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ARCN To Institutionalise Strategic Communication

28.04.2026

…Backs PR Officers’ National Body The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has taken a decisive step to reposition communication as a core driver of agricultural development, with its Executive Secretary, Adamu Abubakar Dabban, throwing full weight behind the newly formed Association of Agricultural Research Institutes and Colleges Public Relations Officers (AARIC-PRO). The endorsement, given...

Police, EFCC Rescue Victims On Calabar–Oron Waterway

28.04.2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in a coordinated joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has successfully secured the release of all fourteen victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, told Journalists on Tuesday that the operation followed sustained intelligence-driven...

Military Moves To Engage Veterans Amid Rising Violence

28.04.2026

The military has announced plans to formally involve retired personnel in efforts to curb rising levels of violent conflict across the country through mediation, conflict resolution, and community based peacebuilding. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Olufemi Oluyede said this during the opening of a mediation and conflict resolution skills training for veterans in...

Police Neutralise Explosive Ordinance At A’Ibom Prison

28.04.2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully averted what could have been a major security breach and potential tragedy at the Nigerian Correctional Service Custodial Centre, Ikot Ekpene, following the timely recovery of high explosive ordnance within the facility’s vicinity. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John told journalists that on Monday 27th...

Okpebholo Appoints New MD For EdoGIS, Scraps Lands Ministry

28.04.2026

The Edo State Government has announced the restructuring of its land administration system, appointing Dr Innocent Ehiaguina Bello as the Managing Director of the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EdoGIS) and dissolving the Ministry of Lands and Housing. A special announcement signed by Secretary to the Edo State Government, Musa Ikhilor, said the decision was...

Experts Hail Mbah’s Security Investment, Urge Other States To Emulate Enugu

28.04.2026

Security personnel and experts drawn from various security and paramilitary agencies have hailed Enugu State Government’s heavy investment in security, calling on other states to emulate the state. The experts and security personnel were members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 19 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja, who paid a...

Makinde Worried Over Shrinking Democratic Space – ADC

28.04.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) yesterday said Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s comment on ‘Operation wetie’ during political summit in Ibadan, Oyo State on Saturday, was a warning about the dangers of shrinking the democratic space and ignoring the signals that precede instability. ADC National Publicity Secretary Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement on X...

Edo Restructures 85 PHCs, 83 Schools, Orders 100 CNG Buses For Free Transport

28.04.2026

The Edo State Government says it has restructured and equipped 85 Primary Healthcare Centres and 83 public schools as part of efforts to improve service delivery. It also announced the procurement of 100 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, with 50 to be deployed for free intercity transport to cushion the impact of the economic hardship...

Nasarawa NUJ Raises Alarm Over Resurgence Of Almajiri

28.04.2026

The Nasarawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has raised the alarm over the resurgence of Almajiri, Scavengers and Yahoo Boys across the state. The NUJ said it was particularly worried by the increasing number of tree urchins, otherwise known as Almajiri, on the streets of Lafia, the state capital, and other...

Ijaw Women Demand Fair Hearing, Due Process In Diezani’s Bribery Case

28.04.2026

Women under the aegis of Ijaw Women Advocate for Justice (IWAJ) yesterday demanded a fair hearing, due process and justice in the ongoing trial of former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke at Southwark Crown Court in London. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, the women insisted the court proceedings in the UK must remain...