Oba of Benin’s 5th Wife gave birth to 4 babies. The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has welcomed a set of quadruplets from his fifth wife, Queen (Oloi) Aisosa Ewuare II into the Benin Royal Family. Oba Ewuare made the announcement at his palace on Friday in Benin amidst jubilation from guests. The Monarch…
Kaduna Registers 2.4M poorest of the Poor households for Social Intervention. The Kaduna State Government says it has captured 2.4 million individuals from 607,974 poor and vulnerable households in its Social Register, as approved by the National Social Register. Mrs Nina Yakwal, Coordinator, State Operations Coordinating Unit, (SOCU), Planning and Budget Commission, made this…
Niger Assembly Wades into IBB varsity Fees Rift. Yahaya Zakka Minna The Niger state House of Assembly has waded into the crisis in Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai following the increase in school fees by management of the state owned institution. Raising a motion of urgent public importance, member representing Bida 2, Hon Mohammed Alhaji…
Education Funding ; ActionAid Nigeria eulogises PMB over scaling up spending to 50%> God’swill Ojodomo lokoja. ActionAid Nigeria has praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his commitment to increase the education spending by 50% over the next two years and up to 100% by 2025 , aiming at reaching 20% global benchmark for statutory allocation to…
Respite for Nigerians as 23 ships laden with Food Items berth in Lagos. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 23 ships laden with food items, petroleum products and others from Aug. 5 to Aug. 22. The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position`, a copy of which was made available…
2700 Delegates To participate in Saturday’s Niger PDP Congress. Yahaya Zakka Minna Arrangements have been concluded for the Saturday’s ,state Congress of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Niger state. Briefing Journalists on the preparedness of the local organizing committee for the conduct of coming Congress, the Chairman Hon.Hamidu Kadi kuta, stated that all sub…
Kogi Assembly clerk, Isa-Amoka, condoles NUJ, Radio Kogi over death of member. The Clerk of the Kogi state House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Isa-Amoka, has condoled the Kogi state chairman and members of the Nigeria Union of journalists, over the demise of one of their members, Mrs Lucy Damian. He equally condoled the General Manager…
God’swill Ojodomo lokoja. Four persons have reportedly died of complications of Cholera disease in Daba, an community in Kupa South, Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State. It was further learnt that some persons in the community is currently suffering from the ailment. According to an indigene of the community Abubakar Suleiman, who disclosed to…
Treasure Ochemeje lokoja.. Stakeholders in the Agriculture Budget for 2022 has warned that unless the security of farmers and their farms is guaranteed, national security ,hunger, social insecurity and the peace of the country will continue to be threatened. The stakeholders which include ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Federal…
Kogi Government Warns Youths Against Criminality, Arms Proliferation The Kogi State Government has warned students and youths in the state against indulging in any act of criminality and arms proliferation, saying perpetrators will face the full wrath of the law. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, gave the…