By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Centre for Youth Participation, Dialogue, and Advocacy (CYPA Africa) has called for urgent and decisive action to dismantle barriers hindering gender justice in Nigeria, stating that rhetoric alone is insufficient. Amb. Chris Iyama, Executive Director of CYPA Africa, made this call at a...
Nigerian News
The Nigerian edition of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest novel, Dream Count, is expected to sell out its entire first print run this week, barely days after its March 4 release. Lagos-based independent publisher Narrative Landscape Press announced Thursday that demand for the celebrated author’s new work has surpassed all expectations, creating...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Finpact Development Foundation (FINDEF), in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, have successfully supported out-of-school adolescent girls in Rimi, Mani, and Katsina LGAs of Katsina State through the REACH project weekend. The FINDEF Representative, Sadiya Badamasi, said the initiative has empowered 1,950 out-of-school adolescent girls by...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has reaffirmed commitment of the commission to strengthen collaboration with the Nasarawa State Government to improve access to quality basic education. Garba made this known when she led a high-level delegation of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, has reaffirmed the state’s commitment to gender equality and the protection of the rights of women and children. Speaking at an event held at the Government House, Lokoja, to mark the 2025 International Women’s Day with...
The Atiku Media office has clarified that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another party. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, the office dismissed reports of defection as baseless and illogical. The statement affirmed that Abubakar remains a loyal and...
The remains of the three siblings killed by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Nnewichi, Nnewi North LGA of Anambra, were on Saturday laid to rest amidst heavy wailing by family and community members. They were interred in their family compound in Uga in Aguata LGA, leaving the community in an unusually...
The Police Command in Edo has detained for prosecution, a 27-year-old man, after he was found in possession of a fresh human head in the Evbuotubu area of Benin. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said that the suspect was detained following his arrest by operatives of...
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Moses Jitoboh, former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was laid to rest in his hometown, Trofani, Sagbama, Bayelsa, on Saturday. Notable figures at the funeral included Jonathan, Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, his predecessor, Seriake Dickson, and Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun. In his...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Abia Sector Command, has confirmed the death of four people, with 14 others injured in a crash on the Umuahia-Enugu Expressway. Sector Commander, Mrs Ngozi Ezeoma, issued the confirmation in a statement on Saturday. Ezeoma stated that the incident occurred at the Ohiya...
Police in Kano State have apprehended four suspects over alleged banditry in the state. The police also recovered arms and ammunitions from the suspects at Chula Filling Station in Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. The spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, stated this at a news conference on...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has charged the Board and Management of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to chat a course for the region’s economic and social development. Uzodimma gave the charge on Saturday, when he received a team from the commission, led by its Chairman, Dr Emeka...
Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) on Saturday called for urgent action on gender equality and girls’ education to drive the nation’s socio-economic transformation. POWA National President, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, made the call in Lokoja at an event to celebrate the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) with the theme, “Accelerate...
The Senate has faulted claims in some quarters that the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was suspended over her sexual harassment allegation against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Rather, the upper chamber said that the senator was suspended due to her flagrant disobedience to Sections...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has praised the country’s women for their indispensable contributions to nation-building, describing them as the “bedrock of our nation”. “On this #InternationalWomensDay , I celebrate the resilience, brilliance, and indispensable contributions of Nigerian women. “You are the bedrock of...
Gunmen have abducted Mr. Loveday Akari, a Senior Special Assistant to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in Ayakoro Community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Intelligence sources according to Zagazola Makama’s report, revealed that the incident occurred on March 7, 2025. The sources...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has hailed women for their invaluable contributions to the society, saying; “as pillars of our homes and considering their roles in our society, they are worthy to be celebrated.” The Minister, in his goodwill message on this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has cautioned students, parents and the general public to beware of fake portals and websites linked to the Fund. This was contained in a release signed by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications,Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi at the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau Lawyers Bar Forum (PLBF) has strongly criticized the Nigeria Police Force, FCT Command, for releasing graphic images of the late David Shikfu Parradang, former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), before conducting a thorough investigation. The Forum described the act as...
Wife of the former Ondo State Governor, Dr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has called for greater female representation in Nigeria’s state and national assemblies to promote gender equality. Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the founder of the BEMORE Empowered Girls Foundation, made the call in Ibadan on Saturday during an event organised by the foundation...