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In what has been described as a landmark breakthrough for West Africa’s agricultural sector, the Niger State Government has entered into a multi-billion dollar partnership with the Republic of Benin to revolutionize cotton and food production across the region.The pact, signed in Cotonou through Niger State’s Special Purpose Vehicle, Sonama AG Mech Ltd., will driveContinueContinue reading “HISTORIC AGRIC ALLIANCE: Niger, Benin Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Pact to Produce 450,000 Tonnes of Cotton, Boost Food Security”

By Daily Trust Benin City—Tragedy struck in Edo State on Thursday as the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gbenga Agun, suddenly slumped and died while attending an official event in Benin City.Agun, who was a guest speaker at a programme organised by the International Association of World Peace Advocates, hadContinueContinue reading “TRAGEDY IN BENIN: Edo NSCDC Commandant Slumps, Dies After Delivering Keynote Address”

Abuja— In a bold push to tackle menstrual poverty and school absenteeism among young girls, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched a ₦2.55 billion nationwide sanitary pad distribution initiative.The programme, flagged off under her Renewed Hope Initiative, aims to ensure that millions of schoolgirls, especially those from rural and low-income families, no longerContinueContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS: First Lady Remi Tinubu Unveils N2.55 Billion Sanitary Pad Scheme To Keep Nigerian Schoolgirls In Class”

A political scandal of monstrous proportions has engulfed former lawmaker, Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo, after a petition accused him of raping a 13-year-old girl, attempting to assault her 16-year-old sister, and threatening to kill their family if they exposed him.The explosive allegations, contained in a petition by D.I. Aiyedun & Co. Chambers to the Inspector-GeneralContinueContinue reading “SEX SCANDAL: Ex-Senator Elisha Abbo Accused Of Raping 13-Year-Old, Attempted Assault On Sister, Threatening To Kill Family”

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has thrown down the gauntlet to political enemies and contractors angered by his sweeping reforms in Abuja, warning that no amount of blackmail or ethnic propaganda will stop him from cleaning up the system.Speaking at the launch of a hybrid solar lighting project in theContinueContinue reading ““They’ll Attack Me Because I’m Igbo” — Wike Dares Critics, Says No Force Can Stop Abuja Reforms ”

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has spoken on the ongoing detention of some native doctors in the state, making it clear that his administration will not interfere in judicial processes.Governor Soludo, who addressed the matter on Thursday, said the traditional medicine practitioners in custody must undergo due legal process to determine whether theyContinueContinue reading “JUST IN: Soludo Breaks Silence On Detained Native Doctors — Insists They Must Face Trial Before Any Intervention”

In a decisive move to confront the perennial menace of flooding, the Lagos State Government on Thursday launched a demolition exercise targeting illegal structures obstructing stormwater channels in Ebute Metta.The enforcement team, acting under the supervision of the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, cleared encroachments along the Jebba/Kano collector, a critical drainageContinueContinue reading “Flood Fury: Lagos Govt Pulls Down Illegal Structures Fueling Ebute Metta Flooding”

By Pioneer News Nigeria’s cultural heartbeat roared back to life on Independence Day as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recommissioned the refurbished National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos—reborn as the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts.The historic October 1, 2025, event—coinciding with Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary—was as symbolic as it was grand. After decades ofContinueContinue reading “SOYINKA IMMORTALISED: TINUBU UNVEILS ₦68BN REBIRTH OF NATIONAL THEATRE AS ‘WOLE SOYINKA CENTRE FOR CULTURE’”

By NaijaNews Shock and grief have engulfed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Imo State following the sudden death of its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Ugochimereze Chinedu Asuzu, who reportedly slumped and died in the early hours of Wednesday.The tragic development was confirmed in a statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, MacDonald Amadi, who describedContinueContinue reading “ADC IN MOURNING: Imo Deputy Publicity Secretary, Ugochimereze Asuzu, Slumps and Dies”

A scathing new report has ranked Zamfara, Kwara, and Benue States as the worst-governed in Nigeria between 2023 and 2025, laying bare a cocktail of leadership failures, collapsing infrastructure, policy inconsistency, and deepening insecurity.The damning midterm governance review, released in London by the Good Governance Rating Index (GGRI), paints a grim picture of state administration,ContinueContinue reading “UK Report Exposes Nigeria’s Worst-Governed States: Zamfara, Kwara, Benue Top Shame List”