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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed deep sorrow over the devastating flood disaster in Niger State, which has claimed the lives of more than 160 people and destroyed homes, livelihoods, and vital infrastructure valued in billions of naira. In a press statement…
The pan-Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide will hold a public hearing on its constitution review this Friday. The secretary general of the Igbo apex body, Emeka Sibeudu, made this known in a statement in Owerri. He said the hearing will be held at the Enugu…
Business Mogul and cultural ambassador Michael Igbinedion, the son of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, was elevated to join the Elders Council at a ceremony in Okada, Ovia North East local government area of Edo State, where other notable personalities were also initiated.…
The federal government is collaborating with development partners to save 60 million women who are at risk of Cervical Cancer in Nigeria. The collaborative efforts were announced by Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the president, during the launch of the initiative under…
President general of Mdzough U Tiv Worldwide, Chief Iorbee Ihagh, has congratulated Hon. Pastor Michael Terver Kokoiwen on his emergence as the new President of the Abuja Chapter of the socio-cultural organisation. Chief Ihagh described the weekend election as one of the most…
International businessmen and investors, Mr. Sudeep Ramnani and Mr. Jai Mahtani, continued their philanthropic outreach in Nigeria with a special visit to the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in Opebi, Lagos. The initiative was carried out in partnership with Pukka…
The Presidential Community Engagement Office (South-West), led by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Moremi Ojudu, has launched the Light-Up Ibeju-Lekki programme, a transformative grassroots energy intervention set to power homes and micro, small and medium…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Bashir Lado, has showered gifts of houses, cash, tricycles and scholarship up to university level, Umrah and books to winners of the just-concluded Qur’anic Competition in memory of Alhaja Abibatu Mogaji…
The Coalition for Human Rights and Freedom (CHRF) has applauded the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Federal Ministry of Defence for their significant strides in restoring security and stability across the nation, particularly in the northern region. The organisation also…
The minister of state for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Ahmadu Maigari, has inaugurated a mega school built by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Potiskum, Yobe State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the four blocks of one-story building contain 96 classrooms for…
The governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the dualisation of the Akungba-Ikare Road in Akoko, describing the project as a monumental stride toward infrastructural transformation and public safety. With this development, the Aiyedatiwa administration…
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday flagged off the construction of 7.2 Idah township roads, in Idah local government area of the state. Governor Ododo thanked the people of Kogi East for their support for his administration, noting that he is available…
The federal government has inaugurated Greenville LNG in Adamawa State, the first-ever LCNG facility in the Northeast. The minister of state for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who performed the inauguration in Yola said it was vital for Nigeria’s gas-powered…
Youths, traditionalists and aged women in Igbokoda town in Ilaje local government area of Ondo State yesterday trooped out in large numbers to protest the attack on their traditional ruler, the Olu of lgbokoda, Oba Odidiomo Afolabi Oladimeji, by a community leader. The…
Senator Shehu Sani has taken a swipe at ex-Governors Nasir El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi over their recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu, accusing them of hypocrisy and selfish political motives. The senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, lashed out at…
The federal government, through the Great Green Wall Project and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), have concluded arrangements to protect over one million people from the menace of desert encroachment worldwide. Director general, NAGGWP, Saleh Abubakar, who was…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Taraba State chapter has vowed to sanction members who accept political appointment from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) government led by Governor Agbu Kefas. A press statement issued by the state’s chairman of the APC, Barr. Ibrahim…
Culture experts have urged African countries to leverage on their shared values of language and communalism to unite the continent. The experts stated this at the Annual Pan-African Intercultural Dialogue organised by the Centre for Black, African Arts and Civilization…
