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By Israel Adebiyi Concerns over Nigeria’s deepening food crisis took centre stage on Thursday as leading environmental and policy voices warned that hunger in the country is less about food shortages and more about power, culture, and systemic inequality. At a high-level session of the Sustain-Ability Academy on Food, Power and the Politics of Hunger,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has announced that he has joined the Accord Party as a new platform to seek re-election in August next year. Adeleke made the announcement in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday, just a few days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor disclosed…
Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city In a calculated move aimed at addressing rising insecurity and fostering reconciliation, Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has announced plans to grant amnesty to cultists and individuals in possession of illegal arms who are willing to renounce violence and surrender their weapons. The initiative, which forms part of the government’s…
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…
Alleged 76bn, $31.5m Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Ex-AMCON MD, Ahmed Kuru, Four Others in Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented its first prosecution witness, PW1, Peter Omokaro, a former Assistant General Manager, Treasury, Union Bank of Nigeria, in the trial of a former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of…
NDE commences building of market stores in Akwa Ibom Uko Etim, Uyo The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced building market stores in Akwa Ibom as part of its efforts to promote entrepreneurship and economic development in the state. The project, which aims to provide a conducive environment for traders and artisans to operate,…
Rivers State University Gets New Vice Chancellor Prince Woke, Port Harcourt A new Vice Chancellor has been appointed to oversee the affairs of Rivers State University(RSU) for the next five years. The Secretary to Rivers State Government, Tammy Wenike Danagogo, disclosed on Thursday, March 6th, 2025, that Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State,…
Nextier Calls for Release of Nnamdi Kanu for Security of S/East…Says in 2024, Nigeria Recorded 43 Incidents of Terrorism, 1,306 Bandit Attacks Nextier – a non-governmental organisation has advised the federal government to release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to reduce the tension in the Southeast and put…
By Emamuzo Iboma The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that empowering women politically and economically is the most effective path out of Nigeria’s current economic downturn. Speaking at the Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Coordination Mechanism and Institutional Strengthening Meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, jointly organized by UN Women Nigeria and…
China has expressed a willingness to strengthen its cultural exchanges and cooperation with Nigeria in culture, tourism, education, and the creative economy. The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai gave the indication at the weekend during the occasion marking the United Nations International Tea Day. The “Tea for Harmony — Yaji Cultural Salon” brought together…