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President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Ministry of Livestock Development in the country. The President also inaugurated the New Hope Livestock Reform Committee to address the ongoing conflict between livestock breeders and farmers in the country. READ ALSO: Miyetti Allah asks Tinubu to provide special assistance to herders The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), …

Michael Mowete, a school bus driver, has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a three-year-old girl (name withheld). The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Rahman Oshodi at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. In his ruling, Justice Oshodi stressed the strength of the prosecution case in proving the charges beyond a reasonable doubt. …

The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has expelled 175 students from the institution for various offences. The Acting Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu, made this known in a statement on Monday evening, July 8. Dr Aliyu explained in the statement that the expelled students were penalised for offences ranging from examination misconduct, theft, use of false …

Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko popular in the music world by the name Simi has taken to social media to apologise to her fans after she received backlash for wearing ‘inappropriate swimwear to the pool as a married woman. The mother of one, in a post shared on her Instagram account on July 9, 2024, responded to the criticism in a …

Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh took to her social media account to express her love for Islam and said her biggest prayer is to understand the religion. The mother of one expressed her love on her Instagram page, sharing that for the past four years, she has woken up to the sound of Muslims praying every day. Tonto said that over …

A major drug cartel behind the production and distribution of a deadly psychoactive substance, methamphetamine, commonly called “mkpuru mmiri”, has been dismantled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, following the arrest of the cartel leader, 42-year-old Joachin Chikaodi Mbonu, and his associate at his hidden villa in his village of Umuomi, Uzogba-Ezenomi Autonomous Community, Ikeduru Local …

Comrade Muhammed Bello, the acting National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), lamented the frequent accidents along the Bauchi-Jos road which have led to the loss of lives of commuters. Bello who condemned the carnage on the road linking the North Central to the North Eastern regions of the country, called on governors in the region, lawmakers and …

In the heart of Edo State, a vision is unfolding, a vision of a brighter future, where communities thrive and hope is rekindled. Senator Monday Okpebholo’s community development initiatives are the instruments in this symphony, playing in perfect harmony to empower the grassroots. With every note, a life will be touched, a family will be uplifted, and a community will …

Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, said the current political crisis rocking Rivers State can only be resolved by God. The political crisis sparked by the dispute between former Governor Nyesom Wike and incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara has not subsided, with the emergence of various factions from different camps. READ ALSO:Shehu Sani hails S’East …

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South-West, Bode George, on Monday, stressed the urgency of establishing a state police force to effectively address the widespread insecurity in Nigeria. George, in an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, stressed that the introduction of a state police would significantly reduce the rising insurgency, citing the recommendations of …