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By Zainab Oyekan Jos, June 15, 2025 (NAN) The Plateau Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission has successfully rehabilitated and reunited a pregnant vulnerable woman with her family after months of medical care. The commission’s chairperson, Mrs Olivia Dazyam, while briefing newsmen on Monday in Jos, expressed gratitude to God and Governor Caleb Mutfwang for supporting…
By Isaiah Eka Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has urged corps members serving in the state to promote unity, development and peace in their host communities. Eno made the call at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members in Ikot Itie Udung, Nsit Atai, on Monday. Represented by Dr…
By Abiodun Lawal The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun has unveiled Dr Lateefat Kolapo-Sowunmi as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 gubernatorial election in the state. The state Party Chairman, Abayomi Tella, unveiled the candidate at an event held at the party secretariat in Abeokuta on Monday. Speaking at the ceremony, Tella…
By Peter Akpah Nigerians have been urged to renew their commitment to the ideals of democracy for the growth and development of the country. Chief Dr. Moses Nwan, f.hcd, mni PhD, Executive Private Secretary to the Plateau Governor, made the call in his good will message in celebration of the Democracy Day in Jos. He…
By Udoh Umoh The Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), has urged President Bola Tinubu to decentralise Nigeria’s security architecture as a lasting solution to curbing insecurity in the country. The Director of CHRAN, Mr Franklyn Isong, made the appeal during the group’s annual public lecture to mark 2026 Democracy Day in…
By Zainab Oyekan The Plateau Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission, has forged a partnership with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to establish Human Rights clubs across secondary schools in the state. The chairperson of the Commission, Mrs Olivia Dazyam, speaking during an engagement with stakeholders on Thursday in Jos, said the initiative was aimed…
By Admin The Democratic Front (TDF) has welcomed the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) statement on Nigeria, and its overall positive assessment of the President Bola Tinubu administration’s reform agenda. However, it questions the observation that Nigeria’s poverty Index Increased to 60%, in a statement signed by its Chairman. Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary, Chief…
By: Lamara Garba The Kano State Government is considering plans to establish a state-owned airline as part of efforts to expand its economic base, enhance transportation services and create new sources of revenue for the state. Governor Alhaji. Kabir Yusuf disclosed this while addressing Kano pilgrims in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on…
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Daniel Onjeh says Nigeria’s democratic institutions are now stronger than what they were before the return of democracy in 1999. Onjeh, who is a former president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), stated this in an interview with the News Agency…
By Admin The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr. Bernard Doro, has called on citizens, corporate organizations, state governments, faith-based institutions, community leaders, and development partners to extend compassion and support to the 258 Nigerians recently returned from South Africa. Doro, in a statement signed in Lagos on Friday, described their successful reintegration…
