Money politics ‘ll only produce poor leadership- Northwest Stakeholders
Stakeholders in the Northwest say the increasing monitisation of the electoral processes in Nigeria, will only result in poor leadership, as only the highest bidders […]
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Northwest APC lauds Buhari, Adamu over Zamfara reconciliation
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), North West Zone, on Wednesday commended the reconciliation initiative by the National Chairman of the party, Sen. […]
WHO confirms 3rd Ebola case in northwest Congo
Health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said […]
Military jets ‘aggressively’ raid Turji, Buzu’s Camps in North-West
Airstrikes conducted on Saturday by aircraft of the Operation Hadarin Daji Air Component have led to the deaths of an undisclosed number of bandits. PRNigeria […]
Only 25% have access to sanitation in Northwest Nigeria – UNICEF
Mr Maulid Warfa, the UNICEF Chief Field Officer, Kano and Sokoto States says only 25 per cent of those living in the Northwestern Nigeria have […]
Insecurity: Tambuwal reiterates support for Nigerian Army
… urges COAS to review operations in Northwest By Chimezie Godfrey The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has reaffirmed his commitment to support the […]
Group accuses Wall Street Journal of plot to fuel insecurity in Nigeria
Arewa Youth Federation on Monday in Abuja described as spurious, a publication by Wall Street Journal that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) paid 20 million […]
WHO Expert Jalal-Eddeen Saleh to discuss new Malaria Vaccine at AUN-Atiku Institute Lecture
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) announces the resumption of its Development and Leadership Lecture series under the auspices of the AUN-Atiku Institute. The first […]
Opposition unfairly portraying APC, Buhari in bad light – Progressive Governors Forum
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum, said on Sunday in Abuja that opposition parties were portraying the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari in bad light […]
Ondo: Council boss raises alarm over incessant criminal attacks on border towns
Mr Ayo Akande, the Chairman of Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State, has expressed worries over incessant attacks by criminals of border towns […]
Lawan, Army chief call for collective efforts against insecurity
Nigerians have been asked not to leave the ongoing fight against insecurity to the Federal Government alone, but a collective responsibility of all. The duo […]
Insecurity, Unemployment and the Rest of Us
By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi Amid the recent strike by resident doctors, a mass exodus of Nigerian medical doctors and physicians to Saudi Arabia almost happened. […]
Kaduna leads Northwest in financial inclusion
Kaduna state has the highest rate of financial inclusion in the Northwest but the state government seeks to expand financial inclusion as an accelerator of […]
DHQ takes CDS security parley to Southeast
…As Gen Irabor Assures on Improved Security The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has assured the people of the South-East (SE) commitment […]
Violence spreads to Jo’Burg over jailing of S/African ex-president
By Chimezie Godfrey Violent rioting has erupted in two South African provinces following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma, with supporters blocking roads and […]
Army intercepts 154 rustled cows, arrests 44 collaborators in Zamfara
The Nigerian Army Operatives, under Operation Hadarin Daji, have intercepted 12 trucks loaded with 154 rustled cows and arrested 44 collaborators in Zamfara State. The […]
APC expels Ajasin’s daughter, another party stalwart over anti-party activities
Ondo State chapter of the APC has expelled Mrs Jumoke Anifowoshe-Ajasin, daughter of the first Executive Governor of the State, Chief Adekunle Ajasin, over anti-party […]
17 patients of Northwest China quake leave hospital — Official
Some 17 people injured in a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in northwest China’s Qinghai Province were discharged from hospital on Thursday morning, local authorities said. The earthquake, […]
Herdsman rescues Chinese ultramarathon survivor, shelters victim in cave
A Chinese herdsman rescued long-distance runner, Zhang Xiaotao, who was in the leading pack of the ultra-marathon race in China in which 21 people died. […]
170 children in DRC feared missing after volcanic eruption – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) district of Goma were […]
Troops decimate bandits’ leaders, camps in North-West, says Army HQ
By Chimezie Godfrey Troops of 8 Division, Nigerian Army operating in North-West have made great progress in the fight against banditry and other violent crimes […]
PDM chieftain in Ebonyi wants power shift to Southeast in 2023
) A 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) in Ebonyi, Chief Aja Agha, has demanded that the Southeast should produce the next […]
Trans-border trafficker nabbed with 280kg assorted drugs in Kebbi
. Consignment of codeine syrup for Abuja drug joints intercepted in Suleja A suspected fake security agent, Basiru Ibrahim, who specialises in trafficking illicit drugs […]
Kidnap of students unacceptable, schools should not be places of fear – NGO
Save the Children International (SCI), an NGO, has called for the immediate release of 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara, abducted by […]
UN amplifies condemnation of Zamfara schoolgirls’ abduction
President of the UN General Assembly Amb. Volkan Bozkir has added his voice to the growing condemnation of Friday’s abduction of hundreds of […]