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By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto As Nigeria marks the 2025 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a group, Gender Educators Initiative, in partnership with Action Against Hunger for the Vulnerable initiative (ACAFV), launched a micro-business empowerment programme targeting 100 internally displaced women in Sokoto State. The empowerment initiative is designed to tackle one of the root causes of vulnerability among displaced women --economic dependence --which often exposes them to abuse, exploitation and limited decision-making power. By supporting women to start and sustain small businesses, the programme aims to rebuild livelihoods and strengthen resilience. Speaking at the official launch in Sokoto,…

*Injuries As Police Teargas Peaceful Protesters*DSS, NASS Links In Contractors' Quest For Payment *Passersby Pour Invectives On Minister *Protest Set To Continue Tomorrow By our reporter It was a tense day at the No.1 Kapital Road, Area 11, Abuja headquarters of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) today as irate contractors converged on the front main entrance gate in protest over an over two-year-old debt stock of N5.2b owed them allegedly on the orders of the Minister of FCT, Barrister Nyesom Wike. Several contingents of heavily armed police personnel and, later,soldiers and men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…

*FG Repeatedly Dismisses Claim *Defence Minister-designate Gen Chris Musa Undergoes Senate Screening "The ongoing slaughter of innocent Christians by Muslim terrorists in Nigeria is appalling. The Nigerian government’s silence is deafening.” These are the words of United States (US) lawmaker, Rep. Randy Fine, today as he joined a growing list of American lawmakers who support a legislative resolution demanding tougher US action as response to rising religious-related terrorism in Nigeria. The Federal Government (FG) has repeatedly,through President Bola Tinubu, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, and others denied the claim. In a post on X today, Rep. Fine,…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Vice Chancellor (VC), Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Professor Samuel Ogheneovo Asagba, said he is poised to reposition the institution as a leading citadel for academic excellence, impactful research, and innovation. Furthermore, he pledged to transform it through high quality education and sustainable development. Professor Asagba stated these while briefing journalists in Campus III of the university to mark his one year in office. According to him, on assumption of office, he undertook a tour of the school's various facilities, including the health centre, and engaged directly with staff, explaining that this gave him an insight…

*Money Coming Into Enugu State Grown In Ways We Haven't Seen Before -Gov *Budget of Renewed Momentum By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Tuesday, presented a record N1.62 trillion 2026 budget estimates to the State House of Assembly. He said the administration was moving from laying foundation to scaling transformation across every sector. The figure represents a 66.5 per cent increase over the N971 billion revised 2025 budget. Dubbed 'Budget of Renewed Momentum', Gov. Mbah said the budget comprised a Capital Expenditure of N1,296,092,465,000, representing 80 per cent of the total budget, while the…

*Men Allegedly Accused Of Using Social Media To Insult Gov Sani *Rep Cries Out Over Kidnapping By Our Correspondent There is disquiet in Kaduna as civil society groups and organizations have frowned at the arrest and detention of two young indigenes of the North-West state by men believed to be operatives of Operation Yaki of the State Police Command. The two young men, Louis Epikaizo and E.Y. Godwin, said to hail from Southern Kaduna, were allegedly arrested and detained after being linked with a social media post purportedly portraying the State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, in negative light. A statement…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Mobilization Agency for Socio-Economic Development (OYMASED), has celebrated former head of defunct Mass Mobilisation for Self Reliance (MAMSER), Professor Jerry Gana, on his 80th birthday. OYMASED, in a statement by its Director General (DG), Dr. Morohunkola Thomas, on Monday, described Professor Gana as father of mobilization in Nigeria. “OYMASED celebrates one of Nigeria's distinguished statesmen, iconic scholar and father of mobilization in Nigeria, Professor Jerry Gana, as he clocks 80. Professor Jerry Gana's life has been defined by decades of distinguished service to the nation,” Thomas said. The statement added that Professor Gana “contributed…

*Before It Enters Into Any Security Cooperation With Nigeria *Tinubu In Dilemma Over 2027 Calculations, Govt Source Says *How Badaru Helped Shoot Self In Foot *President Nominates Gen Chris Musa To Replace Badaru Following the 'resignation' of Defence Minister, Abubakar Badaru, from President Bola Tinubu's cabinet, his colleague and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, may be next to go. Badaru said he resigned on health grounds, but activist and muck-raking newspaper publisher, Omoyele Sowore, said he was sacked by Tinubu. Reports say the Donald Trump administration,to which the Federal Government (FG) turned to for a security collaboration in…

Contrary to some media reports, Nnamdi Kanu is in high spirits and "all smiles" in Sokoto Correctional Facility as he serves the life imprisonment sentence slammed on him by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja. His state of being came to light in a statement issued Sunday night by Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to Abia State Governor Alex Otti. The governor had paid a visit to Kanu yesterday in the facility. There was fortified security presence during the visit. Kanu, a Nigerian-Briton, hails from Abia State. During the meeting, Otti urged the leader of the Indigenous People…

A forum of former Local Government Chairmen who served during the administration of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State,has congratulated the state's former First Lady, Chief (Mrs) Florence Ajimobi, on her recent appointment as a non-career ambassador by President Bola Tinubu. The forum, popularly known as Team Koseleri, in a statement issued and signed by the group’s Coordinator, Hon. Yekeen Popoola, described the appointment as well-deserved, timely, and a testament to Mrs. Ajimobi’s record of service, integrity, and commitment to national development. Popoola noted that Mrs. Ajimobi has remained an exemplary leader whose influence extends beyond Oyo State,…