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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Zone 4, Mr Zachariah Fera Achinyan, has assured of cooperation and strong collaboration with journalists to achieve more effective policing in the zone. The AIG, who disclosed this during a courtesy call on him by journalists in Benue State led by Chairman, State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Bemdoo Ugber, encouraged newsmen to beam searchlight on persons believed to have hatred for the media. Achinyan said that the doors to his office were open for stronger cooperation and collaboration with journalists to enable him succeed on the job.…

Acting Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage ( DOAS), Tpl. Akanimo Udoh, today retired from the civil service after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. A statement issued to newsmen and signed by DOAS' Head of Information/Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Ufomba, this evening, said: "Today marks not just the close of a remarkable chapter in his civil service life. but the beginning of a well-deserved new session for rest, reflection and fulfillment for the energetic, ideas-filled former public servant. "In his distinguished career, especially at the top, Tpl. Udoh was instrumental in shaping…

*Surrenders Arms *Frees 32 Abductees *'Why We Didn't Demand Total Surrender Of Arms' *'Farming Has Resumed In Some Parts Of Zamfara Following Our Peace Deal' By our reporter Perhaps, just perhaps, a flicker of the light of peace is bring lit in the troubled North-West following reports that wanted terrorist, Bello Turji, has agreed to cease,on a limited scale, his campaign of serial murders, abductions for ransom, sacking of local communities,maimings, and sundry horrific acts in the zone. In a seeming unprecedented move, facilitated by a group of Islamic clerics based in Zamfara State in the zone, Turji is said…

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…