Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic have collectively invested €100 million to boost the agricultural resilience of small-scale food producers in the Sahel region. The initiative aimed to make a lasting impact in the fight against desertification and land degradation, and landscape and watershed management through participatory planning, effectivelyContinue Reading
A woman, Veronica Anyim, who was suspected by the senior pastor of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, Paul Enenche, of giving a fake testimony at the church graduated from the Law Department of the National Open University of Nigeria. Anyim’s video, which went viral on Sunday, showed Enenche questioningContinue Reading
The Premier League, renowned as the world’s richest and most prestigious football competition, continues to be a breeding ground for some of the finest talents across all age groups. Transfermarkt on Monday noted that with a staggering total market value of €11.09 billion, the English top-flight is a true powerhouse,Continue Reading
The Oyo State Government, on Monday, described Saturday’s invasion of the State Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, by self-acclaimed Yoruba Nation agitators as an act of terrorism. The state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, who spoke with journalists in Ibadan on Monday, condemned the act, adding that there areContinue Reading
Donald Trump goes to court Monday as the first US ex-president ever to be criminally prosecuted, a seismic moment for the United States as the presumptive Republican nominee campaigns to re-take the White House. The scandal-plagued 77-year-old is accused of falsifying business records in a scheme to cover up anContinue Reading
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, Hassan Umar, for alleged unguarded utterances. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki, and made available to journalists on Monday. The statement noted that the suspensionContinue Reading
The Nigerian Police has apprehended the leader of a “one chance” robbery gang in Abuja who physically attacked a pregnant woman, causing her to lose her pregnancy. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known on his X account on Sunday. Adejobi wrote, “This is a ring leaderContinue Reading
The Nigerian Police Force, Zone 13 Headquarters, Ukpo-Dinukofia, has notified candidates from Anambra and Enugu states that the police recruitment medical screening exercise for both general duty and specialist constables will take place at the Police Hospital, Central Police Station, Awka, Anambra State. This was contained in a statement issuedContinue Reading
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called on all northern appointees to either support President Bola Tinubu or step down from their positions. Matawalle’s call came after Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who formerly served as the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum and currently holds the position ofContinue Reading
The rivalry between the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, has become heightened ahead of the 98th National Executive Committee meeting of the party. One of the major issues likely to take centre stage at theContinue Reading