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The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Aare Gani Adams, has called for serious protection and security of farmer, farmlands and forests in the Southwest states and the entire zone to avert famine. Adams who doubles as the national coordinator of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) said food production and agriculture businesses might suffer serious […]

Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has empowered no fewer than 100 women drawn from different parts of Ondo State with tricycles given on credit. The empowerment was given to the women during the programme known as “Queen Rider” designed to empower women through access to locally assembled tricycles, fully financed through affordable credit in partnership […]

The organisers of one of Nigeria’s biggest food and lifestyle celebrations, Foodaholic Festival, have said that apart from attracting thousands of guests, food brands, families, creatives and cultural enthusiasts from across Nigeria and the diaspora, it would drive cultural tourism and stimulate the Lagos economy. In his address at a press briefing in Lagos, the […]

Following the emergence of Prof Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as substantive national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has charged him to ensure that he works to build a stronger and virile party that will be indomitable in the 2027 general election. Yiwaltda was […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to 223 importers who have defaulted on the terms of their Temporary Admission Permits (TAP). The grace period, which takes effect from Monday, July 28, 2025, was announced on Friday by the NCS national public relations officer, Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, to importers who have […]

The Nasarawa State government has said the N16 billion Lafia flyover and underpass recently commissioned by President Bola Tinubu is intact. The clarification came amid social media reports that the flyover, renamed after the president, had collapsed about three weeks after commissioning. Images of a collapsed bridge had gone viral on social media platforms including […]

Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Abbass Lawal yesterday in Abuja inaugurated the technical working committee on National Carbon Budget for the country. The minister in a keynote address said Nigeria stood at a crucial juncture in addressing the climate challenges that threaten its environment, economy and social fabric. Abbass reiterated that the ministry was committed […]

The family of murdered photo-journalist, Ayobami Aiyepeku, is demanding justice for his death after the suspected killer, Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, allegedly committed suicide on Thursday. The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed that Pelumi’s corpse was found in a hotel room with a suicide note and a bottle of Sniper chemical. The suspect, an officer […]

The Action Alliance (AA) has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over what it described as the circulation of incorrect information regarding the dates of its last state congresses and national convention. In a letter addressed to the INEC chairman signed by the party’s national chairman, Barrister Kenneth Udeze and national secretary, Vernimbe A. […]

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarwa State has written to the vice chancellor of University of Mkar, Gboko, Benue State, Professor Zacharys Anger Gundu, over an allegation of fueling insecurity made against him. The governor, in the letter dated July 22, 2025, is demanding a retraction of the statement made by Prof Gundu on a national […]