By Yetunde Fatungase Ogun State Government has announced the provision of 2,500 affordable housing units for low-income earners in the state. The Commissioner for Housing, Jamiu Omoniyi, made this known at a news briefing on Monday in Abeokuta. According to Omoniyi, the 2,500 housing units which would be executed inContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eka The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday, distributed relief materials to persons affected by flood and erosion disasters in Ikot Abasi/Mkpat Enin/Eastern Obolo Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom. The distribution, held at the Ikot Abasi Local Government Town Hall, was done under the Federal Government SpecialContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu The General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Chinedu Nnebeife, has assured that security situation in Kwara and others states within the Division’s Area of Responsibility (AOR) are improving gradually. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Division covers Kwara, Kogi, Edo, Oyo, Osun,Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen says he does not lose sleep over comparisons with late Rashidi Yekini, insisting his focus remains helping Nigeria win matches, not chasing individual records. Osimhen, who captained Nigeria to a 3-1 win over Uganda on Tuesday, dismissed suggestions he is obsessed withContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has formally defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), alongside several prominent political leaders from the South-East Geopolitical Zone. They announced the decision on Wednesday during a political rally at the Nike Lake ResortContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The equities market recorded an impressive performance in 2025, with total market capitalisation rising by N36.62 trillion. This brought the market’s value to N99.4 trillion by the close of trading on Dec. 31, compared with N62.76 trillion at the end of 2024. Stock investors recorded a 51.19Continue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) has tackled the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), over long-standing infrastructure deficit in Delta. The management of the NDDC led by its Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, had appeared before the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission to defendContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The International Red Cross has boosted Katsina State’s battle against malnutrition with the donation of about 4,117 cartons, containing 600,500 packs of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF). Mr Bala Abdullahi-Hussaini, the Secretary of the state’s branch of the organisation, disclosed this during a meeting with journalists in Katsina.Continue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has declared that payments for environmental health services to the FCTA or unauthorised bodies are invalid. Mr Kingsley Madaki, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to the Executive Chairman of AMAC said this in a statement inContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Saturday, Feb. 9, was meant to be an ordinary haircut day for Mrs Oluwabusayo Olaoye and her two sons. However, barely two minutes into her younger son Michael’s haircut, the atmosphere in the small neighbourhood salon shifted. The barber paused and politely refused to continue; not becauseContinue Reading
