Alia charged the commissioners to regard their positions as responsibilities to the people, rather than opportunities to serve themselves, friends or special interest groups.

Wike made the remark on Friday while speaking with journalists in Abuja, a day after Adeleke visited him following his re-election in the August 15 Osun State governorship election.

The Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Y. Suleiman, has said the proposed Bill to prohibit unsafe childbirth and regulate blood transfusion is not an attack on traditional birth attendants (TBAs), stressing that every pregnant woman deserves the opportunity to give birth safely. The Speaker stated this on Friday while […]

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that its ongoing recruitment exercise has reached the final stages and will be completed within four weeks. The board disclosed this in a statement signed by its Secretary, Maj.-Gen. (Rtd.) A.M. Jibril, obtained by The News Chronicle on Friday, August 21, 2026. The […] The post Civil Defence, Immigration Recruitment Reaches Final Stage – CDCFIB appeared first on The News Chronicle.

President Bola Tinubu, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Dr Zacchaeus Adedeji, are among the dignitaries expected at the presentation of two books authored by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The book presentation, scheduled for […]

No fewer than four personnel of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, were killed when suspected criminal elements ambushed them in Akure North Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident occurred as the officers were coming out of their base in the Ago-Oyinbo farming area, around Ala-Daadaa, where they were reportedly […] The post Four Amotekun officers killed in ambush attack in Ondo appeared first on Tribune Online.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. In the life of every woman there are whispers that travel like folklore, stories of men so generous they arrive like Father Christmas in August. You hear them in dormitories after lights out, in hostel kitchens while noodles boil, in hushed class chats, in market gossips, in Nollywood plots and Kannywood dramas, in the paperback […] The post Men Who Dispense Cash Like Father Christmas  appeared first on The News Chronicle.

Ethel Caterham has turned 117, becoming the first British person in recorded history to reach the milestone. Guinness World Records recognises her as the world’s oldest living person and oldest living woman. She celebrated her birthday with family and friends at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Surrey, England. From working as a nanny in India […] The post World’s Oldest Person Ethel Caterham Marks 117th Birthday appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

The most recent news from Nigeria and across the world is available at The News Chronicle. The News Chronicle provides the most recent headlines, commentary, and political news. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Wushishi, has been elected Vice-President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA). The development was announced by NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, following the conclusion of the association’s 42nd Conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Nigeria […] The post NECO Boss Wushishi Elected Vice-President of African Assessment Body appeared first on The News Chronicle.

The Kogi State Police Command has intensified bush clearance operations across forest corridors linking Kabba/Bunu, Obajana and Lokoja, dislodging suspected criminal elements from hideouts in the area. According to ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) of the Command, the operation, conducted at about 7am on Thursday, August 20, 2026, followed the directive […]

Arrangements have been concluded by traditional rulers in the South-West, led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to hold The post South-West monarchs hold meeting with Sunday Igboho over insecurity appeared first on Tribune Online.

The Kaduna State Government has assured residents that Kangimi Dam in Igabi Local Government Area of the state has not collapsed and remains intact and functional. The assurance followed reports and photographs circulating on social media alleging that the dam was at risk of imminent collapse, raising concerns among residents, particularly those living downstream of […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adopted the recently concluded Osun State governorship election as a benchmark for its preparations for the 2027 general election. The post INEC adopts Osun election as model for 2027 polls appeared first on Vanguard News.

The registrar/chief executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been elected Vice President of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA). Also, NECO has been granted the right to host the 2027 AEAA Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. The decisions were endorsed by the AEAA General Assembly at the just-concluded […]

A UK zoo has announced that a 23-year-old python named after Hollywood actress Jodie Foster has recovered from cancer following an innovative treatment that combined surgery with electrochemotherapy. Chester Zoo in northwest England said the 4.5-metre (15-foot) reticulated python became the first snake known to have undergone the pioneering cancer treatment. The veterinary team treated […]