The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) in its advocacy for indigenous language preservation has sustained its initiative for the teaching of Nigerian Indigenous Language Programming (NILP) at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Camps.Nigeria cultural tours The impact of the language programme is already been felt across more than fifteen NYSC Camps nationwide, aiming […]

Fire razes 30 shops in Nasarawa market An inferno has razed tailoring shops at the new modern market in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, destroying goods worth millions of naira. When our correspondent visited the scene of the incident on Friday evening, it was gathered that the fire started on Thursday night at about 9:30 […]

Edo State deputy governor, Rt Hon Dennis Idahosa, has announced his long-time media aide, Friday Aghedo as his chief press secretary. This was contained in a letter signed by the secretary to Edo State government, Barr Musa Ikhilor.According to the letter, the appointment takes effect from December 2, 2024. Aghedo is bringing on board his […]

Enugu State Police Command has announced the dismantling of an interstate criminal syndicate specialised in armed robbery and financial fraud. It said this was achieved through coordinated operations involving the Emene Division, Crack, and Octopus Tactical Squads, alongside the Neighbourhood Watch Group, which led to the arrest of eight (8) male suspects and the recovery […]

Suspended Kaduna State women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hajia Maryam Suleiman, has been readmitted into the party after a year-long suspension. Announcing her reabsorption into the ruling party in a press conference at the Kaduna North APC office, the ward and local government chairmen of APC, Aliyu Abdullahi and Suleiman Wada respectively, […]

President Bola Tinubu has effected a review of the management of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), relieving Hon Emeka Atuma of the chairmanship of the Commission and replacing him with Emeka Nworgu. According to a statement sent in by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President replaced all three executive […]

An Ibadan, Oyo State based pastor, Peter Oluwalolese, has been apprehended by the police operatives for allegedly killing a member of his church for crowd-pulling ritual. Oluwalolese, who pastors a church, ‘God Has Done It’ was been arrested in Ibadan for allegedly murdering a female church member, identified simply as Adijat. According to a viral […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled the House of Representatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State and Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. PDP expelled Ugochinyere over gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. His expulsion was contained in a letter from the Ideato […]

Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State has stressed the need for traditional and revered religious leaders to key into the various policy interventions such as the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) to improve education opportunities among girls in the country and the Northeast zone in particular. The governor urged the leaders […]

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has approved the refund of money for services not rendered to pilgrims from the state who performed the 2023 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The executive secretary of the Bauchi State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Imam Abdurrahman Ibrahim Idris, who made this known yesterday while speaking with journalists, said that the […]