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Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi has officially launched five-year Local Government Development Plans covering the period from 2025 to 2030. The plans were presented for all 27 Local Government Areas in the state during a formal ceremony attended by key government officials and stakeholders. The initiative is designed to strengthen governance at the grassroots level, […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the United States for talks with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. This will be their first in-person meeting since the Iran war began, a conflict over which the two leaders have publicly disagreed. Relations between Netanyahu and Trump have shown some strain in […]
The Senate has clarified that the ban on preaching and hawking in commercial vehicles is not a new law. According to the upper chamber, the restriction has been part of Nigerian law since the Federal Road Safety Commission Establishment Act was passed in 2007. In a statement issued on Monday, the Senate explained that the […]
Troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, working with the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, have rescued a kidnapped woman in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operation took place late on July 26 after a distress call about terrorist activities in Karkata Village. Soldiers from Forward Operating Base Radda moved […]
The Federal Government and the Government of the Netherlands have agreed to deepen their partnership on migration and the fight against human smuggling. The commitment was reaffirmed as the Dutch government donated equipment to the Nigeria Immigration Service Hostmanship Unit. The Hostmanship programme trains immigration officers to treat members of the public with empathy, professionalism, […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed traffic authorities to stop car racing in residential neighbourhoods across Abuja. He said the activity poses a serious danger to residents and other road users. Wike issued the directive after the issue was raised during an interview on Monday. He noted that no formal […]
The Niger State Government has promised to complete a new permanent orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps within the next 12 months. Governor Mohammed Umar Bago made the commitment during the groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of the ultramodern facility in Paiko. The governor said funds for the project have already been […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a Federal High Court judgement that ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. The appellate court declared the earlier ruling null and void. The parties affected were the African Democratic Congress, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, Accord Party, and Zenith […]
In the quiet, dead of the night of July 28, 1966, tension inside the Abeokuta military garrison reached fever pitch. What began as low whispers and clandestine gatherings among Northern officers rapidly escalated into open mutiny. By the time dawn broke on July 29, the gunfire at Abeokuta had signaled the start of Nigeria’s counter-coup […]
Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile and his longtime partner, Davita have put months of speculation to rest by announcing that they are indeed married and are now preparing for a public wedding celebration. The confirmation comes after the singer had earlier denied any marriage rumours, insisting that Davita was simply the mother of his children […]
