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The president of the Dangote Group, Alh Aliko Dangote, has taken over the construction of a 250-bed hostel project of the Ilorin Central Jumma’at Mosque in Ilorin, Kwara State. Dangote has communicated his decision to finance the proposed ₦1.1 billion ultramodern hostel project at the University of Ilorin to the management of the Mosque. The […]
No fewer than 35 secondary school students from less privileged homes in Ebiraland in Kogi Central, have benefited from the scholarship award of Back to School Initiative, organised in memory of late Enesi Oyeyani Makoju. Late Enesi Oyeyani Makoju, is the son of Late Joseph Makoju, former managing director of the defunct National Electric Power […]
Ahead of the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, an election observer, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) has expressed concerns over insecurity and logistics delays. These were some of the issues in a report presented by KDI titled “The Early Warning: Assessing pre-election security risk ahead of the 2025 Anambra off-cycle Governorship Election”. […]
The Institute of Leadership Assessment and Development (ILAD) has paid tribute to Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court. It described him as a towering figure in Nigeria’s judicial and academic spheres, whose contributions have strengthened the nation’s justice system. In a statement signed by its director-general, Dr. Baba Ransome Adamu, ILAD commended […]
Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed sorrow over the demise of renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Ahmad Garkuwa Mai Taki, who passed away on Saturday. Governor Yahaya described the late Alhaji Garkuwa Mai Taki as a respected entrepreneur, community leader and a man of great compassion whose contributions to the economic and social […]
The paramount traditional ruler of Zing, Suleiman Sambo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for improving the security situation in Taraba State. The monarch said his subjects now enjoy relative peace and “can now sleep with both eyes closed,” due to the efforts of the president in the last two years. Sambo made the remarks in […]
The Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has pledged the traditional institution support for the successful implementation of the policies and programmes of the state government. He stated this at a special prayer session, held at the Wadata Palace in Bida,at the instance of the Niger State governor […]
Another boat has capsized. Another hundred lives lost or forever changed. The National Inland Waterways Authority rolls out fresh directives, announces new measures, claims a 70 percent reduction in accidents. But here’s what troubles us: the bodies keep floating to the surface. In October 2024, over 200 passengers plunged into the waters at Gbajibo village […]
A former lawmaker and local government chairman of Okigwe local government area of Imo State, Hon. Ngozi Ogbu, has been kidnapped by suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). Already, the Imo State Police Command has begun a manhunt for his rescue and the arrest of his abductors. […]
The Arewa Think Tank (ATT) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, for what it described as a significant reduction in food prices nationwide. The group attributed the development to the administration’s emergency intervention in the agricultural sector. The group’s convener, Muhammad Alhaji Yakubu, stated […]