Arewa Youths Fault Political Protest At EFCC Headquarters

NewsNigeriaPoliticsArewa Youths Fault Political Protest At EFCC Headquarters

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 10, 2025

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has faulted the recent protest by the All Progressives Congress Young Leaders Alliance (APC-YLA) at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja, requesting reopening of the investigation into the corruption allegations against the minister of state for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle. Recall that The All Progressives Congress Young Leaders Alliance (APC-YLA), a socio-political pressure group had on Friday, the EFCC headquarters, where they demanded the reopening...

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Borno State Governor Bans Sale Of Petrol ln Bama Local Government

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBorno State Governor Bans Sale Of Petrol ln Bama Local Government

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2025

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered with an immediate effect ban on the sale of petrol in filling stations across Bama Local Government Area, including Bama town and Banki. In a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, said the ban was issued after due consultations with security agencies in the state and is aimed at addressing the prevailing security challenges in the state. The...

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Adamawa: Police Put Measures To Prevent Herders, Farmers Conflict

CommunityNewsNigeriaAdamawa: Police Put Measures To Prevent Herders, Farmers Conflict

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2025

As the rainy season is about to set in, the Adamawa State Police Command has on Friday organized Police/Community engagement, a framework aimed at preventing herders/farmers conflict across the state. CP Dankombo Morris, Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, interacted extensively with the critical stakeholders, including community leaders, hunters/vigilante leaders, PCRC executives, representatives of grazers and farmers, businessmen, and Divisional Police Officers Jimeta, Kofare, Dougirei, Doubeli, Karewa, Yola, Shagari, Yolde Pate, Girei, Viniklang, Bajabure, Jabbi Lamba,...

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Group Alleges Widespread Terrorist Occupation Across Benue and Plateau States

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGroup Alleges Widespread Terrorist Occupation Across Benue and Plateau States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2025

A coalition of 22 civil society organizations has alleged that more than 20,000 square kilometers of farmland were occupied by terrorists, and displaced thousands of farmers, thereby threatening Nigeria’s food security. Speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna, the “Civic Coalition Against Mass Atrocities in the Middle Belt” accused the Nigerian government of failing to stem a wave of killings, mass abductions, and forced displacements in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and Southern Kaduna. Barr. Gloria Mabaeia Ballason,...

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Stakeholders Identify Key Barriers To Adolescent Girls’ Secondary Education

NewsNigeriaPoliticsStakeholders Identify Key Barriers To Adolescent Girls’ Secondary Education

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 10, 2025

Stakeholders in the education sector in Bauchi state have identified early marriage, poverty, stigma, inadequate parental support, and poor infrastructure as key barriers preventing adolescent girls from progressing to secondary education. The stakeholders stated this at a two-day engagement in Bauchi organized by the Infor Media Consultants in collaboration with the Bauchi State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. They therefore advocated for proactive measures to stem barriers inhibiting girl child access...

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Gates Foundation plans to shut down, gives away $313b in next 20 years

NewsNigeriaPhilanthropyWorld NewsGates Foundation plans to shut down, gives away $313b in next 20 years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2025

The Gates Foundation plans to shut down its activities entirely in 2045, but plans to give away $313 billion in the next 20 years. Bloomberg said the non-profit foundation had disbursed more than $100 billion since it was co-founded by Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and Melinda Gates in 2000; originally, the foundation was set to close 20 years after Gate’s death. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gates is the fifth-richest person in the world with a net...

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Kogi State Judicial Service Commission Retires Judge, Suspends Magistrate

NewsNigeriaKogi State Judicial Service Commission Retires Judge, Suspends Magistrate

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2025

An Area Court judge in Kogi State Alemeru Adekunle Bamidele has been retired for purchasing a building being the subject matter of litigation before him after ordering its sale, and thereafter refused to make full payment for the property. Similarly, Magistrate Tanimu U. Muhammed was suspended from performing adjudicatory duties as a magistrate for a period of two years, after issuing a court order without hearing the parties involved. He is also to be issued...

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Nigerian Law School Restates Zero Tolerance For Examination Malpractice

EducationNewsNigeriaNigerian Law School Restates Zero Tolerance For Examination Malpractice

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 9, 2025

The Director General of the Nigerian Law School, Professor Isa Chiroma has restated  the body’s commitment to zero tolerance to examination malpractices. Chiroma  disclosed this on Thursday during an investigative hearing in Abuja, held by the House Committee on Justice, chaired by Hon. Olumide Osoba, which focused on concerns related to the alleged withholding of Bar exam results and the backlog of students awaiting their Call to the Bar. The hearing followed a peaceful protest...

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Tinubu Congratulates His Holiness Leo XIV On Election As Pope

NewsNigeriaTinubu Congratulates His Holiness Leo XIV On Election As Pope

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 8, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated His Holiness Leo XIV on his election as the Bishop of Rome and the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Tinubu sent his congratulatory message through Bayo Onanuga, his Special Assistant on Information and Strategy, on Thursday. The President said he felicitates The Conclave for electing the American Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome. According to the President, he rejoices warmly with the leadership of...

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Troops Take Down Top Terror Suspects, Rescue 173 Hostages in April – Military

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Take Down Top Terror Suspects, Rescue 173 Hostages in April – Military

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 8, 2025

The Nigerian military says it has made major breakthroughs in its fight against insecurity, with several high-profile terrorists killed and hundreds of kidnap victims rescued in April. Among those eliminated was a notorious terror leader, Nkwachi Eze, also known as ‘Onowu’, who had long been on the military’s wanted list. According to the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major-General Markus Kangye, Eze was the brain behind many attacks and kidnappings across the South-East. Speaking during...

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