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Post views: 26 By Silvernews The National Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Gender Initiative, Comrade Martins Chibuzor Opara, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, as Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the President’s re-election bid. Opara, in a statement, described the appointment as a recognition of Uzodimma’s loyalty, political …

Daud Olatunji A Nigerian national, identified as Idris Ibrahim, has been executed in Saudi Arabia after the country’s courts upheld his conviction for cocaine trafficking.. Saudi Arabian authorities have executed a Nigerian citizen, Idris Ibrahim, following judicial proceedings over his conviction for cocaine trafficking in the Kingdom. Ibrahim was executed in the Medina region on Monday, August 24, 2026, after …

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Danjuma Shekwolo, over a viral video in which he appeared to make remaining in the council conditional on supporting the All Progressives Congress, APC. In the footage that sparked public outrage, Shekwolo is heard …

Police arrest 12 suspects in nationwide operation, recover firearms, stolen property – Core Reporter Police arrest 12 suspects in nationwide operations, recover firearms and stolen property From our journalist Abuja (Core Reporters) – The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 12 suspects in connection with armed robbery, cultism and other criminal activities in Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Lagos states, also …

The Edo State Government has expressed concern over the growing number of child abuse cases involving family members, revealing that incest accounts for a significant proportion of reported cases handled by the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. The commissioner for women’s affairs and social development, Eugenia Abdallah, said that around 60% of child abuse cases handled by …

Post views: 181 By Silvernews The Organisation’s National Coordinator/Spokesperson for the Renewed Hope Gender Initiative, Comrade dcn Martins Chibuzor Opara (JP), has congratulated the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on his election as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election campaign council secretary. Opara, in a congratulatory message, described the appointment as a well-deserved recognition of Uzodimma’s loyalty, commitment and …

Grace Adeleke Social Democratic Party presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of running what he called a “false government”, while acknowledging that the president was legitimately elected. Adebayo made the allegation on Wednesday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs program on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State. He was reacting to the alleged proliferation …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The federal government has launched a $1 billion Renewed Hope social protection program, designed to move vulnerable Nigerians from temporary and palliative relief to sustainable economic empowerment, resilience and self-sufficiency. The programme, unveiled on Wednesday at the Presidential Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja, includes the Social Protection for Family Prosperity and Empowerment Project (HOPE-SP), alongside four …

NISO calls for stronger planning of hydroelectric generation to increase grid reliability – Core Reporters NISO calls for stronger planning of hydroelectric generation to increase grid reliability Goodness Ekpang Jebba (Core Reporters) The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has called for greater coordination between hydropower generation companies, water resources authorities, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), distribution companies and other …

A fresh controversy has erupted in Ise Kingdom following the alleged installation of Ibrahim Adebowale Saliu as the Onise of Ise, kingdom with members of the Okuoye royal family describing the development as a painful assault on their ancestral rights and a dangerous departure from the established traditional process of filling the vacant stool. In a strongly worded petition dated …