Felix Duru Mbah

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna It was time to tell some home truths as the 19 Northern State Governors today acknowledged the resurgence of Boko Haram terrorist activities in parts of the region. Boko Haram is a Salafi-jihadist terror group fighting for the replacement of the secular Nigerian state with an Islamic one based on a strict compliance to the Sharia law, throughout the country. Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, whose North-Eastern State has faced renewed murderous attacks by the group which the Global Terrorism Index ranked in 2019 as the second deadliest terrorist group in the world, had, recently…

*Pope Leo's Inauguration Holds May 18 Being sealed off from the world in the conclave to choose the new Pope was "immensely peaceful", England and Wales's most senior Roman Catholic has told the BBC . Cardinal Vincent Nichols, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, was one of 133 cardinals who were shut into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel and later elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. He told BBC Breakfast on Saturday that nobody in the highly secretive meeting was saying who to vote for or who to not vote for, adding that there was "no rancour"…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved the release of 35 patrol vehicles and motorcycles to enhance the operational capabilities of the military and youth volunteers in Izge town in the North-Eastern State. The patrol vehicles and motorcycles are to improve mobility for local security volunteers, enabling them to respond swiftly to threats and support military operations in the community. Zulum gave the approval on Friday during an assessment visit to Gwoza, according to statement issued by his media aide Abdurraman Bundi. The Governor commended the military and local community for their gallantry in repelling…

By Prosper Okoye Director General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has reaffirmed the scheme’s relevance as a unifying force in Nigeria. His comments followed renewed national debates over proposals to scrap or restructure the programme. Speaking during a visit to the Benue State NYSC orientation camp in Wannune on Friday, Nafiu urged corps members to embrace national unity and see the service year as a platform for personal growth and national development. “Youths are the leaders of tomorrow, and NYSC is here to shape that future,” the DG said. He encouraged them to…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The management of Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has advised its customers in Enugu to pay their energy bill for the month as it plans massive disconnection of indebted ones. Spokesman of the firm, Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a statement in Enugu, advised customers under Abakpa, Awkunanaw, Nsukka and Ogui districts to pay up to avoid blackout to their business and residential premises. According to him, customers were to pay their bills before the disconnection team gets to their premises and not wait for the firm's marketers to visit before they pay, to avoid payment of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Detectives in Enugu have arrested 228 persons for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, illegal possession of firearms and cultism in the state in the last two months. State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mamman Bitrus Giwa, who made this known at a press briefing held at the state police headquarters, Enugu, disclosed this whole giving details of his achievements since he assumed office two months ago. Giwa said they also rescued 36 kidnapped victims and recovered 44 firearms, 173 ammunition and 20 vehicles. According to him, the breakdown showed that of the 228, 44 are armed robbery…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin 1), has suspended two mogajis (family chiefs) and removed their traditional beads. They are Mogaji Kukula, Kamorudeen Kolawole of Kukula family, Oke-Ofa, Baba Isale in Ibadan North-East Local Government Area and Mogaji Samsudeen Bello of Ekerin Ajengbe family, Isale Osi in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State, South-West Nigeria. The traditional ruler also promoted former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin to become the Aare Alasa of Olubadan Ibadanland on the chieftaincy ladder of the ancient town -a development that attracted accolades from the lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo The first-ever Taraba State International Investment Summit, also known as Taravest, will kick off May 21, 2025 in Jalingo, the State capital. Chairman of the main Committee, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, stated this while answering questions from journalists shortly after inspecting the level of work done at the venue of the summit, the T.Y Danjuma House, Jalingo. Hon. Elumelu, who was Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Power, told journalists that the summit will feature prospective investors from both local and international arenas who will be deliberating on sectors ranging from Agriculture, Energy, Industrialization and others. On…

The results of 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) have been released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The results of 39,834 candidates have been withheld, the board said today. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed these during the official release of the 2025 UTME results, at JAMB headquarters, Bwari. The registrar added that the seizure of results was on account of suspected examination malpractices. About 80 persons, he said, were under investigation for exam-related offences.