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By Nicholas Dechi The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Benue Chapter, has elected new executive members to steer the affairs of the association for the next two years. The election, which was described as peaceful and credible, took place on Friday in Makurdi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Andrew Amine, lecturer…
By Abdulkadir Ahmed-Ibrahim (Kwakwatawa) In politics, moments arise when loyalty to a platform must give way to loyalty to the people. There are seasons when courage is not found in standing still, but in moving forward with clarity of purpose. Kano State stands at such a moment. The planned defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf…
By Lamara Garba-Azare Some leaders announce themselves with noise. Others arrive quietly, clothed in simplicity, guided by conscience and driven by duty. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf belongs to the latter order. He is a politician whose bearing is humble, whose lifestyle is modest, and whose politics is softened by sympathy for the weak. Yet beneath…
By Ephraim Sheyin For Gov Caleb Mufwang, the last few months must have been the most challenging and critical in his political career. The ebullient Lawyer has, over the months, been torn between staying in the PDP or jumping ship like his counterparts in Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Taraba, Rivers, Delta, among others. The options…
By Thompson Yamput The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Sunday, commiserated with the families of victims in a recent boat mishaps which occured in Yobe and Lagos States. While expressing its sympathy, the authority underscored the need for safety across inland waterways in Nigeria. The authority expressed its condolences in a statement in Lokoja,…
By Thompson Yamput The Olu Apata-Oworo, Oba Frederick Balogun JP, has felicitated with his subjects over the new year celebration, urging them to keep faith in God for the growth and development of the land. The traditional ruler gave the urge in a New Year message in Lokoja on Thursday to the people of Apata-Oworo…
By Thompson Yamput Kogi Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Kankarofi has said that the synergy between Kogi Government and security operatives has led to the arrest of 82 suspects between November and December 2925. Kankarofi made the disclosure in his New Year greetings to the people of Kogi signed by the command’s spokesperson, CSP William…
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly at plenary on Tuesday passed the 2026 appropriation bill of N1. 39 trillion against the revised provision of ₦1.65 trillion of 2025. The 2026 budget proposal, which consists of N354.87 billion for recurrent expenditure and N1. 035 trillion for capital expenditure, was passed following the presentation…
By Emmanuel Antswen Dr Onogwu Patrick, a special emissary, in collaboration with the International Society of Diplomats (ISD) and MEG Cancer Foundation, has provided free medical care to hundreds of residents of Otukpa in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical services rendered included blood pressure…
By Admin Some medical doctors in Nigeria have tasked their Nigerian counterparts abroad to invest in medical charity in their various communities in Nigeria. They made the call at a one day Medical Outreach on Monday in Nnebukwu, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo state. The outreach, which holds annually during the yuletide, is organised…
