Kwara ECWA members’ kidnappers want N300m after collecting N20m, rice, oil, petrol
"We gave them N20m, five bags of rice, 120 litres petrol, one keg of red oil, one packet of seasoning, N40,000 worth of hard drugs"
Many feared abducted as Boko Haram invades school in Borno village
Sources revealed that the insurgents stormed the school on motorcycles, barely 10 or 15 minutes after troops left the community.
INC crisis: Ex-VP, James condemns disobedience to Ijaw monarchs, elders
The outgoing National Vice President II, of the Ijaw National Congress, INC, Chief Nengi James described the purported election and inauguration of a new executives of the organisation as unfortunate and an act of impunity.
Dariye’s son withdraws from Mangu/Bokkos reps race
Nanle Dariye, son of former Plateau State governor Joshua Dariye, has withdrawn from the race for the Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives.
Tiv diaspora group hails Alia’s leadership in Benue as he turns 60
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Mzough U Tiv UK (MUTUK), a foremost Tiv diaspora organisation, has lauded the Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on his 60th birthday praising his administration’s achievements in infrastructure, education, healthcare, agriculture and security since taking office in 2023. In a tribute to the governor the UK-based group described […]
Despite receiving 80% of donor funds, two regions still rank lowest in literacy, FG raises alarm
Although the minister did not specifically mention the regions, data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, indicate that the North-West and North-East currently rank lowest in literacy rates nationwide.
