A significant milestone in Borno State’s development journey was marked on Thursday with the dissemination of the state Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Readiness Assessment Report. The event, held in Maiduguri, the capital, highlighted the state’s commitment to strengthening governance and evidence-based decision-making. UNICEF Acting Chief of Borno Field Office, Mr. Joseph Senesie delivered key remarks, emphasising the importance of the …

Israel will free 602 inmates from jails on Saturday as part of a hostage-prisoner swap with Hamas under an ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club advocacy group. Among those released, 445 are people from Gaza who were arrested after Hamas’ October 7 attack that sparked the war, 60 are serving long sentences, 50 are serving life …

The Lagos State Police Command has released EndSARS protesters who were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, during a commemoration at the Lekki Toll Gate. This was confirmed by the Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who announced their release via his official X page, stating that Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Ishola, personally oversaw the process. Hundeyin …

Presidential candidates of the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party in last year’s election, Mr. Peter Obi and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, respectively, have expressed their excitement at the rescue of the abducted schoolchildren in Kaduna State. Both of them made their positions known in separate messages posted on their respective X handles on Sunday. About 287 schoolchildren and some …

Renowned Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Igboho, passionately urged the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Igboho’s plea, conveyed through a viral video on Tuesday, coincided with Kanu’s ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who appeared in court on Monday for the first time following …

Baciro Candé, the head coach of the Guinea-Bissau national football team, has officially released the final roster of 25 players selected to represent the nation at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) next month. The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau find themselves in Group A, where they will share the stage with host country Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Their …