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UN Describes Killing of 40 Farmers/Fishermen in Borno Horrific…Ask that Attackers Must be Brought to Book The United Nations has described the recent killing of farmers and fishermen in part of Borno State has horrific. Over 40 farmers and fishermen were reported to have been killed last weekend at a settlement in Kukawa local government…
Marwa Seeks Improved Budget From National Assembly To Fight Drug Crimes Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) has appealed for support from the National Assembly in the ongoing war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country. Marwa appealed when the management…
Nigeria-Saudi Arabia Sign MoU on 2025 Hajj The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj exercise. The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, represented him at the signing ceremony, while His…
Struggling to Survive — The hidden victims of Nigeria’s conflict. Dr. Kelechi Onyemaobi Ngala, Borno state: In northeast Nigeria, malnutrition rates are highest among those who manage to escape conflict-hit, inaccessible locations and seek refuge in larger towns, where they receive food and nutritional support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Despite her best efforts,…
Right of Reply: Re-Yusuf Tuggar’s Strategic Autonomy and Nigeria’s Non-Alignment Policy, Beyond the Dangerous Neighbourhood Oladimeji Badmus It’s good to see the Minister’s article on Nigeria’s foreign policy and its implementation sparking an intellectual debate. Bola A. Akinterinwa’s article, “Re-Yusuf Tuggar’s Strategic Autonomy and Nigeria’s Non-Alignment Policy Beyond the Dangerous Neighborhood,” published in the ThisDay…
Borno Government Task Armed Forces to Track Killers of 40 Farmers Borno State Government has confirmed the killing of 40 farmers in terrorist attack on Dumba community, near Baga in Kukawa local government area of the state. The governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum while condemning the attack which was allegedly hatched on Sunday by suspected Boko…
Youth Group Urges Financial Institution To Monitor LGA Allocation A group, Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP), has commended the landmark move to ensure the direct transfer of Local Government revenues from the Revenue Allocation Account Committee into the bank accounts of Local Government Councils, noting that this development aligns with the Supreme Court’s historic judgment…
Solar Distribution, 40 Owukpa Community Benefits. Tracy Ohovwore – Benin In a bid to support a post-extractive future for Owukpa women, whose peaceful efforts led to the halting of environmentally destructive coalmining activities in their community in 2021, Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM)—a global solidarity network for Indigenous Peoples impacted communities and local…
Fire Outbreak Kills 8-Month-old In Rivers …Council chair gives #7m to victims of gas explosion Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt An eight-month-old baby is feared to have died following a fire at a self-contained apartment on Rumuworlu Street in the Eneka area of Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers State. Although the actual cause of…
Court Sacks PDP Executives in Rivers Barikui Felix- Port Harcourt A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday nullified the 2024 ward, local government, and state congresses of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, conducted in the state. The court also restrained the executives who emerged from Congress from acting as executive members of…