Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has renewed his administration’s drive to expand opportunities for women’s education, announcing a ₦50 million boost for the Women’s Adult Islamic School in Maiduguri. The pledge was delivered on Sunday during a colourful Qur’anic graduation ceremony for 65 women who completed the...
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The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has called for an extraordinary level of unity, courage and collective responsibility to confront the deepening security and socioeconomic crises threatening Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the Joint Northern States Governors’ Forum and...
Kano State High Court, on Monday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Najibullah Alkasim, 22, to death by hanging for stabbing one Isyaku Ya’u, to death with a screw driver. Alkasim, who lives at Dakata Quarters, Nasarawa Local Government Area was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment,...
A faction within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has openly urged Governor Caleb Mutfwang to dump the party and pitch his tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting the switch would be in the state’s best interest. The group, drawn from PDP members across Plateau’s...
Security operatives in Borno State have thwarted a Boko Haram raid on Malari, a farming community in Konduga Local Government Area, and have now intensified efforts to rescue three villagers kidnapped during the attack. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, the assault unfolded on November...
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, on Sunday, in Abuja, unveiled Ssonic Gas Company Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to empowering people and communities through sustainable development initiatives. The Foundation, which is a brainchild of Dr (Mrs) Ifeoma Douglas, daughter of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has...
An Abuja High Court, on Monday, granted an application by the Federal Government to adjourn further hearing in the defamatory case against Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Justice Chizoba Oji, who granted the request, adjourned the matter until Feb. 23, 2026 for continuation of hearing. Earlier when the case was called,...
A new case of alleged land fraud has emerged against Uche Edwin Emedo (also known as Uche David Obinali), the niece of former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha. According to the First Information Report (FIR) filed on 14 June 2024 at the Magistrate Court of the Federal Capital...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Monday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of Kaduna State to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan anchored on security, human capital development, rural transformation and fiscal discipline. Presenting the proposal at Lugard Hall, the Governor said the budget was not...
Strong indications have emerged that former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel may dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he has urged Nigerians to ignore all biases and massively support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to solve the challenges currently facing the country. Emmanuel, who stated this...
National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has rolled out the National Minimum Standards for secondary education with a charge on state governments to implement it. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Iyela Ajayi, who stated this during an interaction with journalists in Abuja, said that NSSEC is determined to...
A tense scene unfolded late Saturday at Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, when a group of naval personnel stormed the facility, accusing medical staff of failing to save their colleague who had just been brought in from an accident. According to early accounts, the officer was rushed into the emergency...
In a renewed demonstration of her commitment to human capital development, the former Coordinator of Imoha Development Centre in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Hon. (Mrs.) Rose Nwankwo, has sponsored the registration fees of 11 students sitting for the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations...
Tiv highest decision-making body in Taraba State (Ijir Tamen) on Sunday commended Governor Agbu Kefas for what it described as decisive steps in confronting rising insecurity, especially the recent herdsmen attacks on Tiv communities in Chanchanji Ward of Takum Local Government Area. Rising from its 5th Ijir Tamen (expanded...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari as his Senior Special Assistant on Political Affairs, describing the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Masari’s integrity and service. Speaking in Malumfashi, Katsina State, on Sunday, where he served as Special...
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has declared Kaduna State the national benchmark for drug prevention and treatment, applauding the State’s sweeping reforms and innovative approach to addressing substance abuse and mental health. In a letter signed by the UNODC Country Representative, Mr. Cheikh Toure, and addressed...
Plateau-based clergy and convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has called on the the Federal Government to take decisive action to halt what he described as widespread killings and targeted attacks affecting communities across Nigeria. El-Buba made the remarks on Saturday during...
Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), has re-echoed its commitment to the expansion of its risk management framework within the organization to ensure the Fund becomes more efficient and effective on delivery of it’s mandate on social security in Nigeria. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Fund,...
Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) has pushed back strongly against a Sahara Reporters publication dated November 29, 2025, describing the story as a “dubious and ill-intended attempt” to tarnish the image of its Managing Director/CEO, Engr. Jennifer Adighije, and mislead stakeholders. The article, titled “Niger Delta Company Boss,...