The President of Helpline Social Support Initiative (HSSI), Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, has called for increased attention and deliberate investment in the development of the boy child as a critical pathway to building stronger families, safer communities, and a more balanced society. Speaking on the theme, “Flourish and Thrive: Investing inContinue Reading
An African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has unveiled plans for national job creation programme and economic renewal. Hayatu-Deen disclosed the plan during a town hall organised by Team Rebuild Nigeria in Abuja on Friday, where he pledged to prioritise employment and economic recovery. He said jobs mustContinue Reading
Africa’s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 65 deaths have been reported, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara, said the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Its statement onContinue Reading
US President Donald Trump left Beijing after a two-day summit saying he had struck “fantastic trade deals, great for both countries”, but few details have emerged on what the two superpowers agreed. Trump arrived for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, accompanied by several CEOs: a high-profileContinue Reading
A 41-year-old travel agent, Ismail Monsuru, on Friday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining the sum of N572,000 under the guise of procuring a Canadian visa. The defendant is facing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. TheContinue Reading
The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Bako Lalong, has congratulated elder statesman and former Chairman of Shendam Local Government Area, Miskoom Sebastine Sambo Alkali, on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Senator Lalong described the celebrant as a grassroots politician, seasoned public servant and accomplished personality whose contributionsContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor and Chairman Northwest Governors Forum, addresses the Northern Corridor Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicle Programme launch at the Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium in Kano. The governor, represented by his Special Adviser on Climate Change, Professor Al-Amin Mohammed, called for unified Northern action on clean transport,Continue Reading
The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to discipline, accountability, and institutional reform with the dismissal, arrest, and prosecution of police personnel found involved in cases of conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, extortion, stealing, and abuse of office in Rivers State and its environs. The Force notes that the actionsContinue Reading
The CEO of USMAHUF Ventures Ltd and a major consultant for the Radda Model Secondary School, Bldr. Usman Muazu, PhD has commended the official commissioning of the multimillion naira Radda Model Secondary School in Charanchi Local Government Area. According to Muazu, the facility represents the first of its kind inContinue Reading
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arraigned Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei, Managing Director, Viscount Microfinance Bank before Justice Y. Halilu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for fraud. She is being prosecuted on a two-count charge, bordering on illegal conversion and obtaining money byContinue Reading