Northwest
8 hours ago
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that approximately three million people in the Northwest geopolitical zone are struggling with drug addiction.
18 Dec
The Federal Government, through the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has debuted a concept tailored towards reporting issues within the polity that are data-backed and aimed at addressing conjectures. The latest, called the Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey (CESPS), is a novel concept that seeks to ensure that information rolled out to the public…
15 Nov
The European Union (EU) has initiated a program aimed at reintegrating 417,661 out-of-school children in the northwestern region of Nigeria.
4 Oct
In a dramatic move, Bello Turji, the notorious kidnapper and the most wanted bandit who has claimed responsibility for most prominent terrorist attacks in Northwest Nigeria, released a video clip where he was surrounded by his deadly gang and passed a vote of confidence in the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa
31 Aug
Amid the banditry and displacements in the North West region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the World Food Programme (WFP) have provided $1.6 million funding support to tackle malnutrition and poverty in Kastina and Sokoto states.
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The Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s claim that former military President, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), was one of those who tormented the president during the military era. Osinbajo made the remark while reviewing Babangida’s autobiography, A Journey in Service, recalling how…
18 mins ago
As the Muslim community prepares for the holy month of Ramadan, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has emphasised the need for unity
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The Forum of National Youth Leaders of All Political Parties in Nigeria (FNYLPPN) has called for the immediate release of Mr Eniola Ojajuni
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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium
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A Lagos Magistrate's Court sitting at Yaba has ruled in favour of the legal advice brought by the Department of Public Prosecution (DPP). The advice urged the court to strike out the names of Abdulazeer Fashola (Naira Marley), Samson Eletu (Sam Larry), Opere Babatunde, and Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy) from the charge on the death of…
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Bayo Onanuga, an aide to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has advised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to move past his failed ministerial nomination, urging him to stop acting like a child. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Onanuga said El-Rufai still seemed hurt months after being dropped from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. “As a…
31 mins ago
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has issued a warning to the residents of Afaka, Kauya, and Mando in Kaduna to steer clear
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A US federal judge has blocked prison officials from transferring a dozen transgender women inmates to men's facilities, going against an
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The Kwara State coordinator of the World Bank-supported Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), Isaac Kolo, has advised on the shortest and surest ways to end rural-urban migration in Nigeria. He said that the shortest, surest way is a good and accessible road network that would ease the present hardship that has negatively impacted…