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By Omonu YG Nelson The Forum of Igala Journalists (FORIJA) has penned a moving letter of condolence to His Royal Majesty Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II, the Ata Igala, in the wake of the tragic passing of his beloved elder sister, Her Royal Highness Memuna Opaluwa-Ogwuche Akpa, and her...

…calls for holistic investigation Mackings Peace Initiative Foundation, an anti-corrution crusader has praised President Bola Tinubu for his leadership and governance style since assumption of office especially in the fight against corruption in every starter of government in the country. The chairman of the group, Chairman. Dr Macdonalds Gue, Publicity...

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has commissioned the newly constructed VIP Lodge, as well as three intra city roads estimated at 1.7km in Akwanga, headquarters of Akwanga Local Government Area. Commissioning the VIP lodge on Saturday, the APC national chairman, commended Governor...

The Centre for Accountability and Transparency (CAT) has commended President Bola Tinubu for suspending the National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr Hassan Abdullahi, the Centre said the suspension was necessary to allow...

A UK-based newspaper, TheNigerian News, has announced Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State as the winner of its International Peace Prize Medal Award 2023. A statement by the company’s Chief Executive Officer, David Young, said the award is in recognition of Governor Fubara’s purposeful leadership and firm belief in democracy...

Foremost pro-democracy and development group, known as Niger-Delta Development Initiative (NDDI), has given pastmark to the effort of the Nigerian Navy in its effort to get rid of oil bunkers and illegal oil merchants in the South South region. The group specifically acknowledged the bravery of the Chief of Naval...

Governor Abdullahi Sule has pardoned 14 inmates selected from across the six correctional centres in Nasarawa State, in line with the exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 212(1) and (2) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended). Governor Sule said the exercise was...

The excitement was palpable as the ancient town of Adiabo came alive as the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, and his wife, Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Otu, celebrated the beginning of the New Year year in his ancestral home, Okurikang, Odukpani Local Government. The village was agog as...

Plateau Humanitarian Vanguard (PHV), a social-cultural group in the North Central zone of Nigeria, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, for swiftly coming to the aide of the affected communities in the recent attacks in Plateau State. The...

The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Philip Agbese, has dismissed the allegations of the Nigerian Navy’s involvement in crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region. He said that the Navy should rather be commended for playing a vital role in securing the nation’s maritime domain...