Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would do everything possible to actualise government’s vision in the management of various boundaries in the country. According to a statement issued Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, the VP gave the assurance earlier Read More
The Minister of Information of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has called on the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to champion awareness of Charter on Citizen Code, designed to define and uphold the core values that unite Nigerians which will be launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A statement by media aide to the minister Rabiu Ibrahim on Read More
Zamfara State High Court sitting in Gusau has Thursday sentenced one Anas Dahiru to death by hanging for killing his friend over one hundred Naira The accused person was brought to the court in June 2017 for allegedly stabbing his friend Shamsu Ibrahim to death during a fight because of one hundred Naira. The presiding Judge, Justice Yusha’u, while reading Read More
The deputy chairman, Committee on Environment, House of Representatives, Hon. Terseer Ugbor, has again solicited the support of international organizations for the victims farmers/herders clash in Benue state. According to him, Benue state had been terribly hit by the clash and that there are over 20,000 deaths and thousands of disengaged people in the Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camps in Read More
Joint session of Committee of Interior of both Senate and House of Representatives, on Wednesday, lauded the Ministry of Interior for surpassing its budgetary target of N600million revenue from issuance of expatriate quotas in the 2023 fiscal year, by raking in the sum of N1.195billion from January to October this year. Chairman of the joint committee, Senator Adams Oshiomhole (Edo Read More
The Senator representing Kaduna south Senatorial District, Barr. Sunday Marshall Katung, has awarded scholarships to persons living with disabilities in his Senatorial District. Senator Katung made the announcement on the occasion of the 2023 International Day for Persons with Disabilities in Kafanchan, Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state. Awarding the scholarship on Sunday in Kafanchan, the Senator said the Read More
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), has said bombing of innocent Nigerians by the military at Tudun Biri Village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state is a dent on the image of the military The Executive Director of the, Rafiu Adeniran Lawal in a press release issued in Abuja said Nigerians have continued to endure this cruel trend Read More
The National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (PWD), National Association of Persons with Physical Disabilities (NAPPD) and the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD ) amongst other organisations recently staged a road walk in the FCT to create awareness on the accessibility law which protects the rights and dignity of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The law is expected Read More
Christian Aid (UK) Nigeria has harped on the need to address violence against women in a holistic way, incorporate it into broader policies and programmes such as social protection systems, to strengthen women’s economic security and autonomy and reduce the risk of violence. This is in commemoration of the 2023 16 days of activism on Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Read More
A socio-cultural group, Uk’Omu Igala Organization, has called on the President of the Court of Appeal, Monica Dongban-Mensem, to relocate the Kogi State Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal for the November 11, 2023 governorship elections to Abuja, in order to guarantee the safety of the members of the tribunal, litigants and the electoral materials . The group said the safety of Read More
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Most Rev. Dr. Peter Chukwu has advocated for an additional Diocese in Ebonyi state. This was as the Bishop lamented that Ebonyi was the only state with one diocese in the South East. While Chukwu called on the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to speed up the process for the creation Read More
Fonder of Pedies Clothing, a fashion designing brand Oluwatobi Adeosun has said the brand is poised to chart a trajectory of remarkable growth and innovation in the fashion industry. The brand created by an indigene of Ekiti state Adeosun has garnered attention for its unique designs and commitment to excellence. With a vision for brand expansion and creative exploration, Pedies Read More
A non-partisan peace advocacy group, Women Action Alliance has sympathized with the Tudun Biri community in Kaduna state over the recent unfortunate incident. The group while condoling the victims advised war mongers taking advantage of the situation to castigate the military to keep quiet as the Armed Forces of Nigeria will not deliberately attack innocent citizens. In a press release Read More
A Civil Society Organisation, Competent Governance for Accountability and Civic Trust (CGACT), has described allegations of corruption against the Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi as a “figment of the author’s imagination.” In a statement made available to journalists, the group said the online lashing of Bichi by one Jackson Ude, is a misinterpretation of intent.It Read More
A Yobe State High Court sitting in Potiskum Tuesday sentenced a dismissed soldier, Lance Corporal John Gabriel to death by hanging and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon to 10 -years imprisonment at the Nigerian Correctional Service for killing Sheikh Goni Aisami. Justice Usman Zanna Mohammed who handed down the verdict, convicted Mr Gabriel with Nigerian Army number, N/A13/69/6522 attached to 241 Read More
The Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin has called on investors who will have confidence to support the Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP). The DG also called on the support of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly so that the plan will be enacted. The DG made this Read More
The Center for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa) has canvassed for a gender-responsive budgeting that will prioritise the basic needs of female inmates and their children across custodial centers in the country. Its Executive Director, Uchenna Idoko, made the call in Abuja during a project Inception meeting on assessment of rehabilitation programmes and government budgets for female inmates and Read More
The Nigerian Police Force has donated the sum of five million, six hundred and ten thousand, four hundred and sixty nine naira twelve kobo (N 5 , 610, 469, 12) to the families of late inspector and 2 civilians who died recently. This was contained in a press statement made available to newsmen in Sokoto by the Police Public Relations Read More
… Says Tinubu, Nigerian delegates in Dubai for serious business, not jamboree Minister of information and national orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi says the federal government funded only 422 persons to the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, otherwise called COP-28 According to him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other officials on the federal government delegation are in Dubai for serious Read More
A South African altruist, Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, has emerged as the 2023 Daily Trust African of the Year. Dr. Sooliman, a medical doctor who gave up his career to pursue the field of humanitarian aid, which for him transcends the boundaries of race, religion, culture, class and geography, was chosen out of nine finalists drawn from a list of 736 Read More
No fewer than 100 civil society groups have passed a vote of confidence on the Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastral Office (NMCO), Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom, for his exceptional and transformative leadership. The groups, under the aegis of the Nigeria Civil Rights Movement, said that Engr Nkom has effectively and efficiently aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Read More
A two term member representing Zango Kataf/Jaba federal constituency Godfrey Ali Gaiya weekend led hundreds of supporters of the People’s Democratic party (PDP) who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zone three of Kaduna state. Speaking shortly after a rally at Sabon Gari Chori, Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna state, the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Read More
The Nigerian Air force (NAF) has debunked news making the rounds aledging that it’s aircraft accidentally killed innocent civilians in Kaduna.A statement Monday by NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet described the report as false.He said the NAF has not carried out any air operations within Kaduna state and environs in the last 24 hours. ” Also, note that the Read More
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) in partnership with Gwarinpa General Hospital has launched the Ending Child Marriage Project to reduce early marriage and increase access to comprehensive VesicoVaginal Fistula (VVF) Information and services within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Other goals of the 6-months project which was funded by ActionAid Italy is to support the establishment of a functional fistula care centre Read More
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, has assured that the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget will mark the beginning of transformative era in the lives of Nigerians, once passed by the National Assembly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on Wednesday presented the first full year budget of his administration to the National Assembly. Speaking on Saturday Read More
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