Month: September 2025

I SWEAR TO ALMIGHTY ALLAH, I KNOW WHERE BANDITS ARE, I CAN FINISH THEM IN 2-MONTH, BUT……Gov. Dauda Lawal

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…. Your government Fail to protect the citizens …. Zamfara APC The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has confirmed that he knows the exact locations of bandits operating in the state and could identify them using his phone Lawal made this known while lamenting and condemning the growing insecurity in the state, stressing that his inability to act was due to lack of control over security agencies. The statement was reported through the governor’s official X handle on Thursday, September 4, 2025. He vowed that if given authority…

UNICEF URGES STATES TO SCALE UP SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION

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By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Wafaa Saeed, has commended the Bauchi and Plateau State Governments for their commitment towards tackling child malnutrition through increased investment in nutrition. Saeed noted that Bauchi State’s release of ₦300 million to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) is a significant step forward, as the contribution will be matched by UNICEF, effectively doubling its impact and extending lifesaving interventions to more children. According to her, the move demonstrates what is possible when government, communities, and development partners…

EAGLE EYE MARITIME ANTI-CORRUPTION COLLABORATES WITH ICPC, STAKEHOLDERS, CIVIL SOCIETY TO END CORRUPTION IN THE INDUSTRY

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The Eagle Eye Transparency and Integrity Initiative (EETAII) Maritime Anti-Corruption Branch in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), recently launched a campaign in Lagos where stakeholders in the Industry were in attendance. The theme for this year’s campaign was “Combating Corruption in the Maritime Industry Through Collaborative Efforts.” Although, some stakeholders in the maritime industry have been raising alarm over what they described as growing cost of corruption at the nation’s ports, this made the Eagle aye Anti – Corruption calling on all consumers,…

ACCIDENT: LUXURY YACHT VALUED AT ALMOST $1 MILLION SINKS MINUTES AFTER LAUNCH.

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The yacht, named Dolce Vento, was approximately 85 feet in length and was completed at Med Yilmaz Shipyard. Dolce Vento, a brad new luxury yacht worth almost $1 million, sank into the waters off the coast of Zonguldak in northern Turkey’s Eregli district on Tuesday, only fifteen minutes into its maiden voyage. A video of the ship’s owner swimming back to shore after the approximately 85-foot boat submerged went viral on the internet, according to the New York Post. The boat sank 15 minutes into its maiden voyage. (Representative image/Unsplash)…

ABUJA: TOUTS CHASE COUPLE, 3 DIED.

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A couple died in an auto crash in Mabushi area, Abuja on Wednesday when they were chased by roadside touts, popularly known as ‘agbero’ It was learnt that one of the touts also died in the incident. The accident occurred on the Nnamdi Azikwe Expressway between Mabushi and Bannex, an area known for the activities of roadside touts. Witnesses said the accident occurred when the touts attempted to hijack the couple’s car. Another witness, who could not properly identify himself said the vehicle rammed into a taxi when two of…

CUSTOMS BOARD APPOINTS 4 DCG’s, 12 ACG’s, PROMOTES, 3,312 SENIOR OFFICERS, GENERATES HALF- YEAR REVENUE TARGETS BY 11.85%,

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The Nigeria Customs Board has approved the appointed 4 Deputy Comptroller General, 3 Assistants Comptroller General and promoted 3,312 senior officers. In a statement by Abdullahi Maiwada, spokesman of the Service said the NCS Board announced the figure at it’s 63rd regular meeting on Tuesday chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun. The Service (NCS) also confirmed a total revenue collection of N3.68 trillion in the first half of 2025, exceeding the projected revenue for the period by N390.2 billion equivalents of…

UPDATE: NIGER BOAT ACCIDENT CLAIMS 32, 50 RESCUED, 8 MISSING

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The Director General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Comrade Abdullahi Baba Ara, disclosed that 32 persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred in the Gausawa community in Malale ward of Borgu Local Government Area of the state He made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa on Thursday. Ara, stated that the incident occurred on Tuesday before noon, adding that the boat was carrying about 90 passengers, including women and children. He further stated that the boat departed from Tungan Sule in Shagunu…

NORTH EAST GOVS VISIT TINUBU, ASK FOR COMPLETION OF 16 KEY PROJECTS, OIL EXPLORATION.

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President Tinubu and North East Governors at the Villa

By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar A delegation of North East governors, led by Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. The meeting focused on addressing the region’s pressing developmental needs, particularly the completion of 17 critical road projects and the resumption of oil exploration activities in the Kolmani and Lake Chad basins. The governors, including Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe), Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Adamawa), and Agbu Keffas (Taraba), urged President Tinubu to…

NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM INCLUDES AI, JOURNALISM, HISTORY, etc

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The Nigeria’s newly launched secondary school curriculum is to include modules on journalism, programming, artificial intelligence, history and fact-checking. This was drawn in an excerpts from the yet-to-be-released curriculum document attributed to the senior special adviser to the president on social media, Dada Olusegun. The excerpt shows that journalism is one of the modules under English Language for senior secondary classes, while programming modules are spread across both senior and junior secondary cadres. AI and robotics are listed in the senior secondary classes, as a component of the newly introduced…

SUICIDE ATTEMPT: POLICE SAVES MAN FROM POWER POLE

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The Police in Anambra state has confirmed the rescued of a 28-year-old man who attempted suicide in Awada, Idemili north Local Government Area. The spokesperson of the command, Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident happened on Tuesday evening behind Grace of God Mission in Awada. He said the man identified as Okwudili Onyiba climbed a power transmission pole in an attempt to take his own life. Ikenga further explained that officers from the Awada division swiftly intervened after receiving a distress call, cordoning off the area to avert danger and dispersing…