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The Middlebelt and Northcentral Association of Women Group (MNAW) has descended heavily on what it calls untold and unwarranted attacks on the person of the Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), against whom they described as “our very own Ambassador and an Arewa woman leader, Dr Muheeba Dankaka.” The...

A popular bar operator in Osun state identified as ‘Iya Bisola’ was reportedly strangled to death at her residence by a yet-to-be-identified person. Findings revealed that the incident which occurred in Ikirun town, Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state stirred apprehension among residents of Oke-Glo, as her corpse was...

The immediate past past Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has been appointed Special Advisor to Mr Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). A statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated that the announcement of Mohammed’s appointment...

The member representing Lavun/Mokwa/Edati Federal Constitution of Niger State,Dr. Joshua Audu Gana, has hailed Speaker Taujudeen Abbas on his being appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Power of the 10th National Assembly. A statement by the media office of the Reps member said the...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth leaders from the North-central and other stakeholders have expressed support for the candidacy of former Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to emerge as the next National Chairman of the ruling party. Ganduje’s name has been reportedly favoured by President Bola Tinubu and...

Nigerian youths have commended the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mallam Mele Kyari, for promoting transparency, probity, accountability, and good governance in the Nigerian oil and gas industry vis-à-vis his handling of the recent fuel subsidy removal initiative. The youths, under the...

Seven soldiers have been reportedly killed in an ambush by bandits in Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have attacked the Kangon Garacce community under the Dangulbi district of the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Monday afternoon, killing several residents. A resident of Dangulbi community, Lawal Dangulbi...

Staff members of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia early on Tuesday took to the streets to protest the non-payment of their two months’ salary arrears. No fewer than 200 of the workers, locked and barricaded the gate to the council headquarters and vowed not to reopen it until...

Hon Philip Agbese, the member representing Ado/ Okpokwu/ Ogbadibo Federal Constituency, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been reduced to an item of ridicule in the last two years. Agbese, in a statement on Monday, described the NYSC as a cesspool for corruption, nepotism, gross incompetence and abuse...

Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, has expressed thoughts on an Executive Council made up of wives of the 10th National Assembly Senators. Reports that the Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels had taken to social media to announce that she bagged an appointment. The youngest wife of Senator Ned Nwoko, disclosed that she...