Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 8 May, 2025 flagged off another round of distribution of machineries and agricultural inputs to farmers across the 16 local governments as this year’s farming season gets underway. The Governor called the gesture another practical demonstration of his administration’s commitment to food security, poverty reduction, and economic growth. “Our administration has consistently prioritised agriculture, not just as a sector, but as a tool to empower our people, strengthen rural livelihoods, and create sustainable jobs,” the Governor said in Ilorin at a symbolic distribution of the agricultural items. “What we are flagging off today…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 98 suspected internet fraudsters in coordinated operations carried out in Enugu and Kwara States. According to an official press release signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media & Publicity for the EFCC on Thursday, operatives from the Enugu Zonal Directorate arrested 51 suspects—comprising 48 males and 3 females—in the Premier Layout area of Enugu. Items seized during the operation include 18 luxury cars, several high-end mobile phones, and laptop computers suspected to be tools used for online fraud. Simultaneously, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the EFCC arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters…
Minister of industry, trade and investment Jumoke Oduwole has said that Nigeria will reassess all existing trade pacts and renegotiate unfavourable ones to ensure these did not put the nation at disadvantage . Oduwole told an editors’ roundtable organised by her ministry that AfCFTA will benefit Nigeria a lot more as companies could easily cross borders to sell their products and services. The decision came amid the country’s commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). She revealed that the country’s commitment to the AfCFTA, it is advancing digital trade initiatives and talks by the Nigeria Export-Import Bank for…
Maxwell Mathew (25) and Samuel Mathew (21), are siblings. The two brothers are not just United by parental origin , they are also United by crime. The Delta State Police Command recently arrested the duo for kidnapping Patrick Omoregie and stealing N70 Million from his account which was done after his abduction. Thirty million (N30 million) was recovered from them. They confessed that they forced their victim to transfer the sum N70m at gun point. They also took Omoregie car and converted it to their own use. The victim’s GLC 300 Benz, one helmet, one cut-to-size locally made single barrel…
A latest statistics has revealed that with a population of 23.6 million sheeps and 5.3 million people, there are about 4.5 sheep for each New Zealander.. According to the statistics, that’s down from 22 sheep per person in 1982, when farming sheep for meat and wool was New Zealand’s biggest earner. Now, years of falling wool prices prompted by a global shift to synthetic fibers have led farmers to change what they do with their land, the sector’s biggest lobby group said. The lobby group added that, however, humans were gradually trying to catch up with the sheep. The vast…
As part of measures to boost agriculture, Bauchi State Government has signed a financial agreement for the implementation of the Value Chain Programme in the state. The Special Assistant on Media, Bauchi Deputy Governor’s Office, Muslim Lawal, who made this disclosure in a press statement issued on Thursday, 8 May, 2025, the $158 million Value Chain project is designed to be implemented in Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states. According to Lawal, while signing the agreement at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau reaffirmed the state’s government commitment to the successful implementation of…
UK-based gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju has narrated an incident that left him wrongly treated as a suspect after being attacked. In a video shared on his Twitter account, Muyiwa recounted how, earlier this year, he was nearly robbed around 5:30 a.m. while on his way to work. A young white man allegedly attempted to break into his car and smashed the window. “I told the police where the cameras were in that area,” he said, “the fact that the guy had smashed up my window, and the worrying and all that it caused.” After escaping the attacker and making it…
The Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF) has announced that the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, will be honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize (LAAP) in Governance and Public Service. The announcement was contained in a release issued by Insah Iddrisu, Director of Communications for the Millennium Excellence Foundation, and made available to the media on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Accra, Ghana. The release said the award will be presented to the Governor and other top Africans on Saturday, 10 May, 2025, at a high-profile ceremony at the historic Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, Ghana. His…
The numerical strength of the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) in the House of representatives received a major boost as three members of the chamber from Katsina State elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally announced their defection to the party. The lawmakers are Hon. Balarabe Dabai (Bakori/Danja federal constituency), Hon. Iliyasu Abubakar (Batsari, Safana and Dan-Musa federal constituency) and Hon. Salisu Yusuf (Mashi/Dutse federal constituency). The announcement was made during plenary at the National Assembly in Abuja and was read out by the Speaker of the House, Rep Tajudeen Abbas, who presided over the session. The…
Loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari, under the umbrella of the Forum of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, 8 May, 2025, declared support for President Bola Tinubu. The declarations came amidst recent speculation that some loyalists of the former president were displeased with Tinubu and were planning on leaving the APC en masse. Those who met in Abuja on Thursday, 8 May, 2025 and declared support for the President included: the Katsina State Governor, Dr Dikko Radda; representative of the Nigeria State Governor, Umar Bago; former Governor of Nasarawa…