FCT youths distance selves from planned hunger protest By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja The indigenous youths/residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the umbrella of FCT Youth Stakeholders (FYS) have distanced themselves from the planned nationwide hunger protest billed for August 1, 2024 in the country. Addressing newsmen shortly after FCT youth engagement meeting in…
Eid-el-Fitr: Sustain Your Prayers for Nigeria, Prof Sulaiman Urges Muslims. Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar O. Sulaiman has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the peace and prosperity of Nigeria, noting that the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is hinged on the support and prayers…
Gender based: Women affairs minister storms Bechere in Cross River State to end money marriage Further to sustained efforts to eradicate gender based violence and other forms of harmful practices against the female gender, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs will flag off a 3-day sensitization rally from 2-4 February 2024 at the Bechere Ward,…
Toto LGC Chair, Yahaya seeks legislature’s approval to appoint 10 aides Pharmacist Ahmed Baba Yahaya, Executive Chairman of Toto Local Government Council of Nasarawa State, has sought legislative approval to appoint 10 Special Advisers to help fast-track the programmes and policies of his administration. According to a statement from the Toto LGC secretariat on Monday,…
Mohbad’s father challenges Wumi to says all she knows about late Star ….Accuses Her of Questioning His Paternity to Late Son. Mr. Chinasa Afigbo Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely known as Mohbad has slammed his supposedly daughter-in-law, Wumi Aloba Mohbad, over her recent outburst on the Social Media….
Oborevwori’s development agenda resonates across Delta, says Aniagwu Delta State Government, Monday, said the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s MORE Agenda is manifesting in all parts and across all sectors of the state. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, stated this on “Politics HQ” on News Central Television, monitored in Asaba. While…
Fostering Peace in Delta: The UNR Isoko Unity Cup Example By Nelson Egware In societies fractured by history, land disputes and lingering mistrust, peace is rarely restored by proclamations alone. It often grows quietly, nurtured through shared experiences that remind people of their common identity. In Delta State’s Isoko Nation, one such experience has emerged…
Abdullahi Mustapha; Harnessing NABDA Potentials To Boost Food Security in Nigeria. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. No doubt, the appointment of Professor Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA has doused the crises of succession and leadership of the agency, the erudite scholar not long on the mantle of leadership turned what was…
DELCOM project to attract $1bn, boost jobs, transform Delta’s agriculture – Oborevwori Delta State Governor, Rt. Sheriff Francis Oborevwori , yesterday, said the Delta State Commercial Oil Palm Plantations Growers Cooperative Society Limited (DELCOM COOP) project was expected to attract close to $1 billion in development finance over the next decade. Governor Oborevwori who disclosed…
Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya, ex-Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (downstream), conveys heartfelt condolences on the demise of Mele Kyari’s daughter, CEO of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. Ibrahim Umar, on behalf of his principal, released a statement to media outlets in Kano, offering condolences to the Kyari family following the loss of…