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President of Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA), Comrade Emmanuel John, was re-elected on Thursday in an election conducted by the groups’s Independent Electoral Commission. Emmanuel scored 106 votes to defeat his opponent, Femi Emmanuel, who got 60 votes. The president, in his post-election speech, thanked the distributors for believing in him and renewing his mandate […]
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has reflected on the legacy of the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, one year after his death. In a statement yesterday, the national chairman of the party, Comrade Bishop Amakiri, described Ubah as a rare gem and a resilient political visionary whose absence continues to be deeply felt within the […]
Kogi State governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has inspected ongoing projects in the Ankpa local government area under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) initiative. During the visit, the governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to development and praised the contractor, Mothercat Nigeria Limited, for its professionalism and efficiency. Among the ACReSAL projects inspected wasa road […]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, to represent Nigeria at the second United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit, which will end on July 29, 2025. Shettima will join other global leaders at the high-level event on advancing the transformation of the coffee value chain as well as engage […]
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Jacob Solomon Agada, has petitioned the chief of air staff (CAS), Air Marshall Hassan Bala Abubakar, over alleged unlawful arrest, detention and torture of his client’s workers in Abuja by some Nigerian Air Force (NAF) personnel over a land dispute. The disputed land is a subject of litigation before a High […]
Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) Resettlement and Compensation Department has reiterated its commitment to due process, legal compliance and strategic planning in executing resettlement and compensation mandates in Abuja. The director of the Resettlement and Compensation Department, Nasir Sulaiman, stated this recently when he met with the Helpline Social Support Initiative team which visited his […]
The Rotary Club of Abuja Wuse II and the Rotary Club of New Braunfels, Texas, USA have carried out their first flagship project for the 2025/2026 Rotary year: a maternal and child health outreach at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Durumi, Abuja. The outreach which was held at the weekend benefitted 288 individuals, […]
The Katsina State Government has revealed that over 100 members of the Katsina Community Watch Corps and more than 30 police officers have lost their lives in the ongoing fight against banditry in the state. The revelation underscores the scale of sacrifices made by security agents and local state guards to restore peace in Katsina […]
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians against selling or share their personal information, including the National Identification Number (NIN) to racketeers, saying this could put them in trouble. The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), had in a recent statement said this fraud scheme is largely driven by an army of young […]
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has opposed the proposed legislation to make the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar the Permanent Co-chairmen of National Council for Traditional Rulers of Nigeria. In a statement signed by MBF National Spokesman, Luka Binniyat, the Forum said the rejection of the bill was anchored on strong historical, cultural, constitutional, […]