14-year-old girl shot as gunmen attack farmers in Nasarawa
A 14-year-old girl, identified as Amina Ya’u, has sustained gunshot injuries after suspected armed herders opened fire on farmers in Majelisa village, a community bordering Nasarawa and Plateau states. The incident reportedly occurred at about 6:30am on November 5 following reports of sporadic gunshots in the community. Security sources disclosed the development to Zagazola Makama, […]
Makinde, Ajadi, Adekanmbi pledge support for beauticians
The First Lady of Oyo State, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde; the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Oyo Central Senatorial District, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo; and the party’s governorship candidate, Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi, have pledged support for the Nigerian Beauticians and Hairdressers Association (NBHA), Oyo State Chapter. They made the pledge at the association’s 2026 Hair […]
Benue SEMA raises alarm over rising snakebites, treats two IDPs
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has expressed concern over rising cases of snakebites across the state, warning that the incidents are increasingly affecting farmers, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable residents. The concern followed two recent snakebite incidents involving a 35-year-old man, Isaac Shula, and a 19-year-old girl, […]
LASTMA inducts 100 volunteers to tackle Yuletide traffic
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has inducted more than 100 volunteers into its LASTMA Mayors traffic advocacy network to support efforts to manage anticipated traffic congestion during the Yuletide and year-end ‘Detty December’ celebrations. The investiture and induction ceremony, held at the agency’s headquarters in Lagos, was part of efforts […]
Soludo seeks partnership with pharmacists to strengthen healthcare
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has called for a strategic partnership between the state government and the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) to strengthen the healthcare system and improve access to quality pharmaceutical services. Soludo made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the ongoing four-day 99th Annual National […]
2027: Youth voters to reshape polls, Lai Omotola predicts
…Projects Tinubu with slim lead, says free, fair poll critical By Ishola Balogun The publisher of Politico.ng, Lai Omotola, has projected a closely contested 2027 presidential election, predicting that President Bola Tinubu currently holds a slim lead over former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Omotola, who presented the third edition […]
