All is now set for the coronation of Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade 1, as the 47th Alaafin of Oyo in Oyo State. Born 47 years ago to the royal family of Owoade-Agunloye in Oyo Town, Oba Owoade completed secondary school education at Baptist High School, Saki. His father worked with Oyo North Agricultural Development Programme…

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has commended security forces for their gallantry and professionalism in rescuing the former Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, Amb. Gideon Yohana and 17 others. Receiving the rescued victims, Ribadu also commended the efforts of intelligence agencies involved in the rescue operation. “We…

The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Maharazu Tsiga, yesterday recounted his harrowing experience in captivity, revealing that hyenas surrounded him and other hostages a day before their release.

The Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, says the NYSC scheme should henceforth seek ways to prepare graduates for innovative solution to meet market demand and not only to serve their fatherland. Olawande gave the charge on Thursday in Abuja, at the 2025 National Youth Service Corps Batch ‘A’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop with the theme:…

The former Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga Rtd. said he was able to come out alive from kidnappers’ den by the help and mercies of God. Tsiga said this on Thursday, when he and 18 other victims were reunited with their families by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam…

The National Counter Terrorism Center has handed over the former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Maharazu Tsiga, and 18 other rescued kidnap victims to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The handover took place in Abuja on Thursday, marking a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to combat kidnapping and insecurity in the…

A former Director General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Maharazu Tsiga (retr), has been freed from captivity after being held for 56 days. Tsiga was kidnapped on February 5, 2025, in his hometown of Tsiga, Bakori Local Council Area of Katsina State. He was kidnapped alongside nine other residents. However, after…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory one-year programme established in 1973 by the Nigerian Federal Government to foster national unity, integration, and development. Initially designed to heal the wounds of the Nigerian Civil War

Nigerian singer, Chinagorom Onuoha, better known as African China, has joined the 30 days rant challenge with new song release Photocopy. In a video shared on social media, the legendary Ajegunle-born musician African China has jumped into the ongoing 30 Days Rant Challenge alongside his children. They performed his latest single, "Photocopy," which sheds light…

The Managing Director of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr Tim Akano, has offered a lifetime employment to a visually impaired member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Olayinka Akinbiyi.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced the disbursement of the newly approved monthly allowance of ₦77,000 to corps members, effective March 2025. This adjustment follows the Federal Government's decision in September 2024 to increase the allowance from ₦33,000, aligning with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024 Despite the approval in September 2024,…

The founding father of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Yakubu Gowon, has narrated how the scheme faced opposition, particularly from students, at inception. Gowon, who served as Nigeria's military head of state between 1966 and 1975, established the scheme to strengthen unity among Nigerians. The country had just come out of a civil war…