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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Azuta-Mbata, a former senator, represented Rivers East in the Senate from 1999 to 2007. He was elected as president of the preeminent Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group at its meeting in Enugu on Friday. In a statement signed by…

At the budget defense session on Friday, the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals Development rejected the 2025 budgetary proposals presented by the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development. The committee, chaired by Senator Ekong Sampson, expressed concerns over the feasibility and potential impact of the projects outlined in the budget. Similarly,…

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week. The raid, which was the deadliest the Beninese army has suffered in years, took place late Wednesday in the border area between Benin and its…

The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described late sports administrator, Pa Michael Eniayewu, as a man who dedicated his time to the service of others while he was alive. The governor delivered the eulogy on Friday at the funeral service for Pa Eniayewu at Oke-Owo circuit of Methodist Church Nigeria in Owo. Represented…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed the state’s readiness to embrace ranching, citing its potential to transform Nigeria’s livestock industry and boost food security. During a visit to the Ministry of Livestock Development on Thursday, Governor Lawal highlighted Zamfara’s vast agricultural resources and expressed his administration’s commitment to collaborating with the ministry to…