The Plateau State Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission has launched a Metro Bus Sensitization Campaign aimed at combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), child trafficking, child abuse, and other forms of human rights violations across the state. The awareness campaign commenced with the deployment of two Metro buses operating on the Zawan–Terminus and Zawan–Gada Biyu routes.  Officials and staff of the Commission boarded the buses to directly engage passengers, educate them on the dangers of...

Nasarawa State Assembly passes 37 bills, 28 resolutions in 3 years

The 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed 37 bills and 28 resolutions in three years which the Speaker Rt. Hon. Dr. Danladi Jatau said have direct bearing on the lives of the people of the State. The Speaker of the House who made the disclosure during the End of Legislative Year Recess Wednesday in Lafia, acknowledged the support and cooperation of lawmakers to him during the period and called for its sustenance. Dr....

NGO Refurbishes the Neonatal Unit ParkLane Hospital Enugu

The Cecilia Oyebola Foundation has renovated and well equipped the Neonatal Care Unit of the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), popularly known as ParkLane hospital Enugu. The Lagos based non-governmental foundation established in honour of late Mrs. Cecilia Oyebola, mother of Dr. Yomi Jaye, the Special Adviser to Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah on Health revealed that the intervention was in support of the Enugu State Government’s healthcare transformation agenda. In his opening remarks...

Eid-el Kabir: Muslim clerics in Adamawa offer prayers for peaceful coexistence

Muslims in Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria on Wednesday 27/5/2026 joined their counterpart across the globe in observing 2026 Eid-el Kabir celebration. As early as 7:30 am, the faithful who afford it wore their new attire, while others dressed in their neatly ironed old clothes converged on various Eid ground and offer two raka’ats supplication led by Islamic scholars as enshrined in Islamic doctrine. As usual, after performing the two raka’ats prayer, Islamic scholars delivered sermon...

Taraba State Crisis Consumes 98,000 Lives, 217 Churches Destroyed

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari, Taraba has released a figure at the end of its 3rd General Assembly in Wukari that 98,000 persons are displaced and 217 churches destroyed by lingering attacks in the state. The diocese, in a communique signed by Bishop Mark Nzukwein, stated that the displaced persons were particularly scattered across the Donga and Takum local government areas. The communique reads in parts: “From September 2025, there has been a resurgence of...

Petty Trader In Plateau State Rewarded With N500, 000 For Returning N1m

A petty trader in Plateau State, Mrs. Sarah Luka, who returned N1 million she discovered in goods she purchased at Terminus Market in Jos has been rewarded with N500, 000 cash for her generosity by a prominent politician and businessman, Ambassador Abubakar Sadeeq. Mrs. Luka, who operates a small business along Lamingo Road, had purchased leather bags worth about N6, 000 from a wholesaler, Mr. Abubakar Dola about two weeks ago. Unknown to her at...

Return Of Sanitation Exercise Evidence Of Responsible Governance, APC Lauds Lagos Govt

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Lagos State Government for the return of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. The party, in a statement on Monday by its Lagos APC Spokesman, Mogaji (Hon) Seye Oladejo, noted that it is clear evidence of a responsible and responsive governance aimed at safeguarding public health. The statement reads, “APC warmly welcomes and commends the decision of the Lagos State Government to re-introduce...

Jigawa State Govt Sacks 22 Food Vendors Over Alleged Ramadan Cheating 

For alleged cheating and dishonesty regarding food quality and quantity in the ongoing Ramadan Iftar programme, the Jigawa State Government has sacked 22 vendors and companies participating in the programme. The programme initiated by Governor Umar Namadi targeting 7.9 million beneficiaries across 640 free meal centres in the state is to provide relief and nutritious meals to vulnerable citizens during the 2026 Ramadan period. But on Friday, due to questionable financial dealings, the Jigawa State...

Islamic Group Suspends Cleric For Criticizing President, Governors  

Following an alleged breach of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS)’s preaching guidelines, the leadership of JIBWIS has formally suspended a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Alkali Abubakar Salihu Zaria, from delivering his annual Ramadan Tafseer in Damaturu, Yobe State. The cleric was accused of employing inflammatory language and drifting from the established methodology of Qur’anic interpretation. Sheikh Alkali was prevented from continuing his Tafseer sessions at the Mokas Mosque after a high-level meeting...

JIBWIS Orphans Care Committee Adamawa Distributes Ramadan Gifts

The Orphans’ Care Committee of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Adamawa State chapter, has distributed Ramadan gifts, including foodstuffs and clothes, to 700 households housing over 3,000 orphans in Yola North, Yola South, and part of Girei local government areas.  The National Chairman of the organisation in Nigeria, Sheikh Imam Abdullahi Bala Lau, while unveiling the distribution of the items at the Federal College of Education, Yola, called on government at all levels...

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