Sir Paul Chukwuma’s Campaign Council has constituted a youth coalition as part of the effort to drive support for the All Progressives Congress – APC, in Anambra State, in the coming governorship election. The youth coalition drawn from various youth bodies, has a presence in the twenty-one local governments of Anambra State. In his opening remarks at the inauguration of the coalition on Saturday, the Director General of Sir Paul Chukwuma Campaign Council, Hon. Ifeanyi...

Economy: Afenifere Warns FG Over World Bank Prescriptions

The Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has warned the Federal Government over the recent advice of the World Bank (WB) in which it prescribed the reduction in government’s support for social services in Nigeria. It’ll be recalled that the Senior Vice President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Indermit Gill, while speaking at a programme early this week in Abuja referred to the withdrawal of support being provided by the government for social and...

Vandals Throw Parts Of Kaduna, Kano States Into Darkness 

Vandals have destroyed 330kV, two towers along Shiroro-Kaduna transmission lines 1 and 2, resulting in total blackout in parts of Kano and Kaduna States. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah said the towers, T133 and T136, suffered extensive damage, resulting in a disruption of electricity supply to parts of the North-West. “The incident was first detected when one of the transmission lines tripped off, shortly followed by the second, prompting the TCN...

Enugu Police Raid Kidnappers’ Den, Rescue Victim

Operatives from the Enugu State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping, Distress Response and Special Intervention Squads on Friday night successfully raided a kidnappers’ hideout in Nokpa-Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area in Enugu state. The operation led to the rescue of a male victim, a personal assistant (PA) to a public figure (names withheld for security purposes), who was kidnapped by the gang on Friday September 27, 2024 at Trans-Ekulu in Enugu. While two suspected...

NOA Enugu Sensitizes Stakeholders On National Values Charter, Re-Adopted National Anthem

The National Orientation Agency has emphasized the need for individual and collective attitudinal change for a better nation. Speaking at a town hall meeting organized by the Agency for sensitization of stakeholders in Enugu on the re-adopted national anthem and unveiling of the National Values Charter, (NVC), the Director General of NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu represented by Mrs. Helen Babalola said the way to make Nigeria great again is through collective efforts but it starts...

Mrs Tinubu, Mrs Shettima Donates ₦250 Million To 5,000 Female Traders In Borno

The wife of Nigeria’s President Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, have donated ₦250 million to 5,000 female petty traders affected by the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno state. In addition to the financial aid, female petty traders also received food and non-food items. The donation was in solidarity with the Borno State government and its citizens. Presenting the items, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, emphasized the Renewed Hope...

NGO Launches Free Maternal, Child Healthcare Law Project In Kano State

The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), a non-Governmental organization has launched a new project, “Promotion of Democratic Participation in Nigeria: Social Accountability in the Implementation of Free Maternal and Child Healthcare Law in Kano State. The creativity aims to reduce the rates of maternal and child mortality in the region. Executive Director Dr. Ibrahim M. Zikirullahi of the organization during the inaugural press briefing held at City Centre Hotels in Kano...

Gombe State Gov’t Calls On SWOFON To Embrace Agriculture Value Chains

Gombe State Commissioner for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation, Dr Barnabas Malle has called on the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria SWOFON in the state to prioritize national interest and agriculture value chains to strengthen food security and economic development of the state. Malle made the call in his keynote address at a world food day organized by the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria, Gombe state chapter in collaboration with the Ministry of...

FG Urges Nigerians Living Along River Benue Basin To Relocate

Nigerians living along the River Benue Basin have been urged to quickly locate from the river banks as increased water on the River Benue has reached the flooding level due to increased rainfall. Umar Mohammed, Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, also urged those along the River Niger to move to a safer ground as the management of Kainji and Jebba Dams are working to control...

Inter Party Advisory Council Calls For Scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions

The National Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Alhaji Yusuf Dantalle has called for scrapping State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs), saying, “the sham called elections they conduct are deliberate assault on the nation’s democracy. Dantalle spoke Thursday at the quarterly consultative meeting organized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. “Council will not fold its hand and allow this glaring perversion  of the democratic process to continue. It is not just a coronation...

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