NGO Urges FG to Partner on Youth Empowerment, Cites Skill Acquisition as Antidote to Crime
By Our Reporter A non-governmental organization, the Chiggy Nsofor Foundation (CNF), has called on the federal government to form strategic partnerships with credible NGOs to empower less-privileged Nigerian youths through skills acquisition, arguing that such initiatives would reduce hardship, crime, and banditry.The appeal was made during the graduation ceremony of the foundation’s “Skill Scale-Up…
Omga007NAWOJ Condemns Alleged Sexual Abuse of Minors in Kamalu Case, Demands Swift Justice
By Gloria Tochukwu Umeweni The “Nigeria Association of Women Journalists”, (NAWOJ) has strongly condemned the alleged sexual abuse of four minor students by a school teacher identified as Kamalu. NAWOJ stated that such an alleged act does not represent the values of educators, the teaching profession, or Nigerian society at large. The Association described sexual…
ADC Picks Tobias Oriji as Ebonyi Governorship Candidate for 2027
By Nkechinyere Ewa Tobias Nnabuike Oriji has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Ebonyi State. Oriji emerged through a consensus arrangement during the party’s governorship primary election conducted across the 171 wards of the state on Friday. Speaking shortly after the exercise, the…
Advancing Leadership : Dr. Jophia Nanker Gupar Represents Nigeria at High-Level Canada-UN Women Forum, Shares Nigeria’s Women Devt Story and Politics
Dr. Jophia Nanker Gupar, Founder of the Pan African Young Women Development Initiative (PAYWODI), share highlights from a powerful engagement held yesterday 22nd May, 2026 with the Canadian Government, UN Women, and the Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development. PAYWODI is a proud beneficiary of the Women Resource Centre, an initiative supported by UN…
Federal High Court Mourns Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa
By Sharon Akuboh The Federal High Court has announced the passing of Hon. Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Kano Judicial Division, who died on May 21, 2026, after a brief illness. According to a statement issued by the Director of Information of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Dr. Catherine Oby Christopher, the respected…
Fubara’s Withdrawal : Sacrifice, Strategy and the Unfinished Rivers Political Story
By Halima Jibrin The political atmosphere in Rivers State took a dramatic turn with the announcement by Siminalayi Fubara withdrawing from the APC gubernatorial primaries ahead of the state election. In a strongly worded and emotionally layered statement released on May 20, 2026, the Rivers State Governor framed his decision not as political defeat, but…
DICAN Conference Raises Alarm Over Rising Information Warfare, Launches Fact-Check Network
By Joy Omagha Idam, Abuja The Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (DICAN) has raised serious concerns over the growing threat of information warfare, warning that the manipulation of information through artificial intelligence and coordinated disinformation campaigns now poses grave dangers to global security, democracy, trade, and investment. This formed part of the communiqué issued at…
Transcorp Hilton Abuja Remains No. 1 Destination for Guests…GM
The General Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Martin Zarybnicky, has reaffirmed the hotel’s position as a leading destination for conferences, meetings, events, and leisure stays in Nigeria. Zarybnicky stated this during the 2027 Press Week Lecture and Awards Ceremony organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists FCT Council in Abuja. He was represented by the…