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The Children of Drivers and Fishermen Association of Warri Kingdom (CODAFA) has commended the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, for the peace and progress that have characterised his reign in the kingdom. The association’s chairman, Comrade Romeo Diden made the commendation during a visit to the palace (Aghofen) of the Olu of […]
Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has decried the rise in harmful traditional practices and gender-based violence against women in parts of Rivers State, especially in Abua/Odual local government area of the state. It declared that such harmful practices were crippling the progress of women in the council. MWAN national president, Prof. Roseline Ogu, disclosed […]
Ahead of Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu’s exit as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for a constitutional amendment that would strip the president of the power to appoint the commission’s chairman. The call was made at the weekend during a sensitisation workshop organised for civil society groups […]
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to four communities in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi State, which were affected by the protracted communal crises between them and their neighbours in Cross River State. The communities included Enyigba, Amachi, Edda, and Ndiegu Okpuitumo. They received the items at […]
Nigerian-American polymath, Dr Akinyemi Agbede, has declared his interest in running for governor of California in the next election. In a statement signed by political strategist Dr Emmanuel Stephen, Agbede’s vision for the state was described as a potential turning point for California’s future. Stephen said, “His announcement to run for governor next year is […]
A total of 1,000 nomadic children in 20 local government areas of Bauchi State have benefitted from the Nomadic Vacation Courses, designed to expand access to quality education for nomadic communities. The executive secretary of the Bauchi State Agency for Nomadic Education (BASANE), Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi Bello, made this known during a sendforth yesterday at […]
National Association of Liberated Tigers (NALT) at its 2025 International Convention and Conference in Enugu, has stressed the need for African nations to develop true democratic tenets because the conduct of regular elections alone is not enough. The international president of NALT, Obinna Amoke, in his address on “Social Movement, Social Justice and the Future […]
Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has expressed shock over the demise of Amina Yakubu, a student of Yobe State University, in a tragic traffic accident. In a press statement signed by Mamman Mohammed, DG Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Buni, condoled with the parents, friends and relations of the deceased, describing it […]
A governorship aspirant in Ekiti State under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, has raised serios concerns over recent threats to his life, urging the federal government and security agencies to act swiftly to ensure his safety. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti at the weekend by his media director, Wasiu Adejumo, Otunba […]
To combat deforestation and climate change, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, in partnership with the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has launched the planting of over 20,000 trees at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment of the Nigerian Army in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The weekend exercise has boosted Nigeria’s […]