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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Seeking to douse potential public fear, Nigerian Army has urged Enugu State residents not to panic on sighting heavy movement of troops, equipment and hearing of sound of gunshots between March 17 and March 20. 2025. It explained that the happenings would be part of a planned military exercise within the period in the South-East state of Nigeria. Acting Deputy Director, Public Relations, 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, in a statement in Enugu on Thursday, March 13, said that the exercise would be aspects of a week-long range classification activities by Nigerian Army personnel. "In line…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi A community leader and National President, Tyoshin Development Association (TDA) in Benue State, Chief Tarnongo Timothy Tiza, has decried the gruesome murder of three of the association's members by armed herdsmen. The TDA President also decried the protest embarked upon by some persons, mostly youths, of Tyoshin in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state to register their grievances over the attack at Onmba-Aondo settlement in the area. The protest led to the destruction of property worth millions of naira. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of TDA, Vincent Nyinongo said that…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has handed a princely $250,000 to 15 communities of six Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the State. The gesture was part of activities to celebrate the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Day in the North-Eastern State. Kefas, during the event, on Tuesday, at the gym hall of the Jolly Nyame stadium, Jalingo, also flagged off the ACReSAL Community Resolving Fund (CRF), distribution of climate-smart agricultural inputs, and tractors. The $250,000 came in form of cheques to the benefitting communities. ACReSAL, our Correspondent gathered, is a World Bank-financed project designed to…

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has kicked off the distribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) facilities to secondary schools across the territory, marking a major step in the Administration’s commitment to integrating technology into education. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, Permanent Secretary, FCT Education Secretariat, Mrs. Joy Okeke, highlighted the transformative leadership driving the initiative. She attributed its success to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which has been actively championed by the FCT Minister. “We are all witnesses to the transformation that has greeted the FCT since the Honourable Minister’s assumption of office,…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi With political alignments and realignments ahead 2027 general elections, Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has insisted that he would not dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) for any other party. Reacting to rumours that he was contemplating jettisoning APC, the party that brought him to power, for the opposition Social Democratic Party (PDP) alongside former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, the governor described it as another round of misinformation. A statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Tersoo Kula on Wednesday, March 12, said the claim was absolutely gratuitous and lacks any trustworthy evidence.…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Mamman Bitrus Giwa has officially assumed duty as 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) for Enugu State, South-East Nigeria. He succeeds Kanayo Uzuegbu, who has been redeployed following his promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG). CP Giwa, who is a native of Paikoro, Niger State, holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Economics from the prestigious Bayero University, Kano (BUK). He joined the Nigeria Police Force as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1994 and has held several key positions, including Personal Assistant to the CP and Police Public Relations Officer…

OUR REPORTERS Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the passing of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dubem Onyia as “a loss that cuts deep”.  He described him as “a bosom friend, a trusted political ally, and a man whose footprints in grassroots politics remain indelible.”  In a statement released in Abuja Tuesday, the Wazirin Adamawa detailed how he navigated the treacherous tides of political struggle with the late Minister, forging a bond strengthened over the years by shared trials and triumphs. According to him, Dubem was not…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Alaafin-elect, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has said one item on his agenda is to ensure that job-seeking graduate youths are taken away from the streets. He added that he would create vocational skill centres for youths. According to a press statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin, Bode Durojaiye, on Tuesday, March 11, the paramount ruler said he would make sure some graduates with Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) were helped with cyber security training "so as to checkmate seeking greener pastures abroad." Alaafin Owoade stated…

By our Correspondent A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria, has claimed that he collects the sum of just N30,000 monthly from Police authorities as running cost to oversee the station and do the necessary things to safeguard lives and properties in his area of jurisdiction. Looking tense, he made the revelation in a chat with newsmen in his station. "I collect N30,000 monthly as imprest as DPO. I'm telling you that my monthly imprest is N30,000," he said. The DPO, who did not want to be named for fear of official reprisals over the shocking disclosure,…

Last year, one of the youngest agencies of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) had in its business column ledger domiciled in the custody of FCTA corporate headquarters, a record of a historic, princely revenue figure. A figure of over N1 billion was etched in for the Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS), being proceeds from its regulatory activities in the FCT Out-Of-Home (OOH) advertisement and signage sector. The creative successes of the agency are one of many recommending points of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike's administration which meticulously handpicked a dyed-in-the-wool DOAS man, Tpl. Akanimo Udoh, as Acting Director. With…