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Abba Yusuf lauds Gombe gov over infrastructure dev’t
The Chairman of the Northern States Nigeria Governors' Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has received his Kano State counterpart, Governor Abba Yusuf, at the Government House, Gombe, where both leaders held a closed-door meeting. During...
Gombe warns Kaduna liaison office staff against absenteeism, demands job description
The Secretary to Government of Gombe State, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi, has cautioned staff of the Gombe State Liaison...
Reps begin clause-by-clause consideration of Tinubu’s state Police bill, set to align with Senate version
The House of Representatives has commenced clause-by-clause consideration of President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Bill seeking to establish state police,...
Police detain four officers for allegedly extorting ICPC chairman of N53,000 in Abuja
Four police officers have been detained by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command for allegedly extorting N53,000 from...
How ICPC charged national hospital consultant over alleged forged medical report used in El-Rufai’s bail application
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a consultant radiation oncologist at the National...
How Adeniyi indicted budget office, says ₦1.3bn allocation to alleged ‘fake’ agency was based on ‘sharing ratio’ agreement
The embattled Director-General of the alleged Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeyemi Matthew Adeniyi, has accused...
Alake, NIMC DG move to deploy digital identity for mining sector reforms
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to strengthen governance in the solid minerals sector, with the Minister of Solid...
Tinubu appoints Fayose, 25 others into agencies, commissions
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 26 persons into the boards and management of 10 federal...
The ballot and the bandit: How we keep electing Barabbas, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“To lead people, walk beside them... When the best leader's work is done, the people say, 'We did...
Data, dignity and the Taiwo Oyedele poverty tracker, by Destiny O. Enabulele
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele says the federal government will now track poverty levels and household incomes to measure if...
Summit: Stakeholders, partners canvass for inclusive gender issues in education sector
Borno State Government, in collaboration with partners, has called for a review of the state's Safe School Initiative, inclusive education,...
Examining electoral integrity and public trust in Nigeria’s democracy, by Cliff Stanley
Democracy is not sustained simply by conducting elections; it is sustained when citizens believe that elections genuinely reflect the...
EDUCATION
NECO tackles Kogi over ‘miracle centre’ claim, defends integrity of Olowa SSCE candidates
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has fired back at the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley...
AGRICULTURE
New Ganye council chairman unveils youth-driven plan to boost jobs, farming, healthcare
By Pet Nathan The newly inaugurated Chairman of Ganye Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Kamsobi Puren, has outlined...
FEATURES & INVESTIGATIONS
Beyond swearing-in: The historic responsibility before Gombe State’s new executive council, by Cliff Stanley
"The price of greatness is responsibility." Winston Churchill. The swearing-in of twenty-three commissioners by the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, marks more than a constitutional exercise. It represents the beginning of what may well be the...
Of banditry and a shared sovereignty (3), by Hassan Gimba
This is the concluding part of this series. The first two editions were published two weeks ago. Although...
From lender in 70s to beggar in 20s, by Destiny O. Enabulele
No wonder General Yakubu Gowon, the former Nigerian Head of State, is famously credited with stating: "Money is not...
2027 & Nigeria’s zig-zag politics, by Sulaiman Aledeh
One of the privileges of journalism is that it teaches you to pay attention—not just to what people...
The church must repent, what an irony?, by Destiny O. Enabulele
“True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others...
CORRUPTION & CRIME
SEMA, NEMA distribute relief materials to 300 displaced households in Taraba
By Terna Chikpa, Jalingo The National Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency,...
