Month: August 2025

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has issued a directive to the new management team of the State’s beloved team, Akwa United, to ensure their return to the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). All State football teams, including Dakkada FC and the women’s Ibom Angels, experienced poor performances last season, which led to the […]

Retirees have been charged to embrace healthy, active lifestyles to maintain both physical and mental well-being, prevent premature aging and combat isolation. Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Olubunmi Oni and a former Secretary to the State Government, Chief Adebisi Adesola gave the charge during an Elders’ Hangout organised by the Association of Retired Head […]

The Minority Leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Waliu Ayinde Salami, has sympathised with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother. Hon. Salami, in a statement personally signed by him, said late Mama Lydia Yilwatda was not only the matriarch of […]

Adamawa State government through  the state Relief and Post-Recovery Committee has approved relief items for people in the 15 local government areas affected by flood in the state. The state deputy governor, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, who is the chairman of the committee, said the gesture followed a need assessment conducted in the affected councils. Farauta […]

Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has been honoured with the People’s Choice Governors Excellence Award in Paris, France, in recognition of his transformational leadership and commitment to good governance. In a statement issued by his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to journalists in Bauchi yesterday, said the award was conferred under […]

The Nigeria Professionals in Diaspora (NPID) has condemned what it described as “baseless attacks” on Mallam Mele Kyari, former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), warning that such actions were capable of discouraging diaspora Nigerians from returning to serve their country. At a world press conference in London […]

Senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda on Disability Affairs, Rt. Lt. Hudu Usman (rtd),, has said more than 1,600 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have been enrolled into the Katsina State Health Contributory Management Agency (KTSCHMA). It is a major milestone in the administration’s efforts to improve healthcare access for vulnerable groups. Usman, […]

The joint response team for passengers of the recent boat mishap in Sokoto State has released an update on the incident, disclosing that four persons lost their lives while 41 others were rescued. The tragic accident occurred on Sunday, 17th August, 2025, at Kojiyo Village area of Goronyo Dam in Sokoto State. “The increase in […]

The Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa has raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing rise in fatal road accidents caused by reckless truck driving across Nigeria and other parts of Africa. Public Relations Officer of the Pan-African organisation, Onyeka Ike, Esq., expressed deep concern over the increasing loss of lives on […]

Stakeholders and victims on Wednesday called for justice irrespective of tribe or ethnicity to address the lingering crisis in the Middle Belt region. They spoke at the News Central Middle Belt Town Hall in Jos, Plateau State. The meeting saw relevant agencies, security personnel, victims of conflict and others converge discussing the theme: One Middle […]