The decomposing body of a nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, recently abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ago-Oja town in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been discovered. The corpse was reportedly found on Thursday along Ojoku Road in Ago-Oja axis after frantic efforts to locate and rescue her from her abductors. Kehinde had since been buried according to Islamic …

Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku has presented a N2.28 trillion budget estimate for 2021/2022/2023 before the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC. Breaking down the consolidated budget estimates christened: “Budget of Rewind to Rebirth”, the NDDC boss said he proposed an aggregate expenditure of N485.7 billion for 2021, N928.2 billion for 2022, and …

The Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike has named a block in the newly-inaugurated Justice Iche Ndu Magistrates Court Complex in the state after his wife, Justice Eberechi Nyesom Wike. The governor, who disclosed this during the inauguration of the complex on Thursday, also named other blocks after some top judicial officers in the state. Wike said he decided …

The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Hon. Leke Abejide, drawing the attention of the House to what he described as irregularities observed during the 2023 …

Tragedy struck on Wednesday evening in Karshen Kwalta, Rimin Kebe quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State, when a teenager identified as Iro Kwarangwal stabbed his biological mother identified as Jummai to death over a disagreement. It was gathered that the incident occurred on the fateful day around 5:30 pm. “I was standing outside my house when I …

A student of Bishop Otubelu Juniorate, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, Lotanna Azuokeke has broken a record in his school by scoring 99 marks in Mathematics and 337 overall in the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a statement by the Media Adviser to the Bishop of the Diocese of Nike (Anglican Communion), Dr Chiwuike Uba, Azuokeke, a native of …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that 1,621,853 candidates have registered for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), for school candidates. The examination is for secondary school candidate and 20,851 schools have registered. At a press briefing on Thursday, the Head of the Nigeria National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan said the WASSCE would take place between …

In accordance with its mandate of training, monitoring and enforcing professional practice, the Osun State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will hold its maiden Public Relations Pitching competition on 13th May 2023. Tagged “Osun PR Challenge”, it will hold at the Opolo Global Innovation Hub of Osun State University’s Main Campus, Osogbo between 10 am and …

African Director of Macarthur Foundation, Dr. Kole Shettima has applauded the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) for putting grants from the Foundation into good use over the years. During an official visit to PRIMORG’s newly completed office building in Pyakassa, Lugbe, FCT, Abuja on Wednesday, Shettima expressed excitement that PRIMORG has been able to build its own office space, …

Gender equality advocates have called on the incoming administration to ensure the implementation of the National Gender Policy (NGP), in order to bring on board a greater number of women in the governance process. The Chief Executive Officer of Gender Dynamix Consult Limited, Joyce Ahmadu led the call on Wednesday in Abuja during Public Conscience, an anti-corruption radio programme, produced …