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Organisers of Nigeria’s Akara Festival and Brazil’s Acarajé Festival are joining forces to celebrate their shared Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Nigerian heritage through a vibrant showcase of culture, cuisine and fitness. The Akara Festival, spearheaded by Fitnesstalkshow Communications, will take place from 16th to 19th October, coinciding with World Food Day, at Elekahia Stadium in Port Harcourt. […]

Nigerian development expert Damilola Olajubutu has been appointed as Blue Community Ambassador for Africa, bringing grassroots approach to international water governance. The Blue Community, a global network dedicated to defending the human right to water and sanitation, has announced the appointment of Damilola Olajubutu as its newest ambassador. The Nigerian rural development and public policy […]

President Bola Tinubu has described traditional institutions as veritable tools that have remained instruments for peace, unity, and progress, helping to drive development and address varying issues. The president who spoke through the secretary to government of the federation, (SGF), Senator George Akume, during the 2025 celebration of Igede Agba New Yam Festival in Oju […]

The Labour Party has expressed disappointment in the defection of Mr. Rhodes Gbadebo Vivour, the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State during the 2023 elections. The interim  national publicity secretary, Labour party (LP),  Prince Tony Akeni, in a statement released to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, reiterated its commitment to forming a rainbow coalition of opposition […]

Bauchi State government has reiterated its commitment to transforming the solid minerals sector to boost revenue generation, create jobs and enhance the security of mining communities across the state. The state commissioner for Natural Resources Development, Hon. Mohammed Maiwada Bello, disclosed this during a live phone-in programme taggedL ‘Scorecard’, which was organised by the Ministry […]

A group, The Pathfinders Arewa Project has lauded Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State for donating N5 million each to the families of security personnel killed in the fight against banditry in the state. The group said the gesture showed the governor’s compassion and recognition of the sacrifices made by police operatives, NSCDC, Army, Benue […]

In a scathing critique of Nigeria’s faltering fight against armed banditry, renowned security expert and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has demanded that military personnel in Zamfara State immediately dismantle bandit networks without waiting for directives from Abuja. Describing the insecurity in the state as a “decade-long nightmare,” Shinkafi accused troops […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sought the support of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to tackle farmers-herders clashes in Bauchi. Speaking in Bauchi, Superintendent of Corps (SC) Adamu Muhammad Ahmad, the second-in-command of the NSCDC Agro Rangers Unit, said the unit had been instrumental in resolving recurring disputes […]

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has condemned fresh Boko Haram attacks in Darajamal community of Bama and Monguno local government areas of Borno State. In Darajamal village, five soldiers and 58 civilians were killed while an unspecified number of people, mostly women and girls, were abducted, even as ground troops of North East […]