March 2024

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has described as a welcomed development the news of the release of the children of Kuriga school in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The President General of the forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a statement on Sunday averred that the abduction of the children and some of…

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has said that Nigerians would patronise made-in-Nigeria goods only if the products were competitive in quality and pricing. DAILY POST reports that the monarch stated this when the president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye, paid him a visit to his palace in Benin…

Eight students of David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, in Ebonyi State, have been expelled from the institution, while 23 others are facing disciplinary actions for breaching the institution’s moral guidelines. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Jesse Uneke, stated this during the third matriculation ceremony of the 2023–2024 academic session on…

Traditional Rulers in Delta State have pledged to assist security agencies in smoking out killers of military officers in Okuama community in Delta State. The monarchs described the killings as unprovoked and barbaric, which led to the deaths of the officers on rescue missions. Rising from a meeting of the Delta State Council of Traditional…

In the spirit of the Easter celebration and the ongoing Ramadan, the Ogun State government on Sunday continues its palliative distribution across the three senatorial districts of the state to cushion the effect of the current economic challenges on the people. It was the turn of Christians as the palliative got to many churches, while…

The Ogun State government, on Friday, said it is already working on the rehabilitation of Agbado-Oke Aro-Akute road. The government was reacting to a video that captured 500 pastors urging Governor Dapo Abiodun to rehabilitate the road in fulfilment of his re-election pledge. In a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an overhaul of the country’s security architecture to counter the insecurity ravaging the country. Atiku was reacting to the release of students kidnapped from Kuriga in Kaduna State. Commending those responsible for releasing the students, Atiku harped on strengthening the…

The Ekiti State Hospitals Management Board has commenced the process of recruiting medical doctors into the state health institutions. The move is sequel to the approval given by Governor Biodun Oyebanji to the board to fill existing vacancies in the Ekiti State general and specialist hospitals. A statement made available to newsmen from the office…

A peace panel report on the three-year-old war, emanating from the Bishop Emeritus of Abakiliki Diocese, Rt. Rev. Fr. Michael Nnachi Okoro, has been rejected by the people of Effium, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two communities of Ezza-Effium and Effium have been at war since January 21, 2021, which led…

Some stakeholders in Kogi State have called on the State House of Assembly to increase citizens’ participation in the passage of bills to reflect the aspirations of the people. The stakeholder also emphasised the importance of public hearings in the passage of laws that will better the lives of Kogi State citizens. They made the…

Ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State, a political storm is gathering within the All Progressives Congress, APC, between rival camps over allegations of the destruction of campaign billboards in the state. One of the frontline aspirants, Wale Akinterinwa, accused loyalists of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of allegedly destroying his billboards in the state. In…