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Nigeria Association for the Blind (NAB) Niger State Chapter has sought inclusion and made a case for the Commission for the Physically Challenged in the state. The chairman of the association Hamza Salihu made the appeal while speaking with LEADERSHIP in Minna yesterday. He decried their plight and called for inclusivity. He said that some […]
ActionAid Nigeria has called for immediate and coordinated efforts to tackle hunger, food insecurity, and rural poverty across the country, warning that millions of Nigerians continue to face worsening living conditions despite government claims of progress. Speaking at a dialogue in Abuja to mark the 2025 World Food Day, country director of ActionAid Nigeria, Andrew […]
Rotary Club of Abuja, Kubwa Gateway, has executed a series of projects under its four key areas : basic education and literacy, water, sanitation and hygiene, disease prevention and treatment, as well as economic and community development. This was disclosed by the president of the club, Rotarian Dr Sunday Fasipe, who reaffirmed Rotary’s commitment to […]
Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Benue South Senatorial District, representing the collective political will and grassroots voice of the nine local government areas of Zone C, has commended Governor Hyacinth Alia for his infrastructural and developmental projects across the state. At a press conference in Abuja yesterday, Hon. James Melvin Ejeh, chairman […]
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) intercepted a vehicle conveying substances suspected to be hard drugs on October 14, 2025 during a routine stop-and-search operation at a checkpoint in Akwanga, Nasarawa State. A statement by the acting media information officer of Operation Whirl Stroke, Lt. Ahmad Zubairu, said the interception occurred around Anguwan Malama in […]
Zuma International Film Festival is set to screen 3,156 films at its 15th edition, from December 1 – 5, 2025 from over 10 countries. The festival also includes a mentorship platform and investment summit scheduled to be held from December 1 – 5. Themed “Storytelling for Global Influence: Film as a Soft Power and Economic […]
Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and abuse across the state. The governor gave the assurance yesterday during a public destruction exercise of large quantities of illicit drugs seized by the NDLEA. The […]
Following Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State’s threat to walk out any commissioner or appointee who failed to wear President Bola Tinubu’s cap to the State Executive Council meeting, appointees yesterday rushed to cap makers in compliance with the governor’s directive. The increase in demand is seen as a welcome development among cap makers as […]
Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of a suspected criminal following a confrontation with a soldier on duty at the Delta Marine Logistics and Technical (DMLT) Estate in Warri, Delta State. According to a statement issued yesterday by Captain Iliyasu Bawa-Rijau, the acting assistant director of Army Public Relations, 63 Brigade, Asaba, the incident occurred […]
President-general of the Orluzurumee, Socio-cultural Organisation, Hon. Ugochukwu, has called for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. At the organisation’s executive session held in Owerri, Imo State, the president-general emphasised that the prolonged detention of Kanu has continued to fuel tension in the South-East and hinder genuine […]