Security: Sokoto State Government Approves N1.759 billion to boost security  

The Sokoto State Government has approved N1.759 billion to purchase 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles for security agencies to strengthen operations against banditry in the state. The approval was made at the sixth regular meeting of the State Executive Council, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Idris Muhammad Gobir. The motorcycles will complement the 62 armored vehicles worth N27 billion recently procured by the state government and distributed to security agencies to enhance operations in areas affected by...

Kogi Govt Hails Henry Adetayo Foundation For Support In Education

… Tasks Private Sector On Partnership The Kogi State Government has commended the Henry Adetayo Foundation, under the leadership of Engr. Adebayo Mike Arayegbemi, for the reconstruction of Community Secondary School, Oke Agi, in Mopamuro Local Government Area of the state. The government also tasked private individuals and organisations to complement the government’s efforts in providing quality educational infrastructure across the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, gave the commendation yesterday...

The Presidency, Catholic Bishops and the Struggle for a Better Nigeria

Quite recently, a delegation of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. During the visit, the Catholic bishops had presented a detailed and objective assessment of Nigeria’s state of affairs to the President. According to reports, the assessment appeared not to have gone down well with the President who is said to have disagreed with the position...

Osun Election: Activist Seeks Arrest Of Fadahunsi Over Inciting Remarks

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged inflammatory remarks regarding the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. Frank also asked security agencies to investigate Fadahunsi, insisting that statements capable of inciting electoral violence must not be tolerated. The opposition leader recalled a video circulating online, where the senator, speaking in Yoruba, was heard accusing Accord...

FG Approves Additional Linear Accelerators To Expand Cancer Treatment

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the procurement of 35 additional linear accelerators between 2027 and 2029 to expand access to radiotherapy and strengthen cancer treatment in the country. A press release signed by Ado Bako,
Assistant Director, Information and Public Relations, on 11th August states that the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, disclosed this when he received members of the Global...

Enugu Govt. Building New 33KV Electricity Feeders for 4 LGAs

The Enugu State Government has commenced construction of two new 33KV lines and the extension of one existing short 33KV line from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Station, Ugwuaji, to provide a stable electricity supply for communities in Nkanu East, Nkanu West, Awgu, and Aninri Local Government Areas in the state. A press statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Media reveals that the intervention stems...

Jonathan Charges Political Parties, Judiciary To Protect Africa’s Democracy

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has charged political parties and the judiciary across Africa to strengthen democratic institutions and protect the will of the people, warning that democracy could become a mere façade if its foundational principles are weakened. Jonathan, Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), gave the charge on Tuesday at the closing of the 2026 GJF Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, with the theme, “Beyond Elections: Can Political Parties and the Judiciary Save Africa’s...

2027 Election: Atiku Concerned Over Outdated BVAS

… Faults End-of-life Operating System Poses Severe Cyber, Operational Risks Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has expressed concern over what he described as outdated Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) for the 2027 general elections, stressing that an outdated operating system will pose severe cyber and operational risks. According to him, the Osun State mock-accreditation failures of August 1, 2026, and Monday’s revelation by the Independent National...

Insecurity forces NURTW to shut Mokwa-Kainji road

Following worsening insecurity along the Mokwa–Kainji road in Niger State, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mokwa Branch, has suspended commercial transport operations along the road with immediate effect. The suspension was contained in a statement issued by the union, dated Sunday, August 9, due to incessant kidnapping and killing of drivers and passengers along the route. The union said the suspension would remain in place until the security concerns along the Mokwa–Kainji...

Kogi police command rescues 15 kidnapped passengers

Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have rescued fifteen (15) passengers abducted along Itobe–Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state, after an intense gun battle with their abductors. The Commissioner of Police, Naziru Bello Kankarofi, who briefed journalists on the development at Command’s Headquarters in Lokoja on Monday, said that the incident occurred at about 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, 9th August 2026, between Ojuwo Ajengo and Mamerebo. CP Kankarofi said a...

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