Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with the Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) and the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council, has trained 30 journalists on conflict-sensitive and peace-oriented reporting. The one-day capacity-building workshop, held in Kaduna, focused on enhancing the role of the...
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Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the country has witnessed a significant decline in terrorism-related incidents over the past two years of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Idris addressed the U.S. Government’s recent designation of Nigeria...
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his late father left over 20 houses for his children in Maiduguri, Borno. Kyari, who is facing a charge bordering on allegations that he failed to disclose some of his multi-million assets in line with...
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has announced a comprehensive overhaul of Kaduna State’s transportation sector, anchored on a N30 billion counterpart funding for the Kaduna Bus Rapid Transit (KBRT) project, a joint initiative between the state government and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Speaking at the 7th National...
Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association of Nigeria (BAVCCA) has called for stronger collaboration between the judiciary and the digital media community to promote ethical reporting, digital accountability, and justice literacy among Nigerians. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Honourable Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)...
Dozens of University of Jos (UNIJOS) dental students have taken to the streets to protest the non-accreditation of their courses, which has resulted in them spending over ten years in school without graduating. This is as the graduates of Medical Laboratory Sciences of the Enugu State University of Science...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed a sense of loss at the passing of Major General Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba (rtd.), a former Chief of Staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Yar’Adua. General Mohammed, who died at the age of 86, left indelible marks on the nation’s security architecture, particularly...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has pledged partnership with Rotary International to strengthen healthcare delivery and expand access to quality medicare in the state Eno stated this on Tuesday when he received members of the Rotary International, led by the Trustee Chairman of the Rotary Foundation, Holger Knaack,...
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully rescued a military officer and nine other abducted persons from kidnappers in Benue State. The operation was detailed in a statement issued by Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, Acting Media Information Officer at the OPWS Headquarters in Makurdi, on...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, is set to commission 80 revitalized Primary Healthcare Centres across the state in the first phase of the PHCs modernization project which began in April, 2024. This is contained in a statement signed by theSpecial Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah. The...
Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, PhD, is saddened by the latest attacks by suspected herders in parts of the senatorial district. Rijo, in Utonkon community of Ado LGA, and Anwule, in Oglewu community of Ohimini LGA were, on Tuesday, invaded by...
Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has appointed Prof. Emmanuel Kenen as the Acting Vice Chancellor of Fr. Adasu University, Makurdi (FAUM). Governor Alia made the appointment following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the University, which nominated Prof. Kenen to serve in an acting capacity for a period,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu the last opportunity to enter a defence in his ongoing terrorism trial, failing which he would be deemed to have foreclosed the case. Justice...
Details have emerged on how violence erupted in Anwule village in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, after a Fulani herder was murdered by some suspected locals late August. The herders, in what appeared to be a reprisal recently launched a counter-attack on the villagers, killing three villagers...
As Nigeria grapples with the challenge of insecurity and worsened by the threat of an attack by the United States, a University Don, Emmanuel Akpabio has suggested that good governance, accountability and institutional reforms are the sure ways for the country to reclaim its credibility. Akpabio, a Professor of...
A heated session unfolded in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on which committee should investigate alleged illegal allocations of Federal Government lands within the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. The motion, put forward by Rep. Ademorin Kuye (APC–Lagos), sought an investigation...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The closed-door meeting formed part of the President’s ongoing engagements with religious leaders to promote national unity, peace, and social cohesion. Although details were not disclosed, discussions were...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belem, Brazil, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which is hosted in the capital city of Pará state, located in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. The summit, convened...
Lagos is about to turn up the heat this festive season as it prepares to host the maiden edition of Shakara Festival — a vibrant four-day celebration of African music, culture, and lifestyle. Scheduled to take place from December 18 to 21, 2025, at Nautica Beach Resort, Lekki, the...