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The Native, a cultural coalition, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the welfare and development of children in care through monthly welfare initiatives and donations. A delegation from The Native, led by Mr Jethro Annum, President of the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), visited Riches Home for Orphans and Vulnerable Children...

The nomination of Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu as Nigeria’s ambassador designate has been received with strong enthusiasm and optimism. Her impressive professional record reflects a dynamic and results oriented legal practitioner with more than fifteen years of experience in corporate law, litigation, mediation, and policy advisory. With a proven history of...

The Northern Anti-Corruption Network (NACG) has described the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) invitation of former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as long overdue, insisting that the anti-graft agency must thoroughly investigate every petition against him and ensure he faces the full weight of the law. The...

The Obuzor of Ibusa, Prof. Louis Nwaobishi, has affirmed that the Anioma people of Delta Notth are Igbo, citing history, language, and culture as evidence for their Igbo roots. Nwaobishi was reacting to some recent divergent views, particularly that of the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, that the Anioma...

The Chairman, Safana Local Government Area (LGA) in Katsina, Alhaji Abdullahi Sani, has shared 10 vehicles to his Councilors, and also empowered 1,322 constituents. It was reported that the empowerment exercise was launched by Gov. Dikko Radda, on Thursday in Safana. It was also reported that on Nov. 24, the...

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) on Friday in Yenagoa, concluded an environmental monitoring training workshop for Niger Delta oil communities. HOMEF is an ecological think-tank and environmental rights advocacy group. It was reported that the capacity building programme drew participants across the Niger Delta region from Cross River,...

Businessman and philanthropist Idris HK on Thursday crisscrossed Dekina Local Government Area in Kogi State, commissioning completed projects and flagging off new ones through the Idris HK Foundation in a day-long outreach that drew massive crowds and royal blessings. The tour began at Ogbabo Junction where hundreds of excited villagers...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has pledged to give his younger brother and the Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB), Dr. Kassim Muhammad, all the support needed for him to succeed. He made this known on Thursday during a one-day Nasarawa State Basic Education Summit at the...

No fewer than 14,000 Bauchi farmers are to benefit from a climate resilient agriculture intervention to encourage productivity and enhance food security. The three-year smart agriculture programme is being implemented by the Heineken Africa Foundation through the Nigerian Breweries Plc.. Mr Chukwuemeka Aniukwu, Head of Public, External and Government Affairs,...

…Commends Trump for stepping in where Nigerian leaders failed Nigerian political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, accused the Nigerian government of deliberately shielding financiers of terrorism while the country sinks deeper into violence and mass killings....