Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state,Edward Masha, has declared that only a coalition led by the party can successfully dislodge the ruling Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Masha spoke on Wednesday while receiving a large crowd of supporters from the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement (GOH-Front). Supporters of Olawepo-Hashim,…
Over five million Nigerian students are to benefit from a nationwide life skills education programme designed to combat drug abuse, improve academic performance, and promote healthy lifestyles. Jude Ikenye, a trainer with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and staff of the federal ministry of education, disclosed this in an interview with…
The ward head of Shuwaka, Kyaram District of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau state Mallam Hudu Barau, has been killed by bandits. His lifeless body was said to have been found in the bush, six days after he was abducted. The Kanam Development Association disclosed this in a statement in Jos, the Plateau state capital….
Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji and Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, have warned that the growing erosion of family values and weak parenting structures pose a threat to Nigeria’s national security and social cohesion. The two religious leaders stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of “Exercise…
The MTN Foundation is to train 86,400 students and 1,440 secondary school teachers across 12 states as part of its 2025 Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP), aimed at curbing drug abuse among young people. Abubakar Zubairu, a representative of MTN Foundation, disclosed this at a workshop with stakeholders on Monday in Kaduna. He described the rise…
The National Flood Early Warning Centre (FEW) of the federal ministry of environment has issued flood alert for 32 locations across 11 states between September 14 and 18. In a circular issued on Sunday by the director of erosion, flood and coastal zone management, Usman Bokani, the centre said rising water levels in the River Gongola,…
