BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Worried by the consistency of the attacks and killings by suspected gunmen in Plateau state, the Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has described the scenario as the peak of cruelty. Tambuwal, who is also the immediate past governor...
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By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has condemned in strong terms another attack on Otobi-Akpa, Emichi in Otukpo Local Government Area and Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area in Benue state by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. No fewer than...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– A group under the aegis of Middle Belt Patriots has condemned the killings of at least 70 persons, including pregnant women and children, in fresh attacks on communities in Plateau State. It said over 300 homes were set ablaze in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government...
A Nigerian relationship therapist, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has announced her engagement to businessman, Ikechukwu Ogbonna, popularly known as “IVD”. The social media personality took her social media platforms to share the good news with her fans and well wishes with their adorable photo. According to...
A Surgical Oncologist, Prof. Emmanuel Ezeome, has raised concerns over the alarming increase in breast cancer cases in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria, over the past 30 years. Ezeome raised the concern when he featured as the keynote speaker at the Roche Breast Cancer Summit 2025 held in Lagos...
Kano State Police Command has detained 157 suspects alledgly involved in armed robbery, thuggery, theft, and illicit drug dealings between March 17, till date. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed these developments during a press conference on Wednesday in Kano. Among those arrested is...
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has said it is deeply saddened by reports of fresh violence in parts of Plateau, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday in Ilorin. The NGF commiserates with the government...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said the information space is becoming as equally contested as the battlefield where the military communicates its mission, counter misinformation, and maintain public trust. Musa said this at the maiden Quarterly Media Stakeholders Seminar organised by the Directorate of...
The Maritime Component of Operation AWATSE has intercepted 1,306 bags of foreign rice being smuggled into the country. The NNS BEECROFT Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel, said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Apapa, Lagos State. Nimmyel, who is the Maritime Component Commander, South-West Operation AWATSE, said that the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the welfare and emotional healing of the families of the Chibok schoolgirls, as it commemorated the 11th anniversary of their abduction by Boko Haram insurgents. The remembrance event was held in Chibok Local Government Area,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared three work free days to enable the Benue people celebrate Easter. This is in recognition of the significance of the Easter to the Christian community in Benue State. A statement from the office of the Secretary...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A group under the auspices of One Benue has called for unity, progress and peace of the Benue people and shun all tendencies capable of dividing them Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the NUJ House in Makurdi, the convener of the One Benue,...
Nicholas Asonsere, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker, representing Ikpoba Okha Constituency in the Edo House of Assembly, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Asonsere’s defection brings the APC’s strength in the Assembly to 15 members against PDP’s nine. He was presented with the party’s symbolic...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said that World Bank is funding 8 projects in the state, totaling over $885 million, which include the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, with $80 million in credit. The governor made it known when...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the evil perpetrated by the attackers and sponsors of the recent mayhem in the state will not go unpunished. In a Statewide Broadcast on the recent security incidents in the state, the governor said:” As your governor, I stand resolved, Plateau shall...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has banned night grazing in all parts of the state following the spate of attacks and killings in some communities. Mutfwang issued the ban in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday in Jos over the prevailing security challenge in the state. The News Agency of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has raised an alarm over the circulation of fraudulent, misleading, and criminal messages, targeting candidates registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has said Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 24.23 per cent in March 2025. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for March 2025, which was released in Abuja. According to the report, the headline inflation showed...
Concerned Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed displeasure over the moral and cultural decline associated with the trendy ‘Truth or Dare’ game, particularly among young people. The residents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview on Wednesday in Abuja. According to them,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed personnel and 1,186 patrol vehicles and motorbikes to enhance road safety and traffic management during the Easter celebrations nationwide. FRSC Spokesman, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr. Ogungbemide...