By Miriam Humbe The Acting Customs Area Controller, Niger/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, Deputy Comptroller Solomon Nwankwegu has reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to strengthening inter-agency security cooperation. The commitment was given during a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command, CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman on 3 November 2026. Abubakar Abdulkareem Zakariya, the Assistant Superintendent of Customs I Command Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday for: Acting Customs Area Controller, Niger/Kogi Area Command. The visit was aimed at consolidating the existing relationship between the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria…
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By Francis Atume, Makurdi A Benue North-East Senatorial contender on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, ahead of the 2027 general elections, Dr Ngutor Anyam has argued that for the dividends of democracy to be witnessed by the masses, government and those seeking political office must adopt a policy formulation approach to implement programmes, instead of mere campaign promises which in most cases end up as political stories. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists yesterday in Makurdi, Anyam said such policies should strengthen legislation and government programmes targeting agriculture, education, infrastructure and wealth creation. He described as…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has flagged off the distribution of livelihood empowerment items and food assistance to 653 households affected by the 2025 floods in Kebbi State. This is part of the Federal Government’s nationwide Presidential Post-Flood Intervention Programme. The items distributed included sewing machines, grinding machines, cargo tricycles and assorted food items. The flag-off ceremony was held in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday, 3rd November 2026. NEMA Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar said the special intervention was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, under the Renewed Hope Agenda…
By Miriam Humbe The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has received a delegation of the Yahudim Shabbat Observers in Nigeria and the Yahudim Governing Body in Nigeria and Africa, led by His Majesty, Cohen Gadol Yahudim, Levi Nabbi Mosheh. Christopher Ugwuegbulam, the Head, Information and Public Relations Department in the OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Akume stressed the necessity for peaceful coexistence as a veritable tool for promoting national development. The Director, SGF Main Office, Dr. Francis Ikeynge Tyokase, who represented the SGF and received the delegation on Tuesday, 3rd…
By: WO Muhammad A There are leaders whose impact is measured by the positions they occupy, and there are those whose leadership is defined by the transformation they inspire, the structures they improve, and the enduring footprints they leave behind. Air Vice Marshal Adeniran Kolade Ademuwagun, the 14th Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, belongs to the latter category. His emergence at the helm of the Institute represents a compelling convergence of professional experience, intellectual depth, institutional familiarity, and purposeful leadership. The expression “a square peg in a square hole” aptly captures succinctly, the essence of…
By Miriam Humbe The National Youth Service Corps football team has emerged champions of the 2026 Nationwide League One (NLO) pre-season tournament held in Abuja. Caroline Embu, the Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The team clinched the prestigious Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Mohammed trophy after defeating Access FC 4–1 in the final via a penalty shootout. The annual tournament, organised by the Nationwide League One (NLO) for Division One teams in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), featured 20 teams competing as part of their preparations for the new football season. Speaking while receiving…
By Prosper Okoye Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura has won the All Progressives Congress primary for Zamfara North, securing the party’s ticket for the 2027 general election after a court nullified its earlier nomination process over reported irregularities. Kaura polled 16,758 votes in Monday’s re-run, well ahead of Sahabi Alhaji Yau, who received 1,465 votes, and Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who scored 1,447, according to results announced by the party’s senatorial primary election committee. The fresh election followed a Court of Appeal decision in Sokoto upholding a Federal High Court ruling in Gusau that invalidated the previous primary and ordered the APC…
By Miriam Humbe Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume has declared that Nigeria views the Caribbean as family, not just a market, as both regions move to build a new bi-directional corridor for healthcare manufacturing, trade, and skills transfer across the Atlantic. Yomi Odunuga, the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Akume stated this in Antigua during a Fireside Chat at the Commonwealth Business Forum on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting (GHOGM) 2026, alongside Barbados Prime…
The Nasarawa State Police Command wishes to inform members of the public, particularly business owners, motorists, tricycle operators, commuters and residents of Lafia metropolis and its environs, of temporary traffic diversion and movement restrictions in designated parts of Lafia ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Rally scheduled for Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in honour of the visit of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. The Presidential campaign is expected to attract top government functionaries, political leaders, dignitaries from across the country, APC…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reviewed competition in Nigeria’s voice and data markets and joined industry stakeholders in examining strategies to tackle emerging cybersecurity threats. The Commission presented preliminary findings from its ongoing market study, including market definitions and areas of potential Significant Market Power (SMP) at its second stakeholder engagement forum on telecommunications market competition, held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The forum was an opportunity for stakeholders to assess the findings and offer recommendations to guide possible regulatory interventions. The NCC’s Head of Competition and Tariff, Mrs Omotayo Mohammed, said the quality and reliability…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have rescued 11 kidnapped victims during separate operations conducted in Ribah town and Wasagu-Falfala general area of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Captain Tamuno Sinivie, the Acting Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement. On 30 October 2026, troops of Sector 2 responded to a distress call concerning suspected terrorists who had blocked the Ribah-Dirindaji road while attempting to invade Ribah town. On arrival at the scene, the troops discovered that the terrorists had…
By Francis Atume, Makurdi The Benue State Police Command has concluded plans to establish Gender Units in all police divisions across the 23 Local Government Areas, LGAs of the state. The Commissioner of Police, CP Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed this at the Command Headquarters in Makurdi while receiving a delegation of stakeholders championing the fight against Gender-Based Violence,GBV. The delegation comprised representatives of the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, the Ministry of Justice, traditional rulers, the Sexual Assault Referral Centre,SARC, the media, and Adolescent Girls and Young Women, AGYW, volunteers, led by the Concerned Women International Development Initiative,CWIDI.…