Benue State stands today at a crossroads of opportunity and vulnerability. Among the Tiv people, the traditional settlement patterns — characterized by sparse, disjointed clan-based homesteads — have not only shaped the cultural landscape but have also created practical challenges in the modern era, particularly in the realms of...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja –. Over 41,000 underage candidates, out of the 2.03 million registered for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), participated in the examination. However, NATIONAL ACCORD learnt that the hurdle between them and admission is, they must score at least 70 percent in both UTME,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Remo Stars Football Club on winning the 2024-2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) title, a milestone achievement that spotlights Ikenne and Ogun State. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, described the historic victory, four...
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in...
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four persons by suspected cultists at a beer parlour in Makurdi, the state capital. The command’s spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the on Monday in a chat with journalists. Anene said the attack which took place on Sunday night at...
An Abuja High Court on Monday adjourned until June 2 for continuation of trial of a former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku charged with 15 counts of criminal breach of trust, conspiracy and conversion of public funds to the tune of N27 billion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, commemorated World Malaria Day 2025 in Maiduguri, launching a nationwide initiative to provide free malaria treatment at all Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs). The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government has expressed willingness to meet with the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) in order to resolve all contentious issues that led to the strike action at the Kaduna State University(KASU). The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Rabiu Yunusa...
By; AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – A Kaduna-based politician has built and commissioned a school solely for the education of orphans and children from less privileged background. The grand occasion of commissioning the school named in Hausa vernacular ‘Kowa Namu Ne,’ loosely translated as ‘Everyone is Ours’ had in attendance...
Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken disciplinary action against two court registrars and two Upper Shari’a Court judges over misconduct. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, the spokesperson of the Kano State Judiciary, on Monday in Kano. He said that the decision...
Nollywood filmmaker, Funke Akindele, Falz, Kiekie, and other creative voices have shared their life stories on the Chude Live Conversation Show. Speaking during the show on Sunday night, entrepreneur and storyteller, Chude Jideonwo, said the live conversation show was his debut of #WithChude Live. According to Jideonwo, it is...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Mr Ifeanyi Emenari has assumed office as the new Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command. The command’s spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. SP Anene said the veteran officer who hails from Ekwulobia, Aguata...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidency has robustly defended the strength of Nigeria’s democracy, dismissing claims of authoritarianism and asserting that recent high-profile defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are voluntary expressions of political freedom. A statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, urged Nigerians to ignore “alarmists”...
Bayelsa Government has called for probe over the shooting incident during a political rally organized in the state, on Saturday by the NEW Associates, a group allegedly loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike. In a statement signed and issued to newsmen on Sunday, by the...
Kano State Government said it has uncovered irregularities on its payroll involving 240 employees receiving double payments and 217 others having the same Bank Verification Number (BVN). Dr Sulaiman Sani, Special Adviser to the Governor on Civil Service Matters and Chairman of the State Coordinating Committee, disclosed this at...
The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has condemned another brutal attack on seven Nigerians and the kidnapping of one Ani Silas on Thursday in Springs, Gauteng Province. The National Publicity Secretary of NUSA, Akindele Olunloyo, said in a statement on Sunday that Silas was beaten unconscious and forcibly taken...
The Governing Council of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), has approved the appointment of AVM Osichinaka Ubadike, a serving officer, as Professor of Aerospace Engineering. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyeson Wike, has directed the newly appointed members of the Interim Management Committee of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Golf Club to commence work immediately. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the minister on Public Communications and Social Media, announced...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to support victims of renewed violence in Plateau State, a businessman and philanthropist, Mr. John Gamasaura Katura, has donated food and non-food items worth millions of naira to families affected by attacks in Rike and Kimakpa communities, Bassa Local Government...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Besang Chun family has unveiled plans to cultivate a 5-hectare Chun farm as a foundational step to preserve their cultural heritage and back Plateau State’s renewed agricultural drive. The President of Besang Chun, Chief Pamson Dagyat, disclosed this during the Wonong Chun 2025...