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A convergence of Nigeria’s diplomatic community, security stakeholders, policy experts, and scholars is set to take place in Abuja on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, as the Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Nigeria (DICAN) hosts the first-ever Diplomatic/Security International Conference, focusing on the intersection of diplomacy, national security, and Nigeria’s 4D Foreign Policy Strategy: Democracy, Development, Demography,…

By Barikui Felix Hundreds of stakeholders comprising traditional rulers, youth leaders, students, and indigenes of the Niger Delta region have gathered in Port Harcourt, River state capital to deliberate on the two years of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The programme Themed “Two Years of Stewardship: Tinubu’s Footprint in the Niger Delta, Legacy in Motion,”…

By Barikui Felix The Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University (RSU), Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi says the university will partner with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Rivers state chapter in the area of Reputation Management inorder to manage its reputation better as well as improve the professional development interface between the…

By Barikui Felix Sole Administrator of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area in Rivers State, Senibo Frederick Apiafi, has stated that the council is ready and willing to collaborate with any student union body that has good ideas capable of shaping students in all ramifications. Senibo Apiafi made the remarks while hosting the leadership of the National…

By Emamuzo Iboma Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda was involved in a car crash on Sunday along the Daura–Katsina highway, with details surrounding the incident remaining unclear. The governor is currently hospitalized but is reported to be in stable condition. According to a statement from his spokesperson, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the accident was described as…

By Emamuzo Iboma Amid widespread concerns over irregular deductions and charges on deposit accounts, many Nigerian bank customers are also victims of banks’ failure to pay owed interest or outright withholding of accrued interest on savings accounts. Despite regulations stipulating that savings account holders are entitled to interest based on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s…

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has charged all the chairmen of the 27 Local Government Area of the State to ensure the swift and effective implementation of the new 70,000 Naira minimum wage. He gave this charge at the weekend during a high-level meeting held at the Government House, Maiduguri. The meeting was attended…

Member representing Biu, Kwaya Kusar, Bayo, and Shani federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Muktar Betara Aliyu has swiftly responded to the devastating flood in his constituency by mobilizing emergency relief efforts to repair damaged areas and provide support to affected residents. After a sudden flash flood that has hit several wards…

Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60-year-old alleged drug kingpin, Okpara Chigozie, who had been on the run for seven years. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said Okpara was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine…

Experts from the Economic Community of West African States has adopted a training policy for the region’s Standby force. The policy details the kind and nature of trainings the Standby force will undergo to be able to fight against growing terrorism in the region. The region has been under non-state actors’ in the Lake Chad…