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ARMY CAUTIONS TROOPS ON ARMS SALES, DRUG ABUSE, UPHOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Army has cautioned its troops against the illegal sale of arms and ammunition as well as the abuse of drugs, warning that such actions threaten
ZULUM DENIES BACKING ANY CANDIDATE FOR 2027, REAFFIRMS NEUTRALITY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has declared that he has no preferred candidate for the 2027 governorship race or the forthcoming APC congresses. He made the clarification during
SENATOR YARI APPROVES DISTRIBUTION OF 746 TRUCKS OF FOOD FOR RAMADAN IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara State, has approved the distribution of 746 trucks of assorted food items to residents as part of his
NSCDC PARADES CHILD TRAFFICKING, FUEL DEALING SUSPECTS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara State has paraded a child trafficking suspect alongside others arrested for fuel-related offences and other crimes in Gusau. The
ARMY CHIEF PLEDGES UNBREAKABLE ALLIANCE WITH TARABA GOVERNMENT AGAINST TERRORISM By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed a strong and unbreakable partnership between the Nigerian Army and the Taraba State Government in the renewed
POWER STATE: ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK TO INVEST $163M IN SOLAR ENERGY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Niger State, the “Power State,” is set to benefit from a $163 million solar electricity project by the Islamic Development Bank. The initiative, expected to generate 100
NAHCON BOSS CONCLUDES PRE-HAJJ VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA AHEAD OF 2026 HAJJ By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Chairman and CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has concluded his second pre-Hajj visit to Saudi Arabia, marking
NNPCL RAISES PETROL PRICE IN LAGOS, ABUJA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban NNPC Limited has increased the pump price of petrol to ₦835 per litre in Lagos and ₦839 per litre in Abuja following adjustments across its retail outlets. The new prices reflect
REPS SUMMON AUDITOR-GENERAL OVER AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION FUNDS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, alongside the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture, over concerns surrounding the utilisation of agricultural intervention funds released between 2015 and
FG REWARDS 12 TEACHERS WITH ₦300M By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Federal Government has rewarded twelve outstanding teachers with over ₦300 million for their professionalism and dedication, at the ongoing Nigeria Teachers’ Summit in Abuja. The beneficiaries were selected through a transparent,