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NGO empowers adolescents, young women with leadership, advocacy skills

NGO empowers adolescents, young women with leadership, advocacy skills

By Elizabeth Osayande The Biola Ariyo Youth and Women Foundation ,BAYWOF, a community-based organization dedicated to empowering young women and girls, recently hosted a one-day leadership and advocacy training for 60 adolescent girls and young women, AGYW. The event aimed to bolster their skills in community mobilization, advocacy, and gender leadership, empowering them to create […]

Gov Idris donates N30m to Kebbi CAN

Gov Idris donates N30m to Kebbi CAN

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has donated N30 million to the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor, Yahaya Sarki, said the announcement was made by the Commissioner for Special Duties, Zaiyanu Aliero, during a special […]

June 12: Ex-Bayelsa rep tackles Dickson over comments against Tinubu

June 12: Ex-Bayelsa rep tackles Dickson over comments against Tinubu

By Emem Idio, Yenagoa Former member of the Federal House of Representative from Bayelsa State, Israel Sunny Goli has tackled the former Governor of the State and Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial district, Senator Seriake Dickson over his Democracy Day outburst questioning the democratic credentials of President Bola Tinubu. Sunny Goli, who is also a […]

Singer Paraboy Nephi to release ‘The Otherside’ EP

Singer Paraboy Nephi to release ‘The Otherside’ EP

Nigeria’s fast-rising musical talent, Ebhohimen Innocent, popularly known as Paraboy Nephi, is set to take the Nigerian music scene by storm once again with the official release of his highly anticipated EP titled “The Otherside”, slated to drop on June 25, 2025. Following the impressive success of his recent single, which garnered massive engagement on […]

WHO commended over initiative to integrate traditional healing practices

WHO commended over initiative to integrate traditional healing practices

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- AS diseases continue to be a huge challenge to human health, a Tanzanian public health expert and former Regional Adviser on Traditional Medicine for WHO Africa, Prof Ossy Kasilo, has hailed the World Health Organization, WHO, for its initiative to integrate traditional healing practices. Kasilo said the move is a very […]

Tinubu’s aide pledges FGs’ support for newly established orthopaedic hospital in Hawul LGA

Tinubu’s aide pledges FGs’ support for newly established orthopaedic hospital in Hawul LGA

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Health, Dr. Salma Anas Kolo has pledged that the government would leave no stone unturned in supporting the newly established National Orthopaedic Hospital in Azare (NOHA), the Headquarters of Hawul local government area of Borno state. Kolo stated this yesterday when she led other […]

Matawalle vows tougher military response after Benue massacre

Matawalle vows tougher military response after Benue massacre

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle has vowed to intensify military operations in the country’s North Central region following a deadly attack that claimed over 150 lives in Benue State. Matawalle, reaffirmed the Armed Forces’ commitment to restoring peace using both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies. The former governor of Zamfara state, who was on […]

Michael Onyeachor wins global excellence award for innovative real estate development

Michael Onyeachor wins global excellence award for innovative real estate development

Abuja-based real estate Co Founder of Besitz Group Mr Michael Onyeachor has received international recognition after emerging as winner of the Global Excellence Award for Innovative Real Estate Development. The honour, conferred by an international urban development body, celebrates the his efforts in pushing the boundaries of sustainable and community-focused real estate solutions in Nigeria. […]

World Sickle Cell Day: NGO laments high cost of medication for warriors

World Sickle Cell Day: NGO laments high cost of medication for warriors

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A Non-governmental Organization, Living Hope Save Cell Foundation, has lamented the high cost of medication for people living with Sickle Cell Disorder, calling on the government to formulate policies capable of making the medication affordable. The founder of the NGO, Ms Oluwabusayo Soretire, stated this on while speaking with newsmen during […]

NILOWV partners UN WOMEN, others on ‘Special Seat Bill for Women in Politics’

NILOWV partners UN WOMEN, others on ‘Special Seat Bill for Women in Politics’

By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Esther Adeleke Ahead of the public hearing on the Special Seats Bill for Women in Parliament scheduled for July 2025, the League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWV), in collaboration with UN WOMEN, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lawyers Alert, Race Africa and Inclusive Skills Development Initiative and other women’s […]