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Education Authority EA

By Eniola Amadu The UK Education Authority (EA) has disclosed that thousands of families will pay nearly 20% more for their children’s school meals. School dinner price will increase beginning from January 2026, excluding pupils receiving free school meals will not be affected. Primary and Special school meals will get a 50p increase, moving the price from £2.50 to £3.00. Meanwhile, post-primary pupils will get an average 19% price hike on food bought from school cafeterias. Prices for pre-school meals will also increase. About 90,000 pupils are beneficiaries to free school meals with almost 210,000 school meals eaten daily. The…

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UK debt costs surge after economic team shake-up

By Eniola Amadu An immigrant who went back to the UK by small boat less than a month after being sent to France under the “one-in, one-out” scheme, he has been removed once again. Sources from the Home Office revealed that a man who was ejected in September before he returned to the UK on October 18 was on a return flight on Wednesday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that the man’s case was accelerated after he was identified through biometric checks and detained. She added that “Anyone looking to return to the UK after being removed under the UK-France…

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CAF WAFCON

Boluwatife Kehinde ‎ ‎The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a significant development for women’s football on the continent, confirming the expansion of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) from 12 to 16 teams. ‎ ‎The newly expanded tournament will debut during the 2026 edition, scheduled to take place in Morocco from March 17 to April 3, 2026. ‎ ‎In line with this change, Cameroon (66th in the FIFA rankings), Côte d’Ivoire (71st), Mali (79th), and Egypt (95th) have been added to the list of teams participating in the final tournament. ‎ ‎According to a statement released…

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Peter Obi

Ismaeel Aleem The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of exploiting Nigeria’s security challenges for political gain, asserting that President Bola Tinubu is actively resolving the inherited crisis. In a statement signed by Seye Oladejo, the state APC spokesman, the party claimed Mr Tinubu is confronting insecurity with “courage and strategy”. Measures include strengthening military command and intelligence structures, deploying modern technology, re-energising regional and global collaborations, and tackling economic roots through bold reforms. Oladejo described Obi and his supporters as an “online choir” rehearsing “2023 grievances”…

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