By ABDURRAHMAN AHMED BUNDI The 2025 Trail Blazing multimedia campaign to celebrate Professor Babagana Umara Zulum’s brand and resounding achievements in Borno State’s post-insurgency phase shall kick off next week. This year’s tradition shall showcase some of the additional 144 capital-intensive projects delivered by Zulum and his team between...
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Of all the nations that profess an embrace of democracy, Nigeria has had a field day of celebrations in recent times. Last year, we celebrated 25 years (a quarter of a century) of the return of democracy from over four decades of military autocracy. In 19999, Nigerian history and...
Tal Friedlander emerged from a bomb shelter in central Israel to find his apartment entirely destroyed by an Iranian missile strike. Despite the devastation, Friedlander expressed gratitude for being alive. “It’s only damage to property,” he told AFP reporter. “I have to thank God that we are alive.” The...
US President Donald Trump has pocketed over $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. The document, issued by the Office of Government Ethics, lists Trump’s holdings, including stocks,...
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to launch an immediate investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of prominent Nigerians, including Dele Giwa, Kudirat Abiola, and Bola Ige. Soyinka made this plea while speaking with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, June 14, 2024,...
y HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged 6,195 new recruits of the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, to be prepared to combat terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the 88 Regular Recruits Intake, Oluyede...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed US President Donald Trump that Moscow is ready for a new round of peace talks with Ukraine after June 22, following the completion of the latest prisoner and body exchange agreements initiated in Istanbul. The development comes after a 50-minute phone call between...
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has conducted an unannounced inspection of Idu Railway Station in Abuja to assess the condition of coaches and station facilities. The visit aimed to address growing public concerns regarding train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route, particularly regarding...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Lucky Danjuma has emerged victorious in the male singles category of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour Junior J30 Abuja. Danjuma defeated Oriol Alvarez of Spain 6-0, 6-4 in the final match held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The match...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has thrown his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, praising the President’s initiatives that have brought positive change and development across Nigeria. Yahaya made the declaration during the groundbreaking ceremony for a 184-hectare Agro-Livestock Industrial Zone...
MTN Nigeria and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have joined forces to tackle the growing menace of drug abuse among youths in Enugu State. The partnership was inaugurated during the first-ever “Advocacy Walk Against Drug Abuse” on Saturday, part of MTN’s Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP). The Enugu...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has reaffirmed his support for routine polio immunization and urged parents to bring their children aged 0-59 months for polio vaccination. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony for the June 2025 Outbreak Response Campaign on Immunization for Polio-Virus...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Government has ended a three-day prayer summit intended to ensure a period of meaningful development and to usher Governor Umo Eno into the third year of his administration. Eno has recorded modest strides to mark his second anniversary but the achievements...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has presented the staff of office to Mr. Ishaku Tagwai Sambo, as the 5th Chief of Moro’a, a First Class Chief in Kaduna State, praying that his reign be marked by wisdom, welfare and widespread goodwill. Speaking at Manchok on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja A total of 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo have participated in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges, conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State is set to commence its campaign for the July 12 Local Government Elections on Tuesday. The party will unveil its candidates and kick off the campaign with a flag-off ceremony at the APC State Secretariat in...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A devastating attack by suspected bandits on Yelwata town, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State has left over 70 people dead and several others injured. NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the attack occurred in the early hours of Saturday, despite the presence of a...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gombe – A devastating incident occurred in the Tudun-Wadan Pantami community of Gombe Metropolis on Saturday, resulting in the electrocution of five persons and injuring 13 others. Gombe State Police Command confirmed the incident, attributing the cause to a high-voltage surge from a nearby electricity transformer....
A total of 30,000 candidates participated in the 2025 Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) entrance examination into Federal Technical Colleges nationwide. The examination was conducted by the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). NABTEB Registrar and CEO, Dr. Mohammed Mohammed, described TVET as an exciting federal...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Joint House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts and Public Assets has summoned Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso and Finance Minister Olawale Edun to appear before it on Monday, June 16, 2025. The summons is over allegations of non-compliance with...