Katsina Govt Justifies Planned Release of 70 Suspected Bandits to Sustain Peace Deal The Katsina State Government has justified plans to release 70 individuals detained over alleged involvement in banditry, describing the move as a strategic step to preserve a fragile peace agreement with armed groups operating across the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security […]
Jigawa LG Chairman Confirms Direct Federal Allocations The recent confirmation by Local Government Chairmen in Jigawa State, most notably Hon. Shuaibu Hambali of Taura LGA, marks a historic turning point in Nigeria’s quest for grassroots fiscal autonomy. By acknowledging the receipt of federal allocations directly into council accounts, these leaders have […]
The Nigerian Army has rejected claims that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, raised concerns over rising pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta during his recent visit to Port Harcourt, describing the report as misleading and malicious. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, […]
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has assured retired civil servants that all outstanding pensions and gratuities accumulated between 2023 and 2025 will be cleared before the end of January 2026, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare. The assurance was conveyed in a statement issued on Sunday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, […]
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House of Ijebu land has pushed back strongly against claims by Fuji musician Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM1, that he is being deliberately sidelined in the ongoing process to select the next Awujale of Ijebu land. Ayinde, through a protest letter dated January 8, 2026, addressed to Ogun State […]
Victims of the January 16, 2024, deadly explosion in Ibadan’s Old Bodija area have intensified calls on the Oyo State Government to urgently review its compensation framework and ensure wider, fairer access to the N30bn federal intervention fund recently confirmed to be largely unused. The renewed demands followed the state government’s disclosure that the N30bn […]
FG, N’Assembly Committed to peaceful Nigeria, Says Akpabio Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has reaffirmed the Federal Government and National Assembly’s commitment to restoring Nigeria as one of Africa’s most secure nations. Speaking at the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day service in Abuja, he emphasized the government’s focus on building a peaceful environment […]
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has thrown his weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s digital membership registration drive, projecting a sharp rise in party enrolment across the state as the exercise gains momentum. The governor spoke on Sunday in Maiduguri after personally enrolling in the new system during the official launch of the […]
Tinubu Broke Education Pact, Abandoned Students Abroad, Alleges Atiku Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has accused the Tinubu administration of abandoning 1,600 Nigerian students abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA). He claimed the scholarship program was quietly discontinued without notice, leaving students stranded and describing the move as a betrayal […]
The Kogi State Government has begun the rehabilitation and upgrade of nine livestock markets across the state as part of efforts to strengthen livestock infrastructure, improve productivity and enhance safety within the value chain. The initiative, under the Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES), officially took off on Saturday with a […]
