Hisbah Arrests 25 Over Alleged Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has intervened to stop what it described as an alleged same-sex marriage ceremony, arresting 25 people in the operation. According to the Board, the arrests took place on Saturday evening at an event centre on the Hotoro Bypass, in the Tarauni Local Government Area of the State. Sheikh Dr Mujahid Aminuddeen Abubakar, Deputy Commander General (Special Operations) of the Hisbah Board, confirmed that the operation was triggered by an intelligence...

Agencies Flag-Off Distribution Of Devices To Children With Disabilities

Following clinical assessment of 202 children comprising 111 boys and 91 girls across five states in Nigeria, the Save the Children International, with support from Global Partnership for Education (GPE), has flagged off distribution of devices to children with disabilities. The device is aimed at improving learning outcomes for children with disabilities in the implementing states to include Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross River, and Taraba States. The official launch of the activity took place in...

Kukah Centre To Train 1,000 Security Personnel In Five States

As part of efforts to strengthen community security and improve accountability in service delivery in five states across the country, the Bishop Matthew Kukah Centre is set to train 1,000 local security personnel. The Executive Director of the Centre, Father Atta Barkindo, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement on Improving Community Security Initiatives for Accountability and Service Delivery held in Katsina. He said the five selected states, which include Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Benue,...

Two Warring Communities in Adamawa Sign Reconciliation Pact

To curtail further loss of lives and properties, Bachama and Chobo communities in Adamawa State who have engaged each other in fighting recently resulted into killings and destructions of personal belongings have opted for peace and signed a peace pact at the Adamawa State Police Command Headquarters, Yola. Representatives of the two communities reaffirmed their commitment to dialogue, forgiveness, and peaceful coexistence, acknowledging that lasting peace and mutual prosperity can only be achieved through collective...

Kogi Govt Collaborates With Agencies, Investors To Boost Food Security

The Kogi State Government has intensified collaboration with federal agencies and international partners to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of the state’s economy, in a bid to boost food security and promote agricultural export. This as the state government embarked on a working visit to Geregu in Ajaokuta Local Government Area on Friday, where government officials and a delegation of agriculture experts and investors inspected farms and engaged stakeholders on opportunities for mechanised farming and...

Chief Ben Etiaba to Chair Ikenga Day 2025, in Paris

Reputed Chartered Accountant and Igbo cultural renaissance enthusiast, Chief Ben Etiaba, will chair this year’s Ikenga Day, scheduled for September 27th, in Paris, France. The event, expected to draw guests from across the globe, will also have in attendance Dwij-David Gittens, the inventor and designer of Ikenga Automobiles and Ikenga Aircraft, who was the special guest in the previous edition. Though from Barbados, Mr. Gittens’ father had traced the family ancestry to the Igbo group...

Former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano Mourns Ex-Police Boss, Solomon Arase

The former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has expressed sadness over the demise of a former Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, describing the deceased police Chief as his friend and partner. According to Obiano, “Dr. Arase was not only a very good friend but also a professional police officer whose unfettered cooperation helped us to make Anambra the safest state in Nigeria during my tenure,” the former governor said. Recollecting their...

Rescued Teenage trafficking Victim Undergo Surgeries At Yola Specialist Hospital

One of the 13 children rescued by the Adamawa State government in collaboration with security agencies from a trafficking syndicate in Anambra state is currently receiving treatment at the Yola Specialist Hospital. A six-year-old Mohammed Mohammed had undergone surgeries on his two thighs to remove abscesses formed as a result of the beating from the traffickers. Recall that the children, aged between 5 and 9, were abducted from different parts of Adamawa and sold to...

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

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...

Press Freedom: CJID Launches Openness Index

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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