By Philomina Attah Girl Effect Nigeria, an NGO, says it has successfully mobilised more than 18 million Nigerians and facilitated vaccination of 26,000 adolescent girls against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) across five states. The Country Director, Girl Effect Nigeria, Mrs Boladale Akin-Kolapo, disclosed this in Abuja at the national close-outContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A non-governmental organisation, Chen Education and Development Empowerment (CEDE), has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting good governance, strategic leadership, accountability and transforming lives through education and sustainable development. The organisation made the pledge on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of its AdvisoryContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Outgoing President of the Rotary Club of Abuja-Aso Golf, Lizzy Asomugha, has concluded her two-year tenure with a call for greater commitment to peace, humanitarian service and selfless leadership. The event, tagged “Night of Peace,” was organised in collaboration with Citizens Advocate for Peace Is Possible (CAPIPIN).Continue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) says it has introduced a stringent, data-driven credit profiling processes of farmers to curb activities of middlemen. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Ayodeji Sotinrin, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Sotinrin said the measures includedContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Nigeria has significantly strengthened its legal framework against torture through the Anti-Torture Act, says the Executive Secretary (ES), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN. Ojukwu made this known on Friday in Abuja in a statement in honour of victims and survivors of torture asContinue Reading
By Christiana Nicholas A man, Mr Monday Atabo, on Friday dragged his wife. Grace, before an Upper Area Court in Masaka, Nasarawa State for denying him his conjugal rights. Atabo, is seeking dissolution of his marriage to Grace, a businesswoman. He also accused his wife of infidelity. I married GraceContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo A UK–based Nigerian, Mr Emmanuel Makinde, on Thursday told the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi that his travel agent, Waliyu Shitta, fraudulently added a woman as his wife in a visa application processed in 2022. Makinde, who testified before Justice Ademuyiwa Oyeyipo during his evidence-in-chief, allegedContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (I-G),Mr Tunji Disu, seeking urgent intervention to halt the spate of killings in Osun ahead of the Aug.15 governorship election. Olajengbesi, in the petition he submitted on Thursday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, expressed concernContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal A former Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Dele Akinsola, has emerged the pioneer chairman of the League of Veteran Journalists, Ogun State Chapter. Akinsola was elected during the league’s election held on Friday at the Iwe Irohin Hall, Nigeria Union of JournalistsContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026 into law, strengthening Nigeria’s legal framework for digital identity management, cybersecurity and national security. The signing ceremony at the State House was attended by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Speaker BenjaminContinue Reading
