Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) to improve healthcare delivery, particularly in resettled communities across the state. Governor Zulum made the pledge while inspecting drugs, medical equipment, and consumables donated to...
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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to make public the full, unedited video recording of the interrogation of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the ongoing investigation into the controversial...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday announced the disbursement of ₦3.1 billion in compensation to 331 property owners whose lands and buildings were acquired for major infrastructure projects across the state. The beneficiaries are owners of properties affected by government projects in Badagry, Epe, Ikorodu, Igbogbo and Ogba....
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the seven-year prison sentence handed to Ashiru Idris by a Kano State High Court over the advertisement of cannabis for sale, describing the punishment as an example of the urgent need to reform Nigeria’s criminal justice system. In a post shared on...
ADC demands probe of NNPC’s ₦7.13tn energy security spending, seeks full disclosure from Tinubu Govt
ADC demands probe of NNPC’s ₦7.13tn energy security spending, seeks full disclosure from Tinubu Govt
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and the National Assembly to disclose the full details of the company’s energy security spending, following the release of its audited 2024 financial statements. The opposition party said the figures...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has honoured Master Michael Offorkaile, an indigene of the state who emerged as one of the highest scorers in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), after recording an impressive score of 367. The governor disclosed this in a post shared on his official...
Office of the Minister of Defence has dismissed reports claiming that the Minister, General Christopher Musa, intends to resign from office, describing the publication as fake and misleading. In a statement issued by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Leah Katung-Babatunde, the office said the report was entirely false...
Federal Ministry of Education has strongly refuted the false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. The Ministry in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, described the report...
Federal Colleges of forestry and resources under the Federal Ministry of Environment has received a boost as the Executive Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum has pledged to sponsor five hundred and forty (540), Borno state indigenes in to the one of the Seven (7) Federal Colleges...
Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, played any role in the emergence of Chief Mike Aondoakaa as the party’s governorship candidate. The party said allegations linking Akume to Aondoakaa’s emergence...
A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for the recent rescue of 46 kidnapped pupils and teachers of a school in Oriire, Oyo State. He described intelligence as key to all military operations, saying the intelligence supplied...
Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 20, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Basiru Hassan to one year imprisonment for engaging in foreign exchange transactions outside the official foreign exchange market. Hassan was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of...
Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, has upgraded key facilities, expanded its training capacity and secured major international accreditations despite facing persistent funding challenges, according to its Rector, Dr. Danjuma Adamu Ismaila. Speaking during a media briefing in Zaria, Dr. Ismaila said the institution inherited ageing infrastructure but...
The Federal Government has stepped up the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for Education with the commissioning of a renovated digital e-library at the Federal Government College, FGC, Kano, while reaffirming plans to expand bilingual schools and proceed with the proposed land swap initiative at the...
Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR) Managing Director, Yushau A. Shuaib, has announced the forthcoming release of his memoir, Mni vs. Mnipr in NIPSS: Tackling Institutional Bullying, a 205‑page account detailing his controversial experience at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru. The announcement came during IMPR’s mid‑year press briefing,...
Northern Christian Association (NCA) has called on the Federal Government to explain what it described as the wide disparity in allocations for church and mosque projects in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, saying the development raises concerns over equity and equal treatment of citizens. The association said reports showing that...
Nigeria Police Force has recorded another breakthrough in its campaign against economic sabotage with the arrest of seven suspected pipeline vandals during a coordinated operation in Adamawa State. The operation, carried out by the Adamawa State Police Command in partnership with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Special Task Force...
A coalition of stakeholders under the aegis of the Southern Borno Concerned Citizens Forum has unanimously endorsed Hon. Ali Abdullahi Isa (AAI) as the preferred running mate to the Borno State governorship candidate, Engr. Mustapha Gubio. The endorsement was announced on Sunday during a press briefing held at the...
The Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu Mustapha Idrissa Timta, on Sunday led a high-powered delegation of traditional rulers, political leaders and stakeholders from the Gwoza Emirate on a solidarity visit to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, following the nomination of Hon. Ali Isa Abdullahi as the...
Taraba community raises alarm over planned Fulani militia attack, seeks urgent security intervention
Taraba community raises alarm over planned Fulani militia attack, seeks urgent security intervention
Tor-Damisa, a Tiv community in Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State, has raised the alarm over an alleged planned attack on its villages by suspected Fulani militia. The Ugondo Mdema Development Association (UMDA), the umbrella association of the people of the area, raised the alarm in the early...