Kogi lawmaker has distributed over 5,000 educational materials to schools in Omala Local Government Area, Kogi State, as part of efforts to expand access to education for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. The items, including exercise books, Mathematics and English textbooks, school bags, and writing materials, were handed out on Friday during the flag-off of the Connect Back-to-School Initiative. The programme, introduced by Hon. Umar Yahaya, who represents Omala Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, and themed "From Classroom to the Future: Every Child Matters", was aimed at empowering learning among young students. Beyond school supplies, the initiative offers scholarships to selected pupils and students and provides more...

President Donald Trump called the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision "disgraceful and embarrassing" and an "indelible stain" on Norway, after being snubbed for the  2026 Peace Prize. The winner, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay, was honored for her work against war crimes and crimes against humanity. Trump spoke at a rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday evening, then followed up with social media posts on Friday and Saturday criticizing the committee. Trump told supporters he had never heard of Pillay and insisted that the United States, represented by him, should have received the prize. He also said the prize had been discredited by a handful of...

Kogi lawmaker has distributed over 5,000 educational materials to schools in Omala Local Government Area, Kogi State, as part of efforts to expand access...

President Donald Trump called the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision "disgraceful and embarrassing" and an "indelible stain" on Norway, after being snubbed for the  2026...