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Chima Azubuike The Commissioner for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, Dr Barnabas Malle, has pledged to collaborate with the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria, Gombe State chapter, to help them realise their full potential, promising to be transparent. Malle made this disclosure on Friday during a joint advocacy visit to the ministry by SWOFON and the Budget Committee Group, organised by Hope Foundation for the Lonely with support from ActionAid Nigeria. He noted that the ministry’s doors are open for partnership, adding that under his watch, the ministry would support the farmers rather than hinder their progress. “This…

A political coalition meeting involving key national figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, was briefly thrown into disarray on Saturday following a protest by delegates from Jigawa State. The meeting, held at the Abuja Continental Hotel and convened by the National Political Consultative Group (North), experienced a tense interruption when former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, announced a delegate to speak on behalf of Jigawa. The announcement triggered an immediate backlash. A group of Jigawa delegates stormed the stage in protest, blocking…

Since a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, came third in the 2023 presidential election, many have touted that his surest path to the Presidential Villa is by being a running mate to a northern politician. The same forces are currently urging him to join a coalition designed to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The forces in the coalition are mainly made up of northern politicians who feel the Tinubu administration let their region down after helping him win the 2023 election against their own, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who came second. With President Tinubu running the…

The Ovie of Idjerhe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Monday Whiskey, Udurhie I, has raised alarm over the increasing spate of kidnappings and killings of local farmers in his domain by suspected Fulani herdsmen. In a statement issued through the Crown Otota (Iyase) of the kingdom, Uzzi Obriki, and made available to journalists in Asaba, Delta State, the monarch strongly condemned what he described as “unprovoked attacks and senseless killings” of innocent farmers in the area. HRM Whiskey lamented that the violent attacks have forced many farmers to abandon their farmlands, threatening food security and livelihoods in the community. He called…

The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID) has challenged the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, stating that he has no moral standing to link or accuse the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of terrorism and being responsible for the destruction of police stations and correctional centers across the country. The group also described Ribadu’s comment linking IPOB to criminality as brazen lies, hate speech, and incitement that is not only sub judice but a disgraceful abuse of public office. AVID noted that declaring IPOB guilty in the media was tantamount to gross interference with judicial independence that, in…

…None withdrawal of court case against emergency rule in Rivers breaches earlier agreements …Says “I will fight on until justice is attained” Less than 48 hours to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all agreements reached to ensure peaceful resolution of the party’s crisis. The party’s NEC meeting, which has neither been cancelled nor postponed, is to be held on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Citing serious breaches of those agreements by stakeholders led by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, Wike vowed to…

The Chairman of Ughelli North Local Council, Delta State, Olorogun Jaro Egbo, has denied being suspended by his Abovwe family, describing the development as social media fabrications aimed at derailing his administration. The chairman, who spoke with journalists during a tour of some of his projects, said the council is run with transparency, accountability, and good governance for the people of Ughelli North. He said, “The purported suspension document, which has been making rounds on social media, is nothing more than a fraudulent fabrication. “None of the recognised Abovwe Family Executive Committee members endorsed it. Instead, it bears the signatures…

Janet Ogundepo Mental health experts have stated that students affected by the glitches and mass failure in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination need counselling support and reassurance, not blame. They noted that the situation experienced during the exams and with the results have left many students devastated, with some expressing feelings of hopelessness and failure. They warned that without timely psychological intervention, some candidates could spiral into depression or suicidal ideation, as witnessed in a recent tragic case involving a teenage girl who reportedly took her life after receiving poor UTME results. The psychologists further called for a comprehensive…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for allegedly failing to disclose whether it has complied with a Supreme Court judgment mandating the direct disbursement of funds to the 774 local government councils across the country. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos and marked FHC/L/MSC/521/2025, seeks to compel the CBN to reveal details of any direct payments made to local councils since the judgment was delivered in July 2024. The ruling declared that state governors and the Federal Capital Territory minister have no constitutional authority…

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has warned President Bola Tinubu to be wary of promises of support by those it described as “self-acclaimed Igbo leaders” in his 2027 presidential election. The group was particular about the promises made by Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo, and other Igbo leaders, insisting the choice of presidential candidate for 2027 ultimately rests with the people and not political figures. MASSOB leader Uchenna Madu, in a statement he released on Sunday in Enugu, told the President that “these individuals do not represent the true will of the Igbo…