NDDC To Establish Sports Institute To Boost Sports In Niger Delta

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has announced the Commission’s commitment to establish a sports institute to consolidate the gains of the Niger Delta Sports Festival and enhance sports development. A press statement on Tuesday signed by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director Corporate, disclosed this during the closing ceremony of the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival organised by the NDDC at the Uyo Township Stadium, Akwa Ibom State. According to...

Rivers: Court Bars Sole Administrator From Appointing LGA Administrators

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Rivers State Sole Administrator from appointing Administrators to run the 23 local council areas in the state. The order was issued on Monday April 7, 2025 by Justice, Adamu Turaki Muhammed in a Suit marked FHC/PH/CS/46/2025,  filed by Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu against the Sole Administrator (Ibok Ekwe Ibas) in his official capacity. The suit filed on March...

Governor Mbah Press for Extensive Trade for Africa Development Not Aids at UK Summit

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, at the 2025 Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit in London, posited that in Africa’s population and regional collaboration in trade lays strength for development, not aid. In his closing remark at the summit, the State Governor stated that Africa’s economic renaissance lies in extensive trade, not aid or charity. Mbah further charged African continents to exploit the power of intra-Africa trade and opportunities inherent in the African...

Gov Mutfwang Says Plateau Killings Are Genocidal, Sponsored

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the recent killings of over 50 people and thousands rendered homeless in the state are sponsored and genocidal. The governor, who stated this, Tuesday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, said the assailants struck in several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, displacing many and leaving a trail of destruction behind. Mutfwang, said that the assault in Plateau State was being sponsored and targeted at wiping...

Health Minister Says 16,000 Medical Doctors Left Nigeria To Work Abroad

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said no fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years. Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and hosted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with the themed “Integrated Healthcare Regulation and Leadership in Building Resilient Health Systems”. The minister said...

FG Warns Illegal Miners Over Zamfara Lead Poisoning

The Federal Government has warned illegal miners in Zamfara State, asking them to vacate all mining sites immediately as the ban on mining activities in the state remains in force. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, stated this on Tuesday in reaction to reports of a recent lead poisoning outbreak in Bugundu Local Government Area of the state. He stressed that mining operations in Zamfara have been suspended for the past six...

Joining the Army Is a Death Sentence for Igbo Youths — IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has issued a stern warning to South East youths against joining the Nigerian Army, urging them to reconsider enlisting due to the dangers they could face in volatile regions. In a statement released on Tuesday by IPOB’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful, the group claimed that the Nigerian military has shown a history of ethnic bias, often deploying recruits from the South to northern regions where terrorist groups like Boko Haram...

National Security Adviser Asks Nigerians to Stop Paying Ransom to Criminals

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday received 60 persons who were rescued from captivity in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Southern Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army, following a coordinated military operation. The victims, who had been in captivity for over a month, include a Deputy Director at the National Assembly Service Commission, Mr Adesanya Michael, who was abducted from his home in Kubwa, Abuja, and Mr Ishaya Kuka, a...

Army Dismisses Claims of WhatsApp Fundraising for General Tsiga’s Rescue

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has dismissed claims that military officers raised ₦400 million through a WhatsApp platform to secure the release of Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (retired), who was abducted by bandits in Katsina State and held captive for 56 days. The rebuttal follows the circulation of a message attributed to Brigadier General Ismaila Abdullahi (retired), who stated in a note of appreciation dated 4 April 2025 that senior military officers and civilians raised funds...

Zulum Raises Alarm Over Renewed Boko Haram Attacks in Borno

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has expressed deep concern over a fresh wave of Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings in the state, describing the situation as a major threat to recent security gains in the North East. Speaking at a high-level security meeting held in Maiduguri on Tuesday, the Governor said several communities are now under frequent attack due to the dislodgement of military formations in key local government areas. “Renewed Boko Haram attacks...

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