By Christiana Lot, Jos – Journalists in Plateau State have been urged to embrace positive journalism to drive awareness and advocacy for maternal and child health. The Chief of Field Office at UNICEF Bauchi, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, made the call during a media engagement in Jos, emphasizing the media’s...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In the wake of the devastating floods that hit Borno State in September 2024, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has offered a $1 million contribution from its Special Relief Fund to support emergency food response for flood-affected communities in Borno State, North East, Nigeria....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Humanitarian Aid to Secure the Future Initiative (HASFI) recently hosted the grand finale of its Best Brains Quiz and Spelling Competition at the Federal Government College Maiduguri Assembly Hall. The event brought together over 250 students from 20 public and private senior and...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos– The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arraigned 14 Filipinos, and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They are: Marj Maranga, Zara Fabian, Jonalyn Mendoza, Dominique Medina, Rachelle Cabalona,...
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr, has said that there’s no evidence to back allegations that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Boko Haram terrorist group in the country. Mills made the calcification while speaking with newsmen shortly after his presentation at the Nigerian...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anamba State Police Command has denied any complicity in the escape of two suspects allegedly linked to the murder of Hon. Justice Azuka, lawmaker at the State Assembly. Hon. Azuka, was a Labour Party (LP) lawmaker representing Onitsha-1 Constituency before his life was cut short...
A support group, Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA), says internal disputes within Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not determine former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s fortune in the 2027 general elections. The group, which has been throwing its weight behind Abubakar, the 2023 PDP presidential candidate, stated this in a statement...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Secretary, Alao Kamoru, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy...
A new World Bank report has revealed a steady rise in the adoption of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to promote green and resilient development. This was stated in a press release obtained from the World Bank on Thursday by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)....
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Gov. Ademola Adeleke not to go ahead with the conduct of the Saturday’s local government election. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal in a chat with...
A New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yusuf Galambi, has defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Reading the defection letter at the plenary on Thursday in Abuja, the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, quoted the defecting lawmaker as saying that his defection was hinged on...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured that the Nigerian Army would continue onslaught against bandits until they eliminated them to enable Nigerians live in peace. He stated this while speaking to Journalists, after he paid an operational visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian...
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has promised to immortalise Mr Olabode Olawuyi, a veterinary technologist who was killed by a lion in the university zoo. The Registrar of the University, Mr Adetunji Bakare, stated this on Wednesday at a one-day workshop to mark the first anniversary...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Sokoto state has warned fruit sellers to refrain from using calcium carbonate and other harmful chemicals to preserve fruits. The warning was issued by the State Coordinator, Mr Abdusalam Lawal, during a public awareness campaign against the...
Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian militant group had set up a stage at the handover site, where numerous cheering onlookers gathered alongside dozens of hooded and masked militants in uniform. Four black coffins were displayed...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has affirmed his administration’s preparedness to synergies with the army to combat the war against pipeline vandalism and destruction of oil pipelines in the state. Fubara made the remark when Maj-Gen.Emmanuel Emekah, GOC, 6 Division, Nigerian Army paid him a courtesy call in Port...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Government has earmarked twenty percent of the 2025 budget of N550.1 billion amounting to one hundred and ten billion (N110 billion) naira on infrastructural development in the state. Addressing journalists in Makurdi on Wednesday during budget breakdown, the Director General...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Director, Research and Publication, Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi, Dr. Mark Nyitse, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), describing it as important for the development of the region. Speaking exclusively with NATIONAL ACCORD in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has expressed sadness over the death of the District Head of Adavi local government area, Alhaji Salihu Ozi-Salami who died on Wednesday at his home town in Ogaminana, Adavi local government area of the state. Governor Ododo described...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned until April 15 the alleged defamation suit against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM. Falana filed...