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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has officially launched the Benue Electronic Management System (Benue E- Emergency Platforms) at BSEMA headquarters in Makurdi,the state capital. Performing the ceremony at BSEMA headquarters, State Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia disclosed that the platforms would help in monitoring security situations as the State Government was determined to end insecurity in the state. Represented by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrister Deborah Serumun Aber, Gov. Alia lamented that a lot of people were suffering in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps, adding that the State Government was concerned about saving…

By our reporter Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has returned to former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, his accusation that President Bola Tinubu is clannish and incompetent, saying the latter is the culpable one as he is allegedly moving to impose his fellow far Northerner and former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar on the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) in violation of the country's power rotation agreement. The agreement, a gentleman's pact, allows the two sections of the country -North and South -two terms of eight years for each at the constitutionally-allowed four years a term. The late…

A Press Release The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) considers the statement by the Federal Government that the newly adopted National Industrial Relations Policy is aimed at stopping frequent industrial actions, particularly strikes by trade unions, as very reprehensible. The statement was part of the press release by the Federal Government at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which took place on 31st July 2025. We are in shock that from a catalogue of hundreds of workplace issues contained in the National Industrial Relations Policy, the Federal Government singled out industrial strikes as its headache. The unfortunate press…

*Deceased Immediate Predecessor For Burial This Week *Gov Makinde To Decide Ladoja's Coronation Date By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Former governor of Oyo State, Oba (Senator) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, was today, August 4, nominated as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. He will be the 44th monarch of the ancient city, as contained in a unanimous decision by the kingmakers, also known as the Olubadan-In-Council. It will be recalled that the demise of Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, marked the beginning of the process to appoint his successor. With the formal nomination by the Olubadan-In-Council, Oba Ladoja is now pronounced…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Vice-President (VP) Kashim Shettima; President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina; and the Governor of Oyo State, 'Seyi Makinde, have turned the sod for the Oyo State Agribusiness Industrial Hub, Ijaiye, under the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone. Shettima, who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, and Adesina, at the weekend, lauded Gov. Makinde for his "unwavering commitment and dedication to the development of Oyo State through agriculture and food security." Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony held at Atan Village, Ijaiye, Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA), Senator…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Management of Nigeria's premier indigenous university, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have announced the appointment of Professor Simon Uchenna Ortuanya as the institution's 16th Vice-Chancellor (VC). The appointment was ratified on Sunday, August 3, 2025 by the University's Governing Council, following a transparent and merit-based selection process chaired by Chairman of the Governing Council,Engr. Kayode Ojo. Professor Ortuanya is a distinguished Professor of Law and brings with him a wealth of academic and administrative experience. He previously served as Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC), and also a Professor of…

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 persons in North-West Nigeria in a mass abduction, according to a private conflict monitoring report created for the UN and seen by Agence France-Presse today. Armed bandits targeted the village of Sabon Garin Damri in Zamfara State Friday, the report said, the latest attack in a region where residents in rural hinterlands have long suffered gangs who kidnap for ransom, loot villages and demand taxes. The report said this was the first “mass capture” incident in the Bakura Local Government Area (LGA) this year. “The recent trend of mass captures in Zamfara has been…

By our reporter Presidential hopeful for the 2027 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has restated that, if elected, he will serve just one term of four years. Addressing fears in some quarters that he may seek re-election after the first term, Obi said his promise is sacrosanct, pointing to his personal track record down the ages of sticking to his promises always. Recall that last month, Secretary-General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, while speaking to a national daily, had said the North does not trust Obi to do just one term as promised, saying former president Goodluck Jonathan, a…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Following Nasarawa State governor Abdullahi Sule's demand for apology and retraction of comments by a university don, Professor Zacharys Gundu,who had stated that the state was a launchpad for terrorists killing Benue State indigenes, the latter has vowed to meet the governor in court. Professor Gundu, who is the Vice Chancellor (VC), University of Mkar in Benue State, restated that he was prepared to meet Governor Sule in court. Benue and Nasarawa States are contiguous and were one bloc when both were part of the defunct Benue-Plateau State, until 1976 when the then Federal Military Government…

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Kehinde Olaosebikan has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s second term would propel unending growth and development in Nigeria. Speaking with media correspondents in Ibadan,the Oyo State capital, over the weekend, Olaosebikan stated that the President would at the end of his second term in 2031 give Nigeria a Nigerian with the leadership qualities of a former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, as his successor for ceaseless progress of the evolving new and greater Nigeria just as he did in Lagos State in 2007. He described…