Map of Nigeria, spotlighting Kwara State By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At the dawn of Aug. 8, 2025, the village of Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara stirred into the familiar rhythms of another day. Roosters crowed and the first call to prayer driftedContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its substantive drug trafficking case against suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, remains active and is scheduled to continue in court on March 16. The agency said the case will resume before Justice Emeka Nwite ofContinue Reading
By Shedrack Frank Prof. Benjamin Okaba, the President, Ijaw National Congress (INC), says he is not aware of any official communication reversing the earlier disqualification of some candidates by the election committee. Okaba told newsmen in Yenagoa on Thursday that the decision of the election committee stood until an officialContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted suspended DCP Abba Kyari and his brothers of a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the charge, filedContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Nigeria’s custodial centres, a quiet transformation is unfolding; one that is gradually reshaping the narrative of punishment into a story of rehabilitation, education and second chances. For decades, incarceration in Nigeria largely revolved around confinement and deterrence, with limited attention toContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Dr Atinuke Owolabi, a member of the North Central Development Commission representing the Southwest, has established a 10-year Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) empowerment initiative for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) children. Owolabi, who is also a Society for Women Engineers (SWE) Ambassador in the United States,Continue Reading
By Grace Alegba Prof. Chris Onalo, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA), has described the inauguration of the board of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) as a positive development. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the board ofContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The morning sun filtered through the window of Mrs Esther Okoro’s modest home in Kaduna. She clutched an envelope containing a Correctional Welfare Insurance Scheme (CWIS) death benefit payout, her children playing quietly in the corner. Months of anxiety and uncertainty vanishedContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu A non-governmental organisation, Channel for Widow Relief Initiative (CWRI), has empowered no fewer than 380 widows, orphans, and the less privileged in Ibadan with cash and food items. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the empowerment was carried out during CWRI 15th edition of Ramadan GiveawayContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, says failure to adhere strictly to procurement timelines undermines efficiency and fuels waste in public sector operations. Adedokun said this while presenting an update on Gender-Responsive Public Procurement in Nigeria and the National Policy on Affirmative ProcurementContinue Reading
