By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Government has confirmed the arrest of 50 fake Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Market IDP camp in Makurdi. According to the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Mr Aondowase Kunde, criminals and people from the host community have infiltrated...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Tension erupted at the Ultra Modern International Market Makurdi temporary camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) when a humanitarian volunteer, Chef Victor Tartenger, was allegedly harassed at the gate. However, the Benue Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hon. Aondowase Kunde, dismissed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Founder of Being Human Foundation for the Less Privileged (BHFLP), Engineer Ambassador Khadija Ibrahim, led a team to Mokwa, Niger State, to provide relief to flood victims. The non-governmental organization distributed essential materials, including food items, clothes, household products, toiletries, and cash, after...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has pledged to further promote safety culture within the country, especially in the workplace. Faleye made the pledge when the President of the Institute of Safety Professionals in Nigeria, ISPON, Dr...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to bring relief and healing to communities devastated by violence, the Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation on Saturday led a humanitarian intervention to Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, days after a massacre that left over...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 28, 2025, for the conduct of a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 96,838 candidates. In a statement released on Sunday by the Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board said...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Commissioner For Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has said large turnout as an indication of victory for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani in 2027 poll. Mamman Lagos in an interview with newsmen, following the visit of...
By BARBARA KALU, Yenagoa – A high-ranking judge in Bayelsa State, Justice E.J. Umokoro, has been kidnapped in Yenagoa, the state capital. According to eyewitnesses, gunmen fired sporadically at the car park of a fast food outlet in Ekeki area, before forcing the judge out of his vehicle and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently refer the situation in Benue State to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the court to exercise its jurisdiction over the violence and unlawful killings and other serious violations of international humanitarian...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the Special Adviser to the Executive Governor of Benue State on Documentation, Research, and Planning, Dr. Mkor Aondona for alleged sextortion and cyber bullying. The commission in a statement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Netherlands has formally returned 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, marking the single largest repatriation of artefacts in the country’s history. The bronzes, looted during the British invasion of the ancient Benin Kingdom in 1897, were handed over at a ceremony at the National Museum...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu on Saturday urged West African leaders to harness the region’s youthful population and abundant natural resources for economic transformation through industrialisation, education, and innovation. Delivering the opening address at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, President Tinubu described the...
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin signed an agreement on Saturday to deepen bilateral integration and serve as a model for broader regional cooperation within ECOWAS. The signing ceremony, witnessed by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Benin Republic President Patrice Talon, occurred at the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has pledged to inject N2 billion into the redevelopment of the Farm Centre GSM Market in Kano, which was recently gutted by fire. The governor made the pledge during a visit to the market on Friday, assuring market leaders and traders of his administration’s...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Police Command has denied claims of a herdsmen attack on Wannue Town in Tarka Local Government Area, describing the reports as “entirely false and misleading.” According to the police spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, the actual incident involved the killing of one person...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As part of his ever burning desire to give back to humanity, the Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Mahatakarda Wamakko, on Saturday flagged off a free eye care programme targeting 5,000 patients across Sokoto State. Flagging off the free eye care programme ...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to draw attention to the protracted humanitarian crisis and insecurity in Plateau State, legal luminaries, filmmakers, academics, and peace advocates have called for an end to impunity and a renewed push for justice for communities devastated by violent conflict across...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – A regional conference organised by Global Rights in partnership with the community of Practice on Civil Space strengthening for the South South zone and held in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom.State capital has solicited an improvement on the operational environment for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Abuja – The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has awarded Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, with the prestigious media friendly award. The event was held on Saturday at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Conference Centre, Abuja, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Union. Governor...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Vice President Kashim Shettima has condemned in the strongest terms the suicide bombing attack that led to deaths at a local food joint in Konduga local government area of Borno State on Friday night, describing the incident as a heinous act of terrorism against innocent...