By Angela Atabo Prof. John Palfrey, President of John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, has been conferred with the traditional title of ‘Byefeche ’Nugba’ of the indigenous people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The title, which means ‘Hero of Justice’ for the FCT indigenous inhabitants, was conferredContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal/Mujidat Oyewole Job Atolagbe, the traditional ruler of Shao in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara, says the community’s age-old mass wedding tradition is to promote unity and inclusiveness among indigenes. Atolagbe, who is the Ohoro of Shao, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has donated food items worth N50 million to 500 women at selected Internally Displaced (IDP) Camps in Kaduna State. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke disclosed this on Thursday during the inauguration of the distribution at the IDPContinue Reading
By Reporters A cross-section of Nigerians in Abuja says balanced diet is out of their reach, due to the rising food prices and dwindling household incomes. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday that the situation was worse, especially for low income earners inContinue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu Karu community and environs in FCT were thrown into uproar on Friday due to reports of alleged male genitals disappearing mysteriously. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the past three weeks, more than 10 people in the communities allegedly lost their organs to someContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Peace Unity Restoration and Prosperity Global Foundation, in partnership with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday unveiled a 10-point agenda aimed at rebuilding the nation to attain greatness. The Global President of the Foundation, Mr Jeffery Abidoye, unveiled the agenda in Abuja at the OfficialContinue Reading
By Favour Rotimi Business owners and residents in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State on Thursday urged the Federal Government to intervene in the continued power outage in the area in the last two months. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that the situationContinue Reading
By Alice A Afolayan A number of Nigerian men are gradually pushing for spaces in jobs hitherto dominated by women across the country, a check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals. NAN reports that men in the country are visibly operating eateries, hair dressing salons, makeup shops, fixingContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Coordinator of Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project in Kaduna (KADRAAMP), Mr Zubairu Abubakar, has said that accessible roads in rural settlements would reduce post-harvest losses, cost of transportation and accident rates in the state. Abubakar said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Kwara Government on Wednesday commenced the evacuation of street beggars from the Ilorin metropolis. Speaking at one of the locations of the exercise, Mrs Kemi Afolashade, Kwara Commissioner for Social Development, said the areas affected are: Tipper Garage, Tanke, Offa Garage,Continue Reading
