A recent study by Oxford Policy Management has uncovered alarming impacts of insecurity on education in Katsina State, with approximately 330 students abducted and 52 schools closed in Batsari, Faskari, and Kankara Local Government Areas (LGAs) between 2020 and 2025. The findings were presented by Hadiza Tijani, a consultant...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will present certificates of return to the winners of the August 16 by-elections on Thursday. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant is being prosecuted...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Yusuf Ramon and Ganiyu Ibrahim for internet fraud. The convicts are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on the passing of his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo. The President in his condolence message stressed that his thoughts and prayers are with the Ododo family, friends, and...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has firmly stated that no amount of blackmail or orchestrated protests will derail his commitment to delivering transformative development to Abuja residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the Phase 2 water project in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike addressed recent media...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has officially commissioned the rehabilitated Phase 2 water treatment plant at the Lower Usuma Dam in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, valued at N50 billion. During the commissioning, Wike announced that President Bola Tinubu has approved the initiation of additional water...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has officially published the list of successful and reserve candidates for the 2025 Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB). In a statement released on Tuesday in Kaduna, the academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Mohammed Maidawa, confirmed the announcement. “We are pleased...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is poised to demonstrate its resilience and organizational capacity at its upcoming elective national convention, according to Debo Ologunagba, the party’s National Publicity Secretary. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday to provide updates on the convention, Ologunagba announced that the event is...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Nigeria’s Super Eagles B secured a 2-0 victory over Congo in their final Group D match of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Tuesday evening. The game was held at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, starting at 6:00 p.m....
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a digital platform called NGF Investopedia to draw investors and tackle a $100 billion infrastructure funding shortfall. Unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday, the platform acts as a centralized hub for investors seeking reliable and transparent investment prospects across Nigeria’s 36 states. NGF Chairman...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed deep condolences to Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over the passing of their respective parents. Governor Ododo lost his father, Alhaji Ahmed Momohsani Ododo, who died Monday at...
Becky Chaplin Leads Rehabilitation on the Global Mercy in Sierra Leone Found as a newborn by a vet in Kenya and adopted by a family from the UK, 31-year-old occupational therapist Becky Chaplin has come full circle. Today, she leads rehabilitation service on board the Global Mercy™, the world’s largest purpose-built...
Former Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Femi Soneye, has called on the Federal Government to support the Nigerian media with targeted incentives, including tax reliefs and import duty waivers on essential media tools. Soneye made the appeal in Abuja on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Government has reported that 13 individuals were killed by bandits during a dawn prayer session on Tuesday in a retaliatory attack at Unguwan Mantau, Malumfashi Local Government Area. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Muazu, confirmed the incident...
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has revealed that Nigeria spends approximately $10 billion each year importing agricultural products such as wheat, rice, sugar, fish, and tomato paste. Speaking at the First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.’s 2025 Agric and Export Expo in Lagos on Tuesday, Kyari,...
Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday contested a bail application submitted by five individuals accused of perpetrating the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed numerous lives on June 5, 2022. The DSS argued that the defendants face charges related to terrorism,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Nigerian makeup artist Theresa Emegwara has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous makeup application by an individual. Her media representative, Robert Ekat, announced in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that Emegwara, widely known as TesGlam, achieved the record on...
Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious nationwide initiative to address Nigeria’s housing shortage, with a focus on delivering affordable homes through strategic partnerships and innovative projects. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, announced the plan during the commissioning of the FHA Express View Estate 1 and FHA...
Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja issued an interim forfeiture order for N20 million allegedly misappropriated through fraudulent contracts at the National Steel Council (NSC). Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion presented by Ogechi Ujam, counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....