the region. Umahi stated this while inspecting ongoing federal road projects in Ebonyi State, where he highlighted the economic, security and commercial importance of the projects to the people of the South-East and other parts of the country. The minister urged the people of the region and the media to acknowledge the infrastructure development taking place under the Tinubu administration, saying the impact of the projects would…

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has thanked Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for publicly reaffirming his support for President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election in 2027. Keyamo reacted to Adeleke’s endorsement in a post on X, describing the governor as a “man of integrity and honour.” “Thank you, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for the public and unequivocal endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 Presidential Election,” Keyamo said. He added, “You are a man of integrity and honour. ‘Agreement is agreement.” Thank you, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for the public and unequivocal endorsement of President Bola Ahmed…

A Shropshire vicar played a key role in a new two-part BBC documentary featuring Welsh Hollywood actor Michael Sheen’s investigation into toxic waste dumps.The Rev Paul Cawthorne, priest in charge of churches in the Hadnall area, is also a long time environmental campaigner.He began looking into the history of the former landfill site at Stoney Hill, in Telford, where former chemical giant, Monsanto, is known to have legally dumped waste in the mid to late 1980s.”When I found out about the Monsanto chemical dumping at Stoney Hill, I next identified Sutton Walls in Herefordshire, then Cefn Mawr in north Wales,”…

Makhachev and Mackenzie Dern were the big winners on Saturday night in Philadelphia Aug 16, 2026 at 1:01 am ET • 2 min read A longstanding record in the UFC has fallen. Islam Makhachev now owns the mark for longest winning streak in UFC history after dispatching of Ian Garry in the main event of UFC 330 on Saturday night in Philadelphia.Makhachev nearly finished Garry in Round 2 with a vicious head kick off a separation from a clinch. After that, he utilized his grappling and wrestling game to take control over the final three rounds and earn the win…

“Forgotten Spaceman,” the documentary short by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Elham Ehsas that won the Leopard of Tomorrow (International Competition) award at Locarno’s Junior Jury Awards, has added Khan & Kumar Media and Prism Entertainment as executive producers ahead of its Toronto Film Festival premiere next month. The new executive producers are Sharib Khan and Vikas Kumar of Khan & Kumar Media and Shruti Ganguly, Priya Giri Desai and Megha Kadakia of Prism Entertainment. The film premiered at Locarno and is set for its North American premiere at Toronto. “Forgotten Spaceman” is executive produced by Jack Thomas O’Brien of Ken Loach and…

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo  Osun State Governor Ademola Ademola has appealed for restoration of peace and unity among the people to heal the wounds of pre-election violence even as he promised to expand state development and widen the nets of good governance. Addressing the media after his election victory at the Saturday governorship election, the governor warned against post-election attacks on rivals and avoidance of counter-attacks from old wounds, urging forgiveness and restoration of communal love after weeks of gun attacks across the state. While observing a minute silence for victims of the pre-election violence, the re-elected governor tasked community…

Palestinian politicians and analysts have warned against what they describe as an Israeli plan to illegally annex the occupied West Bank by implementing a series of decisions and actions under different pretexts.Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz, on Friday, ordered the military to prepare a plan for transferring civilian law enforcement in the occupied West Bank to the Israeli police.According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the decision follows criticism over the army’s handling of Israeli settlers who besieged a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra.Katz justified the shift, saying, “The army’s role is to combat Palestinian terrorism … and not chase hilltop…

The stock market continues to grapple with volatility amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and concerns about the sustainability of the AI boom. Given this uncertainty, investors looking for steady income can add dividend-paying stocks to their portfolios.Tracking the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick the right dividend stocks, as these experts assign their ratings after an in-depth analysis of a company’s financials and ability to pay dividends consistently. Here are three dividend-paying stocks that are highlighted by Wall Street’s top pros, as tracked by TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.Phillips 66Downstream energy…