By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has made significant strides in empowering persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the state. According to Abdulllahi Idris Zuru stated that At the celebration of this year’s International Day for Persons with Disabilities, Governor Idris, represented by his Deputy Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida announced that 1,000 PWDs received N100,000 each to start income-generating businesses last yesr twith another group of similar number of the PWDs set to receive similar support this year. He noted that Businesses engaged by the beneficiaries that have produced the desired results, he further explained, included carpentry,…
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By Segun Adewale, Bauchi The Bauchi State Government has expanded its family planning service delivery points from 610 to 713 facilities, a move aimed at improving access for women of reproductive age across the state. The state Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Sani Mohammed Dambam, disclosed this yesterday during the handover of family planning commodities donated under the UNFPA/CIFF grant. The event took place at the Central Medical Stores in Bauchi. Speaking through the Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, the commissioner said the expansion of service points would significantly help…
By Babafemi Ojudu I spent more than an hour this morning listening to Edmund Obilo’s interview with Col. Victor Banjo’s daughter, Prof. Oluyinka Omigbodun. As she narrated her father’s life — his brilliance, his courage, his idealism — what leapt out at me was the gaping, almost tragic strain of naïveté that ran through his story. It was alarming. And it stirred something deeply personal. Because with all sense of humility, I saw in Banjo, Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna, Ademola Adegboyega and the others a reflection of myself and of the young men and women with whom I walked through the University…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday, 7 December, 2025 for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn on the day, reports thegazellenews.com Acting on two separate requests from the Government of Benin, President Tinubu first ordered Nigerian Air Force fighter jets to enter the country and take over the airspace to help dislodge the coup plotters from the National TV and a military camp where they had regrouped. The Republic of Benin, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
To Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.Your Excellency, on behalf of the Management, Legislative Council, and the entire residents of Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, I greet you on this great achievement.I joyfully extend our warmest and most sincere congratulations to you on your well-deserved installation as the Yeye Asiwaju of Oodua Land by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife. This prestigious and historic chieftaincy title is a fitting recognition of your outstanding leadership, unwavering commitment to the progress of women and youth,…
By Idoko Nafisat Chiamaka As I stepped into the Ikare Akoko Ondo orientation camp on 29th July, 2025, at 6:00 pm, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. My name is Abdul-karim Nafisat Chiamaka, and I was about to embark on a unique journey as an Igbo Muslim in the National Youth Service Corps. Upon arrival, the NYSC officials at the gate collected my files and and noticed my name and afterwards my attire. “Are you Igbo or Yoruba?”, one of the officials asked. “I’m Igbo”, I replied. He raised eyebrows and asked, “Why do you dress like…
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) female football team has won state Head of Service Cup for female football at the 19th HoS Games reports thegazellenews.com The LASUBEB defeated their counterparts from the Public Service Office 1-0 at the final match played at the Mobolaji Johnson stadium, Onikan, Lagos. Thegazellenews.com reports that the final match took place on Tuesday, 2 December, 2025. In a match that showcased grit, strategy, and undeniable teamwork, the LASUBEB side took control of the match early, maintaining disciplined coordination and pushing forward with purpose. Their relentless drive paid off with a well-executed goal that…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the attempted military takeover of government in Benin Republic A statement on Sunday, 7 December, 2025, by the ECOWAS office in Abuja read: “ECOWAS Commission has received with consternation reports of an attempted military take-over in the Republic of Benin. “ECOWAS strongly condemns this unconstitutional move that represents a subversion of the will of the people of Benin. “ECOWAS calls for the full respect of the Constitution of Benin and salutes the efforts of the Government and the Republican Army in bringing the situation under control. “ECOWAS holds the leaders…
Nigerian government has condemned the attempted military takeover of government in neighbouring Benin Republic. A statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa read: “The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received with grave concern and unequivocally condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted forcible seizure of power in our friendly neighbour and brotherly nation, the Republic of Benin in the early hours of Sunday 7th December, 2025. “This act of destabilization represents a direct assault on democracy, constitutional order, and the collective will of the Beninese people, who have consistently demonstrated their…