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…As Alia Lauds Tinubu, Naval Chief For Boosting Security Network

17.11.2025

Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has commended the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abass, for his renewed commitment to deepening security collaboration with the state. The governor, who visited the CNS at the weekend, said he met him to express appreciation for his recent visit to Benue State and for...

19 Northern States’ Farmers Suffer Losses Over Costly Inputs –FV4T

17.11.2025

The Patron of Farmers Voice for Tinubu (FV4T) in Bauchi State, Alhaji Sagir Aminu Saleh, has appealed to the Federal Government to introduce measures that will reduce the soaring prices of agricultural inputs and implements nationwide. Saleh expressed concern that most farmers, particularly across the 19 northern states, incurred losses this farming season due to...

Controversial Rulings: NBA Demands Financial Autonomy For Judiciary

17.11.2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Akure, has blamed the judiciary’s financial dependence on the executive arm of government for most of the controversial court rulings in the country. It also sought limited jdicial interventions in elections, suggesting that election disputes should be resolved before candidates declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winners...

Nigeria’s Chelle Alleges DR Congo Used Voodoo During Penalties

17.11.2025

On Monday, Nigeria coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, alleged that a DR Congo staff member used “Voodoo” during the penalty shootout of Sunday’s World Cup playoff in Rabat, Morocco, where the Super Eagles were knocked out of the race for the 2026 tournament. The term voodoo refers to a range of spiritual or ritual practices, although it...

Don Jazzy Initiated Mo Hits’ Split- D’Banj

17.11.2025

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, known professionally as D’banj has revealed that his former partner and music producer, Collin Michael Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, was behind the decision to split Mo’Hits. Speaking on the Mic On podcast hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, D’banj claimed that Don Jazzy suggested they part ways, contrary to...

Governor Adeleke’s Son, B Red Gifts Trinity Guy N10 Million

17.11.2025

Nigerian singer Adebayo Adeleke, better known as B Red, has reportedly stunned comedian, Trinity Guy, with a N10 million gift during a promotional event in Ibadan, Oyo State. B Red, son of Governor Ademola Adeleke and cousin of Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, gave this huge sum of money on Saturday, November 15....

Bizman Bags 9 Years in Jail For Stealing, Issuance Of Dud Cheques

17.11.2025

Justice Ismail Ijelu of a Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced a businessman, Obinna Kingsley Anijiofor, to nine years imprisonment for offences bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques. The judge handed down the sentence following Anijiofor’s conviction on an amended three count charge slammed on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Why Foreign Language Education Matters For Nigeria’s Global Voice –Don

17.11.2025

Prof Efem Ubi, Director of Studies at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), yesterday said learning foreign languages, particularly Mandarin, can enhance Nigeria’s diplomatic and economic engagement. Ubi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos yesterday that equating language learning with recolonisation would reflect a misunderstanding of global dynamics. According to him,...

Insecurity: MACBAN Writes US Congress, Seeks Removal From Proposed Sanctions List

17.11.2025

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) said it has formally written to the United States Congress, through the American embassy in Abuja, urging the lawmakers to withdraw the group’s name from a proposed sanctions list under the US House Resolution 860, which targets entities accused of violating religious freedom in Nigeria. MACBAN...

Gombe Mulls Nigeria–Morocco Agro Alliance For Meat Processing

17.11.2025

The Gombe State Government has joined the Federal Government’s high-level delegation to Morocco in a renewed bilateral engagement aimed at expanding agribusiness collaboration, strengthening livestock production, and deepening veterinary innovation. Gombe State was represented during the mission by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, Dr. Barnabas M. Malle, the State Project Coordinator of...