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Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been conferred with the Northeast Governor of the Year Award. The award presentation was conducted at the Progressive Digital Summit Dinner held over the weekend in Abuja. The maiden digital summit, 2025, celebrates exemplary stewardship and innovative governance across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The award was received by…
By Prince Woke The Rivers State Police Command has arrested seven suspected members of the Deygbam cult group in connection with the brutal murder of a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Barrister Bright Owhor. In a statement issued on Monday, August 4, 2025, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Grace Iringe Koko, disclosed that Barrister…
A non-governmental organization, SINOAFRIK Media Documentation and Development Network, has expressed concern over the misrepresentation of a recent visit by Andy Liu, the Head of the Taipei Trade Office in Nigeria, to Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu as a diplomatic visit. The organisation, in a press statement on Monday signed by its Executive Director, Austin…
By Emamuzo Iboma The 2023 Labour Party presidential hopeful and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his pledge to serve a single four-year term if elected Nigeria’s president in 2027, calling the vow “sacrosanct.” Obi made the declaration via his verified ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, emphasizing that effective leadership does not…
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has warned against stereotyping a particular ethnic group activities as the reason for recent fallout with citizens of a particular country. She noted that crime has no federal character, insisting that Nigerians should not stereotype anyone based on their ethnic group. Answering questions on Arise Newsday…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has condemned in strong terms the closure of Badeggi Radio in Niger State by the State Governor Mohammed Bago, describing it as not only a suppression of press freedom but an affront to democracy. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr Tony Ojukwu, condemned the action while reacting to…
Nigeria and Algeria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following a high-level diplomatic engagement between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries, Yusuf Tuggar (Nigeria), and Ahmed Attaf (Algeria). According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alkasim AbdulKadir, during the meeting, both Ministers exchanged…
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have commenced the process of operationalizing the economic cooperation agreement they signed during the recently held West Africa Economic Summit (WAES). Both countries had at the maiden regional economic summit in June 2025, in Abuja, signed the memorandum of understanding. At a two-day meeting of officials of both countries…
By Uko Okon The former Minister of lands and urban development Chief Nduese Essien has issued a stern warning against ongoing attempts to annex Ibibio ancestral lands under the guise of state creation, calling the renewed agitation by Obollo people for a separate state “land grabbing in disguise.”Chief Essien, a former two termed Member of…
By Uko Okon The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has encouraged Akwa Ibom youths to register for the second phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI). The second phase of the initiative is designed to empower unemployed and unskilled Nigerians with marketable skills. This was contained in a statement by the Akwa Ibom State…
