Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Offiong Efanga, has announced the lineup of activities for the institution’s 38th convocation ceremony, while outlining key reforms aimed at repositioning the university. Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, the Vice Chancellor described the convocation as a significant milestone,...
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The families of late Charles Korie Simeon (CKS) Ibe of Umuokoro Umuariam Obowo and late Pa Peter Ohanele of Aguneze Ahiara Mbaise, both in Imo State, Nigeria have formally announced the passage unto glory of their wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, Chief Mrs. Matilda Adaocha Ibe....
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has sought stronger collaboration with town planning professionals to advance sustainable urban development and improve land administration in the state. The governor said his administration is enhancing transparency in land allocation, enforcing development control regulations, and promoting orderly urban expansion, while also investing in...
Renewed Hope Interfaith Movement has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia would achieve a smooth victory in the upcoming 2027 presidential andgubernatorial elections. Members of the movement, who made this decision during a meeting in Makurdi, resolved to mobilise support for both President Tinubu and...
Tiv women in Takum and Donga Local Government Areas of Taraba State have appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Agbu Kefas to facilitate the urgent deployment of security personnel to their communities to enable them return to their farms. The women, drawn from affected communities including Adu, Gbundu,...
Prominent business man and philanthropist, Daniel Kanu, has said he has no regrets about his activities during the era of former military ruler Sani Abacha, even as he moved to challenge what he described as a defamatory social media post alleging he was once imprisoned. In a press statement...
BEING THE TEXT OF THE WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY SENATOR DAVID MARK, CHAIRMAN OF AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (ADC) ON APRIL 2, 2026, AT THE SHEHU YAR’ADUA CENTRE, ABUJA. THIS ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY WILL NOT STAND On behalf of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and lovers of democracy, I...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). Prof. Aliyu replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who recently resigned to participate in the 2027 governorship election in Adamawa State. President Tinubu has also renewed Engineer Sule Abdulaziz’s appointment as...
Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has signaled it is ready to help Lagos State roll out the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS). The state government has approved full implementation of the scheme. NSITF Managing Director, Oluwaseun Faleye, led a team to meet Lagos Head of Service, Bode Agoro, on...
The Editor of TheNewsGuru (TNG), Ediri Oyibo, is set to officially unveil a new book titled “Journalism NeXt: A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Journalism,” in a landmark event that promises to contribute significantly to the evolving media landscape in Nigeria and beyond. The book, which is the product of...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, against the Department of State Services (DSS), its Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, and Meta Platforms, Incorporated (formerly Facebook). Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment on Thursday, resolved the...
A civil society group in Plateau State has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those behind the recent killings in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area, while warning against any move to impose a state of emergency in the state. The Plateau Progressive Minds for Positive...
Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR) has dismissed allegations of a ₦391 million fraud, describing a report by Sahara Reporters as inaccurate, unverified, and misleading. In a statement issued by its Public Relations Unit, the institute defended its Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Joachim Joseph Ajakaiye, and the management, insisting...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has marked the first anniversary of the Service’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative tagged: ” _Customs Cares_ .” The NCS demonstrated the commitment when the Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, commissioned a major intervention project at Government Secondary School, Wuse, Abuja. Addressing students, staff, and stakeholders at the...
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to the effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by commencing a three-day capacity-building programme on Rules of Origin. The training, which began on 31st March, 2026 and will end on 2 April 2026, aims to equip stakeholders...
University of Jos (UNIJOS) has inducted its pioneer set of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D) graduates, with stakeholders emphasizing the critical role of clinically trained pharmacists in improving healthcare delivery and patient outcomes in Nigeria. The induction, saw over 70 graduates formally admitted into the pharmaceutical profession, marking a significant...
Justice Jaafaru Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court has convicted and sentenced one Faruk Suleiman Ololade (a.k.a Caesar Smith) to three years imprisonment for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation....
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima will, on Tuesday, April 7, perform the formal flag off the first University Innovation Pods (UNIPOD) in Africa at the University of Lagos. UNIPOD, an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, aims to reconfigure...
Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development has organised a one-day capacity-building workshop for members of its Jire Dole Network on basic reporting and documentation of human rights violations in society. The training workshop, held on Saturday at the Hajja Mangal Memorial Banquet Hall, Allamin Foundation Office, GRA Maiduguri, was...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested 25-year-old Nafisa Usman for allegedly supplying ammunition to bandits operating across several states . Security sources revealed that Ms. Usman was nabbed at a major motor park in Kano, where she was caught with 200 rounds of newly acquired...