Niger Assembly Begins Screening of Commissioner Nominees
From Rashidat Suleiman,Minna Niger State House of Assembly has begun screening nominees forwarded for appointment into the State Executive Council. Among them is Dr. Murtala Muhammad Bagana, a Public Health Physician and development expert with over 15 years of experience across global non governmental organizations and the private sector. During his appearance before the legislators,…
Omga007Ebonyi LP Chieftain, Ezeh Drags Alleged Attackers to Court Over Death Threats
Nkechinyere Ewa Labour Party (LP) stalwart and former House of Representatives candidate, Dr. Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh, has instituted a fundamental rights enforcement suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, alleging sustained death threats from suspected political enforcers in Ebonyi State. Ezeh, who contested the Abakaliki/Izzi Federal Constituency seat in the 2023…
TJ & GP, CISLAC Empower FCT Journalists on Nigeria Tax Act 2025
By Joy Omagha Idam The Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJ&GP) in partnership with the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) organized a one-day Capacity-Building workshop for journalists from different media houses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the Nigeria Tax Act 2025 framework. The training aimed to deepen journalists’ understanding of the Nigeria’s…
Gender Activist, Freda Irabor Seeks Inclusion of Menstrual Hygiene in School Curriculum
A Gender Rights Advocate and Founder Thrive For Her Foundation, Ms.Freda Irabor, has called for the inclusion of menstrual hygiene education in Nigeria’s school curriculum to improve young girls’ understanding and management of their menstrual cycles. Irabor made the call on Monday during an outreach programme where her organisation distributed over 100 reusable sanitary pads…
NUJ FCT Mourns Passing of Dan Agbese
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) mourns the passing of an iconic figure in Nigerian journalism, Mr. Dan Agbese. His death is a profound loss not only to the media industry but to the entire nation. Dan Agbese was a quintessential journalist, a courageous voice, and a principled editor whose commitment to truth, integrity, and…
Nentawe, APC National Chairman, welcomes northern minority group’s support for Tinubu
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Nentawe Goshwe Yiltwada has described as patriotic the support by minorities ethnic groups in Northern Nigeria for the return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to office in 2027.Professor Yiltwada spoke in Abuja when he received the leadership of the Northern Nigeria Minorities Group led by its…
Taraba State Assembly Speaker and Members defect from PDP to APC
By Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The Taraba State House of Assembly has witnessed a mass defection of Members from the People’s Democratic Party PDP to the rulling All Progressive Congress APC. In a letter read at the floor of the House, Speaker, Rt. Hon. John Kizito Bonzena aid that the situation the PDP is facing has deteriorated…
Gov Yusuf Set to Present Kano’s First-Ever ₦1 Trillion Budget for 2026
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has announced that his administration is finalizing arrangements to present the state’s first-ever ₦1 trillion propossed budget for the 2026 financial year. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Bature Dawkain Tofa on Friday. The Governor made this known on Friday while declaring…