Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on Tuesday, commissioned the newly reconstructed Yola main market in Yola South LGA and named it Modibbo Adama Modern Market in honour of the founder of the Adamawa Emirate. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Governor Fintiri disclosed that the new market comprises 936 shops, including 816 lock-up shops and 120 open shops, as well as wider access roads to facilitate emergency response. According to him, the market also has...
President Bola Tinubu has formally transmitted the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Alteration) (State Police) Bill, 2026 to the House of Representatives, seeking constitutional approval for the establishment of state police services The need for the establishment of State Police is part of efforts to tackle the nation’s growing security challenges ranging from banditry, kidnaping for ransom, insurgency, terrorism and communal violence. The Executive Bill, read on the floor of the House on...
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the use of the judiciary to suppress opposition. He also expressed concern that Nigeria democracy is under siege, faults what he described as a calculated attempt to undermine Nigeria’s democracy through the misuse of state institutions and judicial processes. The Atona Oodua of Yourubaland, in a statement on Tuesday, urged the judiciary to remain faithful to the Constitution, and charged...
The Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has been arrested by security operatives following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was arrested on Tuesday at his hideout in Osun State, shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest for failing to appear in court for arraignment. A Federal High Court in Abuja issued a warrant for the arrest of the self-acclaimed Director-General of the...
Atiku Media Office on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of aiding President Bola Tinubu to disenfranchise the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying that granting access code to Nafiu Bala Gombe is a confirmation that the electoral umpire is partisan. The Media Office in a statement on Monday, also accused the Commission of aiding and abetting Tinubu’s agenda to disenfranchise the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and other opposition parties in the 2027 presidential...
Eight people were killed and five others were injured in an attack by armed assailants on Otukpo-Nobi Community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State over the weekend. The Benue State Police command’s spokesman, DSP Udeme Edet, in a statement, said that the attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday. The statement reads in part, “The Benue State Police Command condemns in practical terms the cruel and tragic attack that occurred...
The Muslim Council in Adamawa State officially presented the 1448 AH Islamic Calendar in a ceremony held on Saturday at the council’s secretariat in Yola, the state capital. The ceremony was graced by Islamic scholars, government officials, and traditional rulers from within and outside Adamawa state. In his message, the special guest of honor, Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, represented by the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu Prambe, explained that...
The Plateau State Government has banned the use of non-transferable textbooks and graduation ceremonies in all nursery, primary, and secondary schools across the state. According to a circular issued on Friday by the Plateau State Ministry of Education and signed by the director of quality assurance Sabastine John said the ban which affects both public and private schools is aimed at reducing the financial burden on parents while promoting uniform standards in the education sector....
The Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has identified illiteracy and poverty as major drivers of insecurity in Nigeria, noting that quality education remains the most sustainable pathway to lasting peace and national development. The governor made the assertion on Thursday while delivering the inaugural lecture at the Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja Quarterly Guest Lecture Series, titled, “Insecurity and Education in Nigeria and the Quest for Development.” “Nigeria has over the years, witnessed an...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged all 19 northern states to forge a united front against the region’s worsening security crisis. The Sultan while speaking on Wednesday at a meeting of governors and traditional rulers in Kaduna, said kidnapping, banditry, and Boko Haram are key challenges which have “crippled the region.” “Everyone has a role to play in ensuring security. We must unite to fight this security problem, especially terrorism, kidnapping, and...
