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Again, the issue of non-inclusiveness of groups in Nigeria's federal set-up took centrestage as indigenous youths of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) clamored to be included in the scheme of things. They cried out for an equitable governance environment where their marginalized voices will not merely be heard, but valued and acted upon too. They spoke under the auspices of the umbrella Abuja Original Inhabitants Youths and Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO). The outcry was unanimous with speaker after speaker echoing same message at a town hall meeting tagged 'Strengthening FCT Indigenous Community Voices in Key Governance Processes' organised by AOIYEO in collaboration…

By John Ekah, Zamfara Zamfara Peace Journalists Forum (ZAMPEJF) in collaboration with an international peace-building body, Search for Common Ground (SCG), has sensitized 100 students of Department of Mass Communications, Zamfara State College of Arts and Sciences (ZACAS) on peace-building and sensitive reportage. The one-day sensitization programme was conducted under a project known as ‘Enhancing Collaboration for Peace and Security (ECPS) in Nigeria, Benin and Niger Republic Border Communities', in the Assembly Hall of ZACAS, Gusau, the state's capital. The SCG is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to end violent, conflict and rather builds healthy, safe, and just societies.…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Immediate past Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom, has accused then-President Muhammadu Buhari of engaging in actions and inactions that worsened the armed herdsmen menace in the land. Ortom,an opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, took the bold stance during an interactive session with newsmen in his residence in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, today. There was as yet no word from the Buhari camp, as of press time. Ortom, who had a strained relationship with the Buhari presidency over the issue of Abuja's handling of insecurity in the North-Central State, pulled no punches as…

By John Ekah, Zamfara Governance is not all about provision of physical infrastructure. Developing or enhancing human capital is in many cases more immediately impactful. This much was demonstrated by Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, and his wife, Hajiyah Huriyya, when they reached out to directly and individually touch lives of people of the North-West Nigerian state. While Gov. Lawal flagged off the distribution of fertilizers, seeds, and agrochemicals,loaded in 98 trucks, to farmers across the state, Hurriya made unconditional cash grants to 100 women, setting the stage for their removal from poverty. The governor's gesture was part of…

*Auwalu Yadudu Is Chair *State Police, LG Autonomy, Others Are Areas Of Interest By Sani Bala Karo, Kano In a strategic move to ensure that the voices of the government and people of Kano State are adequately represented in the ongoing constitutional amendment process initiated by the National Assembly, the State Government has inaugurated a 26-member high-powered committee to articulate the state's position. The inauguration ceremony was performed by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Umar Farouq Ibrahim, on behalf of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. Speaking during the event, held at the Cabinet Office, Alhaji Ibrahim said that the…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Managing Director (MD), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has reiterated the commission’s effort to positively impact all oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta. According to him, the Commission has laid out many programmes to facilitate its readiness to make life easier for the populace. Dr. Ogbuku, who disclosed these while addressing a world press conference in Asaba on the occasion of the 25th establishment of the Commission, further disclosed that a lot of abandoned mega projects have been completed while new ones are also been executed under his charge. According to him, the…