Kwara APC crisis: Tajudeen-Onilu seeks amicable settlement
Ahead of 2023 general elections, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in Kwara, Alhaji lbrahim Tajudeen-Onilu, has appealed to the party’s factions in the state […]
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UN begins talks in Sudan to resolve post-coup crisis
The United Nations said it had begun talks in Sudan on Monday to save the move towards democracy after a military coup. UN officials contacted […]
Sanwo-Olu meets, resolves Lagos nurses’ crisis
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday evening held a closed-door meeting with members of the Nigerian Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Lagos […]
Zamfara APC crisis: Yari’s ex-commissioner joins Matawalle faction
The former Zamfara Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Kabiru Sahabi-Liman, has joined the Gov Bello Matawalle-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
Sahel Conversations: Managing Crisis and Planning for a Future, By Jibrin Ibrahim
This week, I was in Niamey for a conference structured around a series of conversations about crisis management and seeking for a positive future for […]
FG sensitises bakers in A’Ibom on importance of OFSP
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has sensitised bakers and caterers in Akwa Ibom on the benefits of the inclusion […]
Plateau assembly crisis:Rival thugs clash as embattled speaker, loyal members meet
The crisis rocking Plateau State House of Assembly continued on Monday as rival thugs supporting the two contending sides clashed at the assembly’s complex resulting […]
Zulum calls for trans border cooperation on security in Lake Chad region
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the need to raise the level of trans border cooperation on security for strategic and territorial action plans […]
SERAP asks Lawan, Gbajabiamila to reject Buhari’s fresh request to borrow $4bn, €710m
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to reject […]
NASS to sustain synergy with executive, judiciary—Orji Kalu
Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the National Assembly would sustain its cooperation with the executive and judiciary […]
ICPC tracks projects, recovers N6.7m generator in Anambra
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), tracking projects around the country, has recovered an 11KVA generator valued at about N6. 7 […]
Stop politicising insecurity, Plateau youths tell politicians
Following the increasing security challenges in Plateau, a group, under the aegis of Coalition of Plateau Ethnic Youth, has advised politicians in the state to […]
FG trains Ebonyi yam farmers on new production technique
The Federal Government has trained 20 yam farmers in Ebonyi on new production technique known as the “sackbag’’ yam production. The training, which was organised […]
A nation bleeding from many wounds, By Hassan Gimba
Every patriot currently has gloom written all over him. The defence minister told us a few days ago that the country is ‘bleeding.’ Indeed, Nigeria […]
Herder/farmer clashes: FAO suggests building alternative livestock value chains
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has suggested building alternative livestock value chains as a solution to the farmer/herder conflict in Nigeria. Mr Fred […]
NOA urges religious leaders to love and tolerate one another
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Wednesday urged religious leaders to love and tolerate one another in order to ensure peaceful coexistence among religious groups […]
Farmer- Herder Crises: Malami proposes commission for pastoralism
By Chimezie Godfrey The Attorney General of the federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has proposed the establishment of a commission for pastoralism […]
The rise and rise of regional and ethnic warlords, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
For the right thinking Nigerian burning with patriotic fervor, there are genuine reasons to be apprehensive about the widened rift among the regions […]
Obalende: Lagos Govt resolves NURTW, RTEAN fracas
The Lagos State Government has resolved the fracas between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of […]
Group calls on FG to organise national conference on inter ethnic crisis
The Vision Centre for Communication and Development Advocacy (VICCDA), has called on the Federal Government to urgently organise a Pan Nigerian conference to check current […]
4 Northern govs visit Makinde over Ibadan Shasha market crisis
Governors from four Northern states, on Monday, evening, visited Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, in Ibadan, over the recent clash between Yoruba and Hausa […]
Oyo Crises: IGP deploys intervention, stabilization forces
By Chimezie Godfrey The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate deployment of Police Intervention and Stabilization Forces to Oyo state to […]
Quit notice: Fulani leaders say only 107 herders relocated from Oyo to Kaduna, not 4000
Some Fulani leaders at Ladduga grazing reserve in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, together with other stakeholders, have disputed the 4,000 figure […]
Nigerian bandits have their cake and eat it, By Azu Ishiekwene
The fight against terror in Nigeria has been a theatre of the absurd. What began as a tiny spark of itinerant fanatics taking a […]
Zamfara APC resolves crisis, picks ex-gov. Yari as new leader
The two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State have reconciled their differences and agreed to form a formidable force ahead of […]