By Newspointer, Kwara Farmers/Dangote – Oct. 06, 2025 The Youth Farmers Organization for Agricultural Development in Nigeria has honoured Africa’s Businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and Vice President of Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, with Merit Awards of Excellence for their contributions to national development and youth empowerment. The awards were presented during a two-day advocacy…
By Willies Ugo, Gombe Gombe PHC – Oct. 06, 2025 The Federal Government has supplied reproductive health equipment and medical commodities to Gombe State to strengthen Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the state. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, who handed over the items in Gombe, said the intervention…
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna PENGASSAN – Oct. 06, 2025 A group, Partners for National Economic Progress (PANEP), has accused the Petroleum and Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) of attempting to sabotage the Dangote Refinery. The group staged a rally in Kaduna on Monday, describing the alleged actions of PENGASSAN as “economic terrorism.” PANEP…
By Newspointer, Kwara Drugs Baron Oct. 06, 2025 A suspected Lagos-based drug baron, Alhaji Hammed Taofeek Ode, and five members of his cartel have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for masterminding multiple cocaine shipments disguised as household items and sent to the United Kingdom. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in a statement…
By Willies Ugo, Gombe FG/Gombe – Oct. 06, 2025 The Federal Government on Friday launched the Nigeria Country Resilience and Human Security Assessment document in Abuja. The study was carried out by the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) with support from ECOWAS, the European Union and German agency, GIZ. According to OSPRE’s Strategic…
By Ben Adaji, Jalingo Taraba Governor – Oct. 06, 2025. Two years after taking office, Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State is under mounting pressure over what many citizens describe as his administration’s slow pace in delivering tangible infrastructure projects. Though the governor has scored some points in security, education, agriculture and civil service welfare,…
