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NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa State Dep. Gov Charge Farmers Not To Sell Their Produce

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 10, 2024

Farmers in Adamawa State have been cautioned against hastily and bulk selling of their farm produce to avoid food insecurity. Adamawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta made the plea at Ribadu Square when she lit the Christmas tree to declare open 2024 Interdenominational Christmas Carol. She expressed gratitude for the season’s success, reminding them that the harvest is a blessing that must be managed carefully, especially during hardship and enjoined those living in flood-prone...

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EducationNewsNigeriaKwara Govt Concerned Over Parents Reluctant To Immunize Their Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 10, 2024

Kwara State government has expressed concern over the reluctance of some parents to participate in routine immunization campaigns for children aged 0-59 months, citing demands for “palliatives” as a prerequisite for allowing their children to be vaccinated. Dr Michael Oguntoye, Director of the Primary Healthcare System, expressed concern during a stakeholders’ meeting on integrated health campaigns across all 16 local government areas in the state. He said government has focus on three local government areas...

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National SecurityNewsNigeriaLakurawa Insurgency Will Soon Be History, Oluyede Declares

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 10, 2024

 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has assured Nigerians that the Lakurawa terror group, which has wreaked havoc in parts of Northern Nigeria, will soon be eliminated. Addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Monday, General Oluyede disclosed that new strategies were being adopted to tackle insecurity and enhance national security. “I am here to reassure Mr President that I will do my best to...

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EducationNewsNigeriaNiMet Installs Modern Weather Station at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 10, 2024

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency – NiMet – has fulfilled its promise to install a weather station within the premises of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University in Igbariam. This was a promise made during the University’s climate action summit championed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Kate Omenugha, to create awareness and mobilize the University community to take concerted action against the adverse effects of climate change in the university. The well-attended climate summit a few months...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaArmy Rescues Four Kidnapped Victims In Delta

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 10, 2024

Respite came the way of four kidnapped victims in the Ugbolu forest, located in the Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State when troops from the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army successfully rescued them. A press statement on Monday issued by Major Emmanuel Onoja, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, noted that the operation was initiated following reliable intelligence regarding the activities of suspected kidnappers in the area. According to the statement, the...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaNigerian Immigrants Account For Highest Diaspora Remittances In West Africa – Shettima

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 10, 2024

…Says FG Returned 10,000 Citizens Detained For Sundry Migration Offences In 2024 Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed support for migration of citizens from one part of the world to another. According to the Vice President, migration is a major contributor to national and global development, says Nigerian immigrants account for highest diaspora remittances in West Africa. He noted that migration goes beyond crossover from one geographical location to another but a system of fostering economic...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsYouth Group Holds Carol of 9 Lessons in Anambra State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 10, 2024

…Distributes Rice to Members A political support Group, Youth Earnestly Seeking Solution – YESS, founded by Dr. Nelson Omenugha, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, has held its fifth carol of nine lessons in Awka. This event also featured distribution of hundreds of bags of rice to members across the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra State. The get-together which was well attended by leaders of the group across Anambra...

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CommunityNewsNigeriaAjemba and Okagbue Families, Set to Bid 111years Departed Matriarch Farewell

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 10, 2024

The Okagbue and Ajemba family of Mgbuke and Nagbana village in Umunnachi, Dunukofia local government area is set to bid their matriarch Ugoye Ogechukwu Ajemba, nee Okagbue, the only surviving sister of Chief Chike Okagbue of Bessoy Group, the father of Chief Uzu Okagbue, farewell. Madam Ugoye who is arguably one of the oldest women in Umunnachi, passed on a few months ago at the age of one hundred and eleven years. While she lived,...

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NewsNigeriaPolitics2025 Budget: Finance Minister, Edun Says, Budget Is Showing Promising Signs

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 9, 2024

Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has told the House of Representatives that there are strong signs of positive economic performance in Nigeria for the year 2025. The Minister disclosed this during his presentation on the 2025 budget proposal, as well as the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), on Monday. Speaking about the government’s strategic plans, the minister expressed optimism about Nigeria’s economic recovery, driven...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsPANDEF Hails Akpabio At 62, Says Senate President Is Political Stabilizer

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 9, 2024

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), South-South apex socio-political organisation has hailed the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on his 62nd birthday.  The organisation has in a release on Monday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Dr. Obiuwevbi Ominimini, noted that it’s a thing of joy to have the former Akwa Ibom State Governor as the Senate President at a time such as this, and described him as God’s gift to the nation, a dependable...

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