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Group warns against plot to arrest Atiku, Ameachi, El-Rufai, Aregbesola, others

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

… Says it signals push toward one-party state A civil society group has raised alarm over what it described as a coordinated plan to arrest and detain leading opposition figures, warning that the move forms part of a broader strategy to weaken opposition politics and entrench a de facto one-party...

China Mining Federation of Nigeria Denies Allegations of Infiltration in Solid Minerals Sector

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

The China Mining Federation of Nigeria has strongly denied allegations of “Chinese infiltration” in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, describing the claims as false and unfounded. .. The allegations, recirculated by some media outlets, accuse Chinese nationals of engaging in illegal mining activities, seizing critical mineral resources, hindering the country’s economic...

LG Autonomy: Otti plotting fresh laws against LG autonomy in Abia – Ikonne

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

… Says Governor disobeying Tinubu, S’Court An Abia state chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Paul Ikonne, has said Governor Alex Otti is one of the governors prominently disobeying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on the functionality of Local Government Administrators in Nigeria. Ikonne specifically accused the Abia...

Sweeping Reforms: Drug Tests Now Compulsory for Federal Employment

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

The Federal Government has approved the introduction of mandatory pre-employment drug testing for all prospective applicants to the Nigerian public service. The move, The Nation learnt, is aimed at curbing the growing menace of illicit drug use and safeguarding national productivity and security. The directive, conveyed through a service-wide circular...

Big Win for ‘Oversabi Aunty’: N99.8M Earned in First Weekend

NewsDeskNgDec 23, 2025December 23, 20250

Actress and producer Toyin Abraham has achieved a remarkable milestone with her latest film, “Oversabi Aunty”, becoming Nollywood’s second-highest opening film in 2025 with box office earnings of N99.8 million in its opening weekend. The film, which marks Abraham’s directorial debut, tells the story of a well-meaning but overly involved aunty who...

GEJ’s Kinsmen’s Endorsement of Tinubu, Diri’s Defection, Leave ex-President Isolated Ahead of 2027

NewsDeskNgDec 22, 2025December 22, 20250

Last week’s visit of traditional and political leaders of Ogbia kingdom in Bayelsa and Rivers states to Abuja to endorse President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid may have left former President Goodluck Jonathan rethinking his 2027 plans, sources close to the ex-president have revealed. The sources also disclosed that the recent...

Dunamis International Gospel Centre’s Free Medical Outreach Brings Relief to Over 7,000 Benue Residents

NewsDeskNgDec 22, 2025December 22, 20250

A week-long free medical outreach organised by the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Dr Paul Enenche, and his wife, Dr Becky Enenche, has brought relief to over 7,000 residents of Benue State. The Healing and Deliverance Crusade, themed “Dominion”, was held in four Idoma communities – Igumale, Iga...

Oma Life Rescue Foundation Supports 1,000 Homes with Food, Clothes Fiesta in Chibiri Community

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2025December 21, 20250

Oma Life Rescue Foundation on Saturday, December 20, brought relief and festive cheer to no fewer than 1,000 vulnerable homes during its annual Food and Clothes Fiesta held at Chibiri, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The humanitarian outreach saw the distribution of essential food items and...

Hon. Irene Osobase: A Beacon of Hope in the Ecosystem of Women Empowerment

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2025December 21, 20250

Hon. Irene Osobase, Director-General of Train a Woman, You Train a Nation, stands as a powerful symbol of purposeful leadership in women empowerment. She believes that empowering women goes beyond rhetoric—it is a deliberate process of equipping them with skills, confidence, and opportunities to drive meaningful change. Through her visionary...

Jennifer’s Silent Strength- How One Woman Is Quietly Rewriting the Lives of Nigeria’s Most Vulnerable

NewsDeskNgDec 21, 2025December 21, 20250

On a warm afternoon in a rural Benue community, a young girl clutched a school bag that had arrived later than expected—but not too late. For months she had been absent from class, not because she lacked interest, but because poverty had quietly decided for her. That day, as women...