Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as he marks his 79th year. In a message shared on his X handle, Obi described Atiku as a “boss and elder statesman” while joining countless admirers in celebrating his remarkable...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja-
Nigeria Government has dismissed circulating reports that open grazing has been banned across Nigeria, insisting that the nation is instead embracing a gradual move toward modern livestock management. Speaking on Tuesday during the inauguration of an ultramodern Veterinary Hospital in Yola, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, set...
President Bola Tinubu has ordered an extensive security lockdown across major forest corridors in Kwara, Kebbi and parts of Niger State, a move that follows the rising wave of kidnappings and violent attacks plaguing the region. The directive was disclosed on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media...
stock market bounced back by 0.10 per cent on Tuesday, posting a gain of N94 billion for investors. This is after six consecutive sessions of bearish performance. The uptick was due to renewed investors interest in stocks like NCR Nigeria, Ikeja Hotel, Prestige Assurance, Eunisell Interlinked and 19 other...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has rolled out more than N30 billion this year alone to bolster security across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, disclosed the figures in Katsina on Tuesday, noting that the investment has...
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports suggesting that all government schools in the FCT would shut down on Nov. 28, describing the claim as entirely fabricated. Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, issued a statement in...
Nigeria’s HIV prevention efforts are facing a troubling setback, with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) revealing that condom distribution in the country has crashed by 55 per cent in just one year. The figure appeared in UNAIDS’ 2025 World AIDS Day report, Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the...
Organisers of the 2025 DJ Marathon Festival has said preparations are advancing for a 96-hour nonstop beach party scheduled for Lagos from 29 Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, 2026. Founder of Afroxella, Buchi Henry, said on Tuesday interest grew rapidly after foreign party lovers began asking about Lagos’ famed...
Fresh revelations emerged on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja as a Department of State Services (DSS) investigator detailed how alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, was offered a ₦50 million share from ransom money linked to the 2022 Abuja–Kaduna train attack. Testifying behind a protective screen for...
A new United Nations report has delivered a stark warning: violence against women is not only rising—it is becoming even more lethal. Released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the report...
Paravolley Africa has appointed Jackson Imandi as President of its West Africa Development Commission. His appointment was confirmed in a letter dated November 5, 2025, and signed by the organisation’s Director of Development, Robinson Tumwesigye. According to the letter, the decision followed a careful review of Imandi’s contribution to...
Alleged terror negotiator, Tukur Mamu, has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to court, insisting that branding him a “terrorist” while his trial is still ongoing is unconstitutional and damaging to his fundamental rights. Arguing before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Mamu’s lead counsel,...
At a time in the history of Nigeria when its reputation seems to have been slurred, an indigenous tech firm, Task Systems Limited, was honoured in the presence of thousands of global professionals with Microsoft Best Partner Award in California, United States of America. It was a major rebranding...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday in Abuja swore in Prof. Rahmon Tella as the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Oyo State. The ceremony was conducted with “solemnity and purpose,” in line with Amupitan’s drive to entrench discipline, integrity, and punctuality within...
The launch ceremony for the international medical entomology course, bringing together technicians and engineers from six African countries, was held this Monday, November 24, at the Pasteur Institute of Côte d'Ivoire's Adiopodoumé site. Organized by the Pasteur Institute of Côte d'Ivoire (IPCI), in collaboration with the Pasteur Institute...
Ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as the Renewed Hope Ambassador. The presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the statement, Governor Uzodinma,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday announced that the long-awaited Abuja–Kuje road will be completed and delivered by June next year, saying the project has finally regained momentum following years of delay. Wike, who disclosed this during an inspection of ongoing works in Kuje...
As part of ongoing intensified efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across Kogi State, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an ambush by armed bandits and rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation around Oshokoshoko and Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area....
Tinubu welcomes freed Kebbi schoolgirls, charges security forces to rescue others still in captivity
Tinubu welcomes freed Kebbi schoolgirls, charges security forces to rescue others still in captivity
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release today of the 24 schoolgirls abducted by terrorists in Maga Kebbi last Monday. NATIONAL ACCORD recalled that terrorists struck at the school at dawn on November 17 and abducted the girls, moments after a military detachment left the premises. The Kebbi incident...
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Shettima returns to Abuja after successful engagements at G20, AU–EU summits in South Africa, Angola
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Abuja from Luanda, Angola, after successfully representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 7th African Union–European Union (AU-EU) Summit held in that country. Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed this...