By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a bold step to tackle unemployment and revive agriculture as a viable economic path, the Plateau State Government has deployed 1,000 young men and women to BARC Farms under the first phase of its Youth Agricultural Empowerment Programme (PYAEP). The initiative, launched over...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. The presidential spokesman, Bayo...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has arrived Yelwata town in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, where scores were killed in a coordinated attack on Friday night. The visit follows a series of brutal attacks on communities in the state...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has advised residents of Tehran to leave the city, as the Israeli army issued an “urgent warning” to residents of a large district in the city to evacuate. Netanyahu stated, “We say to the citizens of Tehran: ‘Get out of the area!’ – and...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will on June 17 inaugurate the newly upgraded Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau, Zamfara State, as part of Governor Dauda Lawal’s second-year anniversary celebrations. The hospital has been fully renovated and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. “The hospital has been...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tendered a statement made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the trial of Dr. Olu Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel. Agunloye is facing a seven-count charge bordering on forgery, disobeying presidential directive, and gratification....
The streets of Tehran have descended into chaos as thousands of residents desperately flee the capital amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. Eyewitnesses describe harrowing scenes of massive congestion on exit roads, with petrol stations witnessing kilometre-long queues and eerily quiet streets. Defence Minister Israel Katz’s stark...
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to declare armed herders causing mayhem in the country as terrorist group. The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, Dr. Eric Odo, made the plea at a two-day meeting organized by ActionAid Nigeria in Enugu . He emphasized that such...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has raised concerns over Dangote Refinery’s plan to start direct nationwide distribution of petrol and diesel, warning that it could lead to widespread job losses, business closures, and a monopolistic market structure. PETROAN National...
A disturbing incident unfolded on a German train traveling between Mannheim and Stuttgart, where a fight between two men escalated into a violent confrontation. According to police, an argument broke out after one man accused a 43-year-old passenger of looking at his partner. The situation quickly turned violent, with...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, has announced that 36,000 Nigerian youths will participate in the upcoming National Youth Confab 2025, themed: “Next Gen Nigeria: Crafting Solutions, Owning the Future.” The conference aims to provide a platform for young Nigerians to unite, engage,...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has once again expressed deep concern over the continued and escalating killings of citizens in Benue State. He warned that the situation may compel residents to resort to self-help and defend themselves if the government continues to fail...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared that the bloodshed in Benue State has reached a crescendo – a brutal and heart-wrenching reality that can no longer be ignored. In a statement he personally signed and issued on Monday, the former Vice President said:
Israeli military announced on Monday that it has gained control of the airspace over Tehran, destroying a significant portion of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launch pads. According to Military spokesperson Effie Defrin, over 120 Iranian launch pads were targeted and destroyed in overnight strikes involving more than 50 Israeli fighter...
Nigeria’s federal university system is at a perilous crossroads. Beneath the surface of swelling student populations, convocation speeches, and shiny accreditation plaques lies a festering reality: our universities are slowly dying—not from a lack of talent or potential, but from the weight of structural contradictions, policy inertia, and a...
June 16, 2025 His Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,Federal Republic of Nigeria,State House, Abuja. Your Excellency, I write to you as a concerned Nigerian and stakeholder in the fate of Benue State, deeply moved by your June 15, 2025 directive to security chiefs and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State First Lady, Dr. Falmata Babagana Zulum has officially launched the “Her Seat in Parliament and governance campaign in Maiduguri. A statement issued and jointly signed by Barrister Fatimah Mustapha Zannah, the Chairperson and Elizabeth Ameh, the Secretary said this initiative aims to...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Personal Assistant Domestic (Northeast) to the Vice President, Comrade Mahmud Muhammad, has expressed gratitude to the youths, party stalwarts, and thousands of supporters who endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for a second term in the 2027 general elections....
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s application for a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an alleged defamation case. The federal government, prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, had sought the...