Benin Monarch Celebrates Birthday and 9th Coronation Anniversary
His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, is being honored in a double celebration marking his birthday and 9th coronation anniversary. The Office of the Director General of the Edo State Tourism, Culture and Creative Economy Agency, Lady Vivian Elabor, issued a press statement on October 20, 2024, from Benin City, describing…
Omga007NUJ FCT Council Condemns Arrest of AFO Journalist, Insist on Replacing Damaged Camera
By Gloria Tochukwu Umeweni The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has condemned in strong terms the unlawful arrest and assault of an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist, Mr. John Okunyomih, by security operatives during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the Secretary of the Council, Comrade Jide…
Cross River Sets Up Support Centres to Boost Voter Registration Ahead of 2027
By Edem Ekpo The Cross River State Government has launched support centres across the eighteen local government areas to strengthen the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and ensure wider participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, who disclosed this during the flag-off of the public…
Amagu Erimogwudu Kingdom Endorses Tinubu, Nwifuru, Ogah Ahead of 2027 Elections
…Community Pledges Peaceful Mobilization and Support for Development-Oriented Leadership By Nkechinyere Okpara, Abakaliki The people of the ancient Amagu Erimogwudu Kingdom in Ikwo South Development Centre, Ebonyi State, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, and the member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. (Comrade) Chinedu Ogah, for re-election ahead of…
NAWOJ, NILOWV Rally Support for Reserved Seats Bill
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has expressed strong support for the ongoing campaign by the Nigeria League of Women Voters (NILOWV) to push for the passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill, popularly referred to as the ‘Her Seat Parliament’ initiative. The endorsement came on the sidelines of the 2025 National Conference…
NCWS Nigeria Celebrates Outstanding Female Corps Members Honoured by President Tinubu in Marking Intl Day of the Girl Child
…Princess Azura Hails Igwe Anne and Akase Patience as Role Models of Selfless Service, Commends President Tinubu for Recognising Excellence The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Nigeria has celebrated two exceptional female corps members, Igwe Anne Chikaodi and Akase Patience Nguwasen, whose remarkable contributions during their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) year earned them…
Entrepreneurship : Women are Drivers of Social Transformation – UN
The United Nations has recognized women as key drivers of social transformation through entrepreneurship. The UN Women country Representative, Beatrice Eyong made this known at the NAWE’s National Entrepreneurship Summit and Exhibition held in Abuja Eyong, who was represented by the programme officer for women empowerment, Patience Ikechukwu noted that women’s participation in entrepreneurship not…
Wike Justifies Demolished NPF Apo-Dutse Structures, Says Govt Ought to Enforce Rules, Not Break Them
By Remi Johnson Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Nyesom Wike, on Friday visited the site of the recent demolition in Apo-Dutse following public outcry over the pulling down of buildings belonging to the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister, who discovered that the site was indeed located under a high-tension wire, was visibly…