12+ hour, 4+ min ago   (131+ words) Two former Ministers of Humanitarian Services – one sacked but allowed to go home and the other now on the run – symbolize how public servants in Abuja view Nigeria’s poor people. They are not to be helped; they are to be…...

19+ hour, 46+ min ago   (208+ words) Gunmen have abducted six Islamic clerics along the Dakko-Damri feeder road in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Zamfara State Police Public Relations Officer, Yazid Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the clerics were travelling…...

20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (358+ words) By Peter Duru, Makurdi A 26-year-old Internally Displaced Person, IDP, Rochas Mende, from Tse Pen village in Nyiev Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State, has appealed for help after his 23-year-old wife, Sember, died shortly…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (698+ words) ONITSHA — Thousands of Catholics and other Christian faithful from Anambra State and neighbouring states converged on Onitsha to celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The event, organised by the Faithspiration Initiative, was themed, “Fill…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (518+ words) ABUJA — A multidisciplinary exhibition, Vestige to Valour: The Art of Becoming, has brought together visual art, wearable art, spoken word and creative mentorship in an exploration of personal transformation through artistic expression. The exhibition, presented by Dr Victoria Olatunde on…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (403+ words) Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum MAIDUGURI — Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the insurgency in the state destroyed more than 5,000 school structures and forced about 2.2 million children out of school at the peak of the crisis. Zulum stated this…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1300+ words) Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele …Charge young leaders to take control of continent’s narrative…Oramah: Dangote Refinery helping Africa ‘take back its mind’…Amina Mohammed: Stop acting as recipients, start shaping global power The…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago   (76+ words) Vanguard News Falana tasks FG to sue S-Africa over killings of Nigerians LAGOS—HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday, tasked the Federal Government to move beyond diplomatic condemnations and institute legal proceedings against South Africa over the alleged killings…...

21+ hour, 46+ min ago   (261+ words) Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has said the average Nigerian can survive on N3,000 daily, arguing that poverty benchmarks should be considered within the economic context of individual countries. Omokri stated this on Sunday Politics, a television programme, while discussing…...

22+ hour, 40+ min ago   (293+ words) Armed bandits, in the early hours of Sunday, reportedly attacked an Operation Burst base located within a forest reserve along the Igbeti–Igboho axis in Oorelope Local Government Area of Oyo State, setting ablaze a block within the security base…...