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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…