FCT: Idu Village Head appeals for urgent water restoration, borehole support
By Nwamulunamma Ogbunka, Abuja The village head of Idu, the host community of Idu Industrial Area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Mohammed Bawa Makama, has appealed to the government and private organisations to urgently restore pipe-borne water supply to Idu and surrounding communities that have been without water for nearly a week. Speaking…
Omga0072027 Elections : Ex-NNPC accountant, Anglican priest backs Ezeike for Aguata House of Reps seat
By Ekunkonye Junior, Abuja A serving Anglican priest, Rev Goddy Okonkwor has endorsed Dr. Okwudili Ezeike’s move to represent Aguata Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, ahead of 2027. A former governorship contestant in Anambra under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Okonkwor said he knows Ezeike personally and vouched for his…
Bauchi Progressives Forum Rejects “Fictitious” APC Governorship Primary Results
By Jasmine Okogerie The Bauchi Progressives Forum has rejected the results announced by the Chairman of the Committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Bauchi State, insisting that no election was conducted and that aspirants were instead pressured to step down. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Ibrahim Abdullahi, the…
How Parents, Especially Mothers, Can Spot Early Signs of Child Molestation
By Wasilah Ladan, National Secretary, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists(NAWOJ) Children who experience sexual abuse often cannot speak up directly because of fear, shame, confusion, or threats. As parents, and especially mothers who are usually the first caregivers, your close observation of your child’s mood, movement, and emotions is one of the strongest tools for…
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…
NAWOJ 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…