Erling Haaland delivered a dominant performance as Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League table with a convincing 3–0 victory over West Ham United on Saturday, while Chelsea came from behind to earn a 2–2 draw away at Newcastle. City’s win piles pressure on title rivals Arsenal, who can reclaim top […]
Barely five days after laying their mother to rest, a Benue State family has been thrown into fresh grief following a violent attack by suspected gunmen who reportedly invaded their home and demanded money raised during the burial. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at the family compound of Mr. Lawrence […]
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has established a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the tragic events in Lamurde Local Government Area, where at least 10 women and an 11-year-old girl were reportedly shot dead on December 8, 2025. During a visit to the affected communities in Suwa District, the Governor condemned the […]
The BAT Ideological Group participated in the prestigious turbaning ceremony of Engr. Yusuf Usman, FNSE, as the Matawallen Fika in Potiskum, Yobe State. The delegation was led by Hon. Abdulkarim Muhammad Mustapha, the Yobe State Coordinator of the group, representing the National Convener, Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi. The ceremony was performed by HRH Alhaji […]
The Oyo State Government has reiterated its focus on strengthening education and producing graduates equipped for today’s competitive world, as The Polytechnic, Ibadan, graduated 3,393 students during its 40th convocation ceremony. Governor Seyi Makinde, who spoke through his Deputy, Adebayo Lawal, said the state has continued to prioritise education since the beginning of the current […]
The convener of the BAT Ideological Group, Hon. Bamidele Atoyebi, has thrown his full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s threat to use an executive order to enforce local government financial autonomy on state governments, a move he says was vital for genuine grassroots development. President Tinubu has repeatedly warned state governors that he may […]
Nigeria’s push to widen access to credit for small businesses has received a major boost following the World Bank’s approval of a $500 million financing package targeted at micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The funding, cleared under the Fostering Inclusive Finance for MSMEs in Nigeria (FINCLUDE) project, combines a $400 million loan from the […]
Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, the Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) for Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, has alleged that his children are being systematically denied university admissions in Nigeria as a form of retaliation for his human rights advocacy. In a statement released on Friday, the clergyman lamented that his children, […]
President Bola Tinubu has signaled a significant scale up in Nigeria’s security strategy, declaring that operatives of the proposed state police and newly planned forest rangers will be “well armed” to decisively defeat terrorists and bandits. The President made this declaration on Friday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting […]
Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday exchanged pleasantries at the burial ceremony of the late mother of Hon. Ojukaye Flag Amachree in Buguma town, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of the state. The burial ceremony, which is currently ongoing, drew a large […]
