By Segun Adewale i in Gombe The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria(YOWICAN), Billiri Local Government Area Chapter, has condemned the Bauchi State Government and its Child Welfare Agency for allegedly refusing to release a 17-year-old Christian girl despite a binding Federal High Court order. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Comrade Sarki P. Napthali, and issued on August 2, 2026, YOWICAN described the continued detention of Miss Faith Barnabas as “a direct violation of the rule of law and contempt of court.” According to the group, Faith, an indigene of Billiri LGA in Gombe State who…
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By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Managing Director(MD) of the Bauchi State Radio Corporation (BRC), Umar Muhammad Shira, has been elected as Zonal Chairman, Zone B of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). Umar Muhammad Shira was elected unopposed recently according to Yemisi Bamgbose, PhD, Executive Secretary, Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). In a letter he signed and addressed to the new Zonal Chairman, Yemisi Bamgbose wrote, “This is to inform you that you have been elected unopposed as the Zonal Chairman, Zone B of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON).” Yemisi Bamgbose further wrote, “The outgoing Zonal Chairman and all…
By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, August 7, 2016) Across the world’s seven continents and among its eight billion inhabitants, every creation story bears the same themes of void, force, and formation. The ancestries differ, the myths diverge, but the trilogy is forged on the same anvil of chaos-creation-calm. At the dusk of creation, even before the creative heat simmered, cackling, chirping, meowing, and rustling combined with the sploshing of water to sing the first music into man’s ears. Except for their unequal distances from man, the sun and music radiate unseeable influence, like the breeze, unsighted…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a high-powered Federal Government delegation, led by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, for the maiden Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference (NDIEC) in Toronto, Canada, in a renewed push to attract diaspora capital and deepen economic ties between Nigeria and Canada. The delegation includes Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, alongside Governors Charles Soludo (Anambra), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) and Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), underscoring the administration’s strategy of presenting investment opportunities from across Nigeria’s sub-national governments. The nomination was announced in a statement issued on Thursday, 6 August, 2026, by the Head…
Concerns over Nigeria’s electoral environment have intensified following warnings by the Athena Election Observatory that recent actions by public institutions, though within their legal mandates, could undermine confidence in democratic competition if not guided by stronger safeguards. The election monitoring body, in a statement on Thursday, cautioned that the exercise of state power during election periods must be balanced with the need to protect political participation, institutional neutrality and public trust. The warning comes after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) restricted access to an account belonging to the Osun State Government on Aug. 5, as part of an…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of a high-powered Nigerian government delegation led by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to the inaugural Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference (NIDEC) scheduled to hold in Toronto, Canada. The four-day investment summit, themed “Invest Nigeria, Thrive Abroad,” will take place from August 12 to 15, 2026, bringing together government officials, investors, business leaders, diaspora communities and international partners to explore new pathways for economic cooperation between Nigeria and Canada. The participation of a senior-level Nigerian delegation underscores the Federal Government’s renewed push to position the Nigerian diaspora as a critical driver…
A pan-African policy organisation, the African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC), has thrown its weight behind Nigerian Law Professor and stateswoman, Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, describing her candidature as an opportunity for Africa to provide transformative leadership at the highest level of global governance. The consortium, dedicated to advancing Africa’s development agenda through research, innovation and strategic partnerships, announced its support in a nomination letter addressed to the relevant authorities on Thursday in Abuja. Prof. Edward Agbai, APRC’s Deputy Executive-Coordinator, said the endorsement followed communication received through the Nigerian National Think Tank on the…
A coalition of more than 50 Nigerian and international environmental organisations has urged the Federal Government to halt any move to resume oil production in Ogoniland, warning that reopening the Yorla South oil field would deepen decades of environmental devastation, undermine ongoing clean-up efforts and reignite long-standing tensions in the oil-rich region. The groups, in a joint statement titled “Don’t Reopen the Wells — Decommission, Clean Up and Restore Ogoniland,” condemned the reported award of the Yorla South oil field in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State to Dutchford Exploration and Production Company Limited, insisting that the government’s priority…
The United Kingdom has appointed seasoned diplomat Vicky Seymour as its new Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, reinforcing Britain’s diplomatic engagement with Nigeria at a time both countries are seeking deeper cooperation on trade, security, migration and economic development. Seymour, who has officially assumed office, succeeds Gill Lever OBE, whose posting ended in June 2026. Her appointment comes as the UK continues to strengthen its strategic partnership with Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest economies and Britain’s key partner on issues ranging from regional security and investment to climate action and international development. In her new role, Seymour will work to…
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has received former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in Abuja, in a high-level engagement that underscores the regional bloc’s continued emphasis on dialogue, institutional cooperation and the preservation of peace in West Africa. The meeting, held at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, brought together two prominent figures with deep experience in regional governance and diplomacy. It highlighted the importance of maintaining strong relationships with former African leaders as ECOWAS navigates some of the most complex political and security challenges confronting the sub-region.…