LG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

CommunityNewsNigeriaLG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has stressed the need for the state’s citizens to be enlightened so that fake news cannot be weaponized to destroy the state. Governor Adeleke stated this at a special briefing session with the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, affirming that there is no court order reinstating the court-sacked Yes/No council chairmen. He said: “As one of the highly literate communities in Nigeria, we must avoid misinformation and disinformation,...

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Tinubu Approves Employment For 774 National Health Fellows

HealthNewsNigeriaTinubu Approves Employment For 774 National Health Fellows

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 7, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the employment of 774 National Health Fellows, a pivotal initiative led by the Federal Ministry of Health to foster sustained improvements within Nigeria’s healthcare system. The President announced the fellows ‘ employment on Thursday during the programme’s launch at the State House in Abuja. Nigeria’s development partners, senior government officials, and traditional leaders, including the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III attended the ceremony. According to reports, the employment...

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Senate Suspends Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for 6 Months

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Suspends Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for 6 Months

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, for six months, following a series of disputes with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Background of the Dispute The tension between Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Akpabio escalated in February 2025 over a disagreement regarding seating arrangements in the Senate chamber. Upon discovering that her seat had been reassigned without prior notice, Akpoti-Uduaghan protested, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules, which protects members’...

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Nigeria Hits Historic 5,801 Megawatts Power Generation, Says TCN

NewsNigeriaPowerNigeria Hits Historic 5,801 Megawatts Power Generation, Says TCN

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

Nigeria recorded its highest-ever power generation of 5,801.84 megawatts on 4 March 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country’s electricity sector. The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz, made the announcement on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. “…for the first time in our nation’s history, the power sector recorded a new and unprecedented peak generation of 5,801.84 megawatts of electricity on March 4, 2025, at 21:15 hours,” Abdulaziz...

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First Lady Tinubu Reacts to Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Akpabio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Lady Tinubu Reacts to Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Akpabio

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

…Ezekwesili Slams Senate Over Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Mrs Tinubu, a former senator, expressed confidence in the Senate’s handling of the situation. “I know what is going on in the Senate; you will say why am I not taking a position. I believe that the Senate...

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Nigeria Ranks Sixth in Global Terrorism Index

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Ranks Sixth in Global Terrorism Index

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

Nigeria has climbed to sixth place in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), marking an increase from its previous eighth-place ranking in 2023 and 2024. The report, released on 5 March 2025, assigned Nigeria a GTI score of 7.658, highlighting a rising impact of terrorism in the country. Burkina Faso retained its position as the most terrorism-affected nation with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), Syria (8.006), Mali (7.907), and Niger (7.776). Nigeria...

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ECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

NewsNigeriaECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trained over 40 journalists drawn from various broadcast, print, and online media on countering misinformation, disinformation, and anti-democratic narratives across the region. The two-day training, which aims to promote ethical journalism and information integrity and is a crucial step toward safeguarding democracy and ensuring regional stability, was organized by ECOWAS in partnership with the German development agency GIZ, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), and...

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Innoson Donates Vehicles To Enugu State Security Trust Fund

CommunityNewsNigeriaInnoson Donates Vehicles To Enugu State Security Trust Fund

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited has donated four vehicles to the Enugu State Security Trust Fund as her support in the fight against insecurity in the state. Commending the giant strides of the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah’s administration in the state, the Chief Executive Officer of IVM Company, Chief Innocent Chukwuma on Wednesday at the Government House Enugu said manufacturing companies are relieved with improved socio-economic infrastructures and state of security in...

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Hippo Forced Gombe Farmers To Keep Vigil On Farms

AgricultureNewsNigeriaHippo Forced Gombe Farmers To Keep Vigil On Farms

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The increasing hippopotamus attacks on crops in Difa Community; Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State has forced farmers to keep vigil on their farms. Several hippopotamuses were seen surfacing briefly to breathe while their bodies remained submerged in the river. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited farms in Difa, observed the presence of several makeshift houses built with guinea corn and sorghum stalks, which the farmers now use...

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Federal Government To Downsize Number Of Custodial Centres

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government To Downsize Number Of Custodial Centres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

Nigerian Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has make plans to reduce the number of custodial centres in the country, stating that the current 256 facilities are unnecessary. The minister who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a public hearing on alleged corruption and abuses within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), said government plans to redistribute inmates convicted of federal offenses to less congested facilities for better management. Tunji-Ojo, noted...

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