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 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...

Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will be reelected, declaring that the ruling party is heading into the 2027 presidential election with what he described as its “best candidate” based on the administration’s performance. Speaking in Abuja on Friday during the submission of President Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yilwatda said the event marked...

The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill seeking tougher penalties for the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines and unsafe food products, including a proposed 15-year prison sentence for medicine hawkers. The proposed Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods (Prohibition and Control) Bill, 2026 (SB.951), sponsored by the Senator representing Kwara North, Umar Suleiman, also provides for the forfeiture of assets, compensation for victims and expanded enforcement powers for...

Following PFIPCover the establishment of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) to launch a comprehensive investigation into the agency’s activities. Tinubu gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the investigation be concluded and a comprehensive report submitted to him within 30 days. President Tinubu stated that...

President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration’s resolve is to reposition and strengthen the Nigerian Army by deploying emerging technologies and strengthening operational capabilities across all theatres of operation. The President made the declaration at the closing ceremony of the 163rd Nigerian Army Day Celebration, held on Monday at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said the measure is to improve military planning, combat readiness, and the nation’s response to evolving...