The Jaba Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State has recruited and inaugurated 166 members of a Joint Task Force (JTF) to bolster community-based security and sustain peace in the area.

By Juliet Umeh In the modern, volatile economic environment, financial forecasting has become one of the most useful skills that can be possessed by both institutions and individuals. This is where Amaka Chidere is shaping her voice, exploring how artificial intelligence can revolutionize financial forecasting and redefine how decisions are made in high-risk, fast-moving markets. […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Federal Government has tasked young Nigerian innovators to switch the country’s narrative from one filled with challenges to one abounding with opportunities. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, while speaking with newsmen after delivering the Distinguished Personality Lecture Series at Obafemi […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin The Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has gifted annual WAEC scholarship scheme to cover 300 secondary school students across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The 300 beneficiaries compared with the last event however marked a 50 per cent increase in beneficiaries. The scholarship distribution ceremony was held on Wednesday […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its sustained clampdown on drug trafficking cartels led to the apprehension of 462 suspected drug traffickers with 207,595.54kg of illicit drugs in 2025. The State Commander of the Anti-Narcotics Agency, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju gave […]

…Tinubu, NGE, Ododo mourn By Johnbosco Agbakwuru& Boluwaji Obahopo Yakubu Mohammed, co-founder of the defunct Newswatch magazine, is dead. He was 75 years of age.Mohammed’s death comes less than two months after the passing of another Newswatch co-founder, Dan Agbese, who died on November 17, 2025. The late journalist had launched his memoir, ‘Beyond Expectations’, […]

Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of military veterans, widows and families of fallen heroes, as he joined officers, veterans and stakeholders at the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day held at the Eleven Eleven Millennium Park, remembrance arcade on Thursday in Calabar. Represented by […]

By Adesina Wahab and Joseph Erunke LAGOS — In a landmark move to redefine the future of Nigeria’s tertiary education, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday reached an agreement that promised improved welfare for lecturers, industrial harmony, and uninterrupted academic calendars across federal universities. Unveiling the agreement in Abuja, […]

By Tunde Oso Former Lagos State Governor and two-term minister, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, Ministers for Youth Development; Technology & Innovation, and Creative Economy & Tourism; Ayodele Olawande, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh and Hannatu Musa Musawa, respectively, would attend the inaugural Nigeria Reputation Summit 2026, fixed for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Shehu Musa […]

Independent Newspapers Limited, publishers of Daily Independent, Saturday Independent and Sunday Independent, has announced that its 25th anniversary will be marked with the 2025 Independent Man of the Year Awards slated for April 18 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The media group disclosed this on Wednesday at a press conference held […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Chief Dr. Sunday Okoro, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commented on the race for the Abia North senatorial seat,

By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a masquerade which allegedly unleashed violence on innocent citizens during a burial ceremony in Awgbu, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state. In a viral video, the masquerade was seen rushing towards people who were seated on the high table, an action that forced […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni LAGOS—Tragedy struck, yesterday in Lagos, when the driver of an empty Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, tanker crushed to death a yet-to-be identified commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider), and his passenger, at Pokia Junction, inward Araga, along the Epe–Ijebu Road, Epe, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, meanwhile, arrested the driver before […]

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa—Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has announced the burial date of the late Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as January 30, 2026. Diri disclosed this, yesterday, during the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, outlining a four-day funeral programme in honour of the departed deputy governor. His words: “Today, […]

The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reassured residents of its commitment to good governance and democratic ideals, declaring its readiness to reclaim the state in the 2027 general elections.