NIHSA Puts 832 Communities In Nigeria On Flood Alert

NewsNigeriaNIHSA Puts 832 Communities In Nigeria On Flood Alert

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 8, 2025

The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, has issued a fresh flood alert for 198 LGAs across 32 states and the FCT. The alert is part of NIHSA’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the growing impact of seasonal flooding, which continues to displace thousands and damage infrastructure annually. The alert, with reference No: 32-25-003-06, was issued by the Agency’s Director General, Mr Umar Ibrahim, following rising river levels and persistent rainfall across the country. According to the...

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2027: PDP Warns Members Over Endorsing Tinubu, Threatens Sanctions

NewsNigeriaPolitics2027: PDP Warns Members Over Endorsing Tinubu, Threatens Sanctions

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 8, 2025

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a forceful warning to party members who have overtly supported President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid for 2027, denouncing such actions as “anti-party” and constitutionally impermissible. In a statement released on Friday by National Publicity Secretary Debo Ologunagba, the NWC declared it had “reviewed the anti-party activities of certain members of the party, particularly those endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in...

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Super Falcons Coach, Goalkeeper Nominated for Ballon d’Or Honours

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsSuper Falcons Coach, Goalkeeper Nominated for Ballon d’Or Honours

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2025

…Team Ranked 36th in Latest FIFA Women’s Ranking Super Falcons Head Coach, Justine Madugu, and first-choice goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, have been nominated for individual honours in the 2025 Ballon d’Or Awards, following their outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s triumph at the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. Madugu, who assumed leadership of the Super Falcons in late 2023, has been nominated for the prestigious Women’s Johan Cruyff Trophy, awarded to the best women’s...

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Food For Lagos Project: Partnership Will Make Kogi Farmers Rich – Govt

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFood For Lagos Project: Partnership Will Make Kogi Farmers Rich – Govt

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 7, 2025

LAGOS – The Kogi State Government has said that the recently signed Food for Lagos partnership will make Kogi farmers rich. The government also reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the state’s agricultural sector and improving the livelihood of farmers. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, stated this in a press statement on Thursday where he highlighted the strategic steps already taken to actualise the economic potential of the initiative. According to...

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YPP Governorship candidate Condoles APGA Woman Leader Over Son’s Demise

NewsNigeriaYPP Governorship candidate Condoles APGA Woman Leader Over Son’s Demise

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 7, 2025

Sir Paul Chukwuma, the Governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party – YPP, in the November 8, Anambra State Governorship Election, has condoled the Woman Leader of APGA, Mrs. Esther Onyekesi, over the loss of her son, Martins Onyekesi – Fish Magnet, to kidnappers. Martin Onyekesi, a young and vibrant fish farmer in Awka, Anambra State capital, was kidnapped in his family compound in Okpuno area of Awka about ten days ago, and murdered by...

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Nigerian Anglican Communion Severs Ties with Church in Wales Over Appointment of Lesbian Archbishop

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Anglican Communion Severs Ties with Church in Wales Over Appointment of Lesbian Archbishop

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2025

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has officially severed all ties with the Church in Wales following the appointment of the Right Reverend Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the 15th Archbishop of Wales. This decision was announced by the Primate of the Church of Nigeria, the Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, during the opening session of the 14th Church of Nigeria Conference of Chancellors, Registrars, and Legal Officers, held on Tuesday at the Church’s...

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Tinubu Celebrates Nigerian Students’ Victory at 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Celebrates Nigerian Students’ Victory at 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 20251

…Pantami, Obi Demand National Honours for Nafisa There has been jubilation across Nigeria since Monday after news broke that a 17-year-old girl from Yobe State, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, has been crowned the world’s best in English Language communication skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa, a student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), defeated over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, including native English-speaking nations, to clinch the top spot...

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Bandit Leader Turji Releases 32 Hostages After Peace Talks With Muslim Clerics

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandit Leader Turji Releases 32 Hostages After Peace Talks With Muslim Clerics

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 7, 2025

Bello Turji, a notorious bandit leader in Zamfara State, has reportedly handed over arms and released dozens of kidnapped victims following peace dialogues initiated by Islamic clerics. The effort, led by Sheikh Musa Yusuf Assadus Sunnah and a group of Islamic scholars, took place deep within the Fakai forest in Shinkafi Local Government Area. The clerics, acting on the request of residents, engaged Turji and his associates in a series of three meetings held in...

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Soludo Confirms Prof. Kate Omenugha as Substantive Vice Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

EducationNewsNigeriaSoludo Confirms Prof. Kate Omenugha as Substantive Vice Chancellor of Ojukwu Varsity

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 7, 2025

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has confirmed Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The confirmation announced on Wednesday marked a turning point in the leadership of the Anambra-owned Institution, which Vice Chancellor Prof. Kate Omenugha has been in acting capacity since November 2023, during which time she has made remarkable progress in the administration of the university. Prof. Omenugha’s confirmation followed a long...

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Jonathan Condoles With Ghanaian President Over Military Helicopter Crash

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan Condoles With Ghanaian President Over Military Helicopter Crash

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 7, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled with President John Mahama of Ghana over the deadly military helicopter crash in the southern Ashanti region of the country that killed the country’s defense and environment ministers, as well as six others, on Wednesday. A condolence message by the former President stated that the Defense Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed were among the five passengers on board the helicopter, as well as three...

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