Benue Launches Drone Surveillance Platforms To Address Emergencies

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBenue Launches Drone Surveillance Platforms To Address Emergencies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2025

The Benue State Government has launched an Emergency Management Response System and a Q-20 drone surveillance service to enhance rapid response to herdsmen attacks, road accidents, fire outbreaks, and flood disasters. Governor Hyacinth Alia, who unveiled the platforms in Makurdi, said it is part of a digital emergency initiative facilitated by the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with the Benue Digital Infrastructure Company (BDIC). Represented by the Secretary to the State Government,...

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WAEC Releases Examination Results Worst Performance In Years

EducationNewsNigeriaWAEC Releases Examination Results Worst Performance In Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2025

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) with poor performance by students. According to the results released yesterday indicated that out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Amos Dangut, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, who announced...

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Tinubu Assents To Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill 2025

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Assents To Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill 2025

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 5, 2025

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assented to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Bill, 2025 , a landmark legislation to strengthen Nigeria’s financial sector and accelerate the nation’s march toward a $1 trillion economy. The Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 repeals and consolidates several outdated insurance laws into a single, modern legal framework. The new Act provides for comprehensive regulation and supervision of all insurance and reinsurance businesses operating within Nigeria. According to a...

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Ulasi Backs Peter Obi’s 2027 Single-Term Promise

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUlasi Backs Peter Obi’s 2027 Single-Term Promise

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 5, 2025

…Says Ex-Gov Is Viable For Any Party To Field Chief Dan Ulasi, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Anambra State chairman of the party, has backed Peter Obi’s pledge to serve only a single term if elected president in 2027. He also stated that the former Anambra state governor is a viable product and that any party that fields him in the 2027 presidential election will have some level of advantage. Ulasi,...

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APC Knocks El-rufai Over Attack On Tinubu’s Regime

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Knocks El-rufai Over Attack On Tinubu’s Regime

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 4, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has knocked former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-rufai over attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration, which he described as incompetent, clannish and undeserving of a second term. The party in a press statement on Monday, signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, mocked El-Rufai and his Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) colleagues, saying that they’re clueless and confused politicians. The statement reads, “Since his failed bid for...

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Kanu’s Family Accuses British Govt Of Complicity In IPOB Leader’s Detention 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKanu’s Family Accuses British Govt Of Complicity In IPOB Leader’s Detention 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 4, 2025

The family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the British government of complicity in his illegal detention and trial in Nigeria. IPOB also called on the UK Government to publicly accept responsibility for its role in the illegal rendition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu just as they demanded immediately his return to either Kenya or the United Kingdom. In a statement signed by Prince Emmanuel Kanu,...

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Reps Set To Vote On Special Seats Bill, Others After Recess — Kalu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Set To Vote On Special Seats Bill, Others After Recess — Kalu

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 4, 2025

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has stated that the House will consider and vote on the Special Seats Bill and other key constitutional amendment proposals when it reconvenes in October. Recall that the National Assembly is currently on its annual recess and is expected to resume plenary in September. In a press statement on Monday signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu disclosed this during a...

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Prof Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

EducationNewsNigeriaProf Ortuanya Emerges As 1st UNN Vice Chancellor of Nsukka Descent

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2025

Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya has emerged as the 16th Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, in Enugu State, South-East of Nigeria. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, commonly called UNN, founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe (but formally opened on 7th October 1960), for the first time gets a native of the hosting community as the Vice Chancellor; Prof Ortuanya is a native of Ohodo in Nsukka. Prof Ortuanya emerged on Sunday...

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Adamawa Government Receives Relief Materials From NEMA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa Government Receives Relief Materials From NEMA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

The Adamawa state government has received food and non-food items from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for onward distribution to victims of the recent flood disaster in Yola South LGA that claimed 25 lives. The items include 500 bags of 25kg rice, 500 bags of 25kg maize, 500 cartons of spaghetti, 50 cartons of seasoning cubes, 50 cartons of tomato paste, 50 kegs of vegetable oil, and 50 bags of iodized salt. Other items...

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Press Freedom: CJID Launches Openness Index

MediaNewsNigeriaPress Freedom: CJID Launches Openness Index

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

To strengthen Press Freedom in Nigeria, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) on Thursday launched its Openness Index report. The initiative is Nigeria’s first-ever subnational assessment of press freedom and civic space across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is supported by The Embassy of the Netherlands in Nigeria. Dapo Olorunyomi, CJID’s Chief Executive Officer, said the index is the first comprehensive attempt to systematically assess the state of openness...

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