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Insecurity: Tinubu, Govs To Deploy 130,000 New Forest Guards Nationwide
President Bola Tinubu has authorised the creation of a national forest guard system and directed the hiring of more than 130,000 armed personnel to protect Nigeria's 1,129 forest reserves in an effort to reduce the country's growing levels of insecurity. The initiative, approved during Monday’s expanded Federal Executive Council meeting, mandates each state to recruit between 2,000 and 5,000 forest...
”Agriculture Essential To Nigeria’s Development” – Oluremi Tinubu
On Wednesday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, reaffirmed the importance of agriculture in ensuring food security, generating jobs, and promoting economic expansion. This is just as she distributed farm inputs and financial grants to 400 farmers in Delta State under the Renewed Hope Initiative’s Agricultural Support Programme, organised in collaboration with the ‘You Matter Charity Foundation’. The distribution...
FG Opens Smart Police Station In Abuja
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening grassroots policing and improving internal security by opening a cutting-edge smart police station in Katampe, Abuja. The facility, constructed by the Nigeria Police Trust Fund and officially handed over to the Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday, is designed to improve operational efficiency and foster stronger police-community relations within the Federal Capital...
NYSC Abia Coordinator Charges Corps Members To Impact Host Communities Positively
The Abia State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Barr. Mrs. Gladys Adama, has urged corps members of the 2025 Batch 'A' Stream 1 to make meaningful contributions in their various host communities during their service year. She made this call on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, during the official closing ceremony of the orientation course held at the...
Senate Advances Tinubu’s ₦1.783tn FCT Budget Proposal For 2025
The Senate has passed the second reading of President Bola Tinubu’s proposed ₦1.783 trillion Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill has been referred to the Senate Committees on FCT, Area Councils, and Auxiliary Matters for further legislative review. The committees are expected to submit their report within a week. President Tinubu...
Weak Evidence Uncovered In Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Trial As Court Adjourns to May 21, 22
The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continued today, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with significant revelations that appeared to favor the defense, ABN TV reports. https://youtu.be/bZs059Vi5Ng Kanu's formidable legal team, led by senior advocate Kanu Agabi and supported by over a dozen lawyers from across the country,...
Honoring Mama CONNAK’S Legacy At CONNAK Foundation
Elder Mrs. Chinyere Margaret Ukeagu, fondly called Mama Connak, is highly revered to be the inspiration behind the Connak Foundation. Her acts of service and dedication to the underserved within her local community were the bedrock upon which the organization was built, and her impact resonates deeply in every life the foundation touches. Until her passing, Mama Connak was a significant...
Navy Cracks Down On Oil Theft, Destroys Nine Illegal Refining Sites In Rivers
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, Pathfinder, have destroyed nine illegal refining sites containing 175,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Nigerian Navy said the illegal sites were equipped with 45 ovens, 30 reservoirs, and 75 dugout pits. These sites held approximately 60,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, 80,000 liters...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team Shines As Prosecution Witness Struggles Under Cross-Examination
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Abuja, May 14, 2025 – The trial of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed today at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with the defense team scoring major points during the cross-examination of the second prosecution witness. https://youtu.be/bZs059Vi5Ng ABN TV reports that, led by respected legal luminary Kanu Agabi (SAN), the defense exposed significant contradictions...
Abia Government Moves To Take Over 60% Of EEDC’s Assets
The Abia State Government said it had submitted a bid to acquire 60 percent of the assets of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to boost power distribution in Umuahia, the state capital, and other adjoining local government areas. Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press briefing on the outcome of this week’s State Executive...
