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A’Ibom @ 39: Ikono Sets To Receive ARISE Youth Development Centre As Governor Eno Unveils Facility

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Ikono Local Government Area is set to witness a major youth-focused development today, Friday, as Governor Umo Eno commissions the ARISE Youth Development Centre as part of activities marking Akwa Ibom State’s 39th anniversary. The commissioning, scheduled for 3:00 p.m., is expected to attract government officials, traditional rulers, community leaders, youth groups, stakeholders and residents,...

MAN Raises Alarm As Industrial Growth Loses Momentum Despite 4.43% GDP Expansion

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Nigeria’s economy may be growing on paper, but the country’s factories are telling a different story, with the industrial sector recording a sharp slowdown in the second quarter of 2026, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned. The warning followed the latest Gross Domestic Product figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS),...

Musa: Military Pressure Can Force Terrorists To Abandon Hostages

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Kidnapped victims can sometimes be recovered without a firefight because terrorists flee their hideouts once they realise that troops have closed in, Defence Minister Christopher Musa has said. Musa explained that military operations are not always designed around direct assaults, noting that security forces can deploy manoeuvres that isolate criminal camps and leave their occupants...

FG Sets September 7 For Two-Week Shutdown Of First Niger Bridge

adminSeptember 4, 2026

The Federal Government has fixed Monday, September 7, 2026, for the commencement of a two-week shutdown of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State, to enable emergency repairs on the aging infrastructure. The closure, which is expected to last until September 21, was announced by the Federal Ministry of Works on Friday, with motorists...

Musa: El-Rufai’s Policies Deepened Kaduna’s Divisions – Defence Minister Alleges

adminSeptember 4, 2026

The Defence Minister, Christopher Musa, has accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai of leaving behind deep social and regional fractures in Kaduna, alleging that policies and actions during his administration worsened mistrust among communities. Musa made the allegation in an interview with Channels Television, where he claimed that residents became increasingly separated along regional...

AKWA IBOM @39: DOMINIC CARDINAL EKANDEM

adminSeptember 4, 2026

By N.T.A Efo Dominic Cardinal Ekandem was a towering son of Akwa Ibom, a pioneering Catholic churchman, nation-builder and visionary whose life of faith, courage, service and leadership left an enduring imprint on Nigeria and the wider African Church. Born in 1917 in Obio Ibiono, in present-day Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, Dominic Ignatius Ekandem...

FG Tightens Maritime Accident Reporting, Safety Coordination

adminSeptember 4, 2026

The Federal Government is reviewing Nigeria’s maritime safety system to improve coordination among agencies and ensure clearer accountability when accidents occur on the nation’s waterways. The initiative emerged from a meeting between the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) in Abuja, where officials discussed stronger inter-agency cooperation...

Arewa Youth Seek Bigger Role In Nigeria’s Political Leadership Ahead Of 2027

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Arewa youths have called for greater opportunities to participate in Nigeria’s political decision-making, saying young people should be given meaningful roles in shaping the country’s leadership ahead of the 2027 general elections. The demand was made when a delegation of the Arewa Democratic Stakeholders Forum, led by its National Chairman, Hon. Haruna Sardauna, met with...

43 Feared Dead, Several Missing As Toxic Fumes Hit Illegal Oil Operation In Rivers

adminSeptember 4, 2026

No fewer than 43 persons are feared dead, with several others still missing, following a toxic fume incident during an alleged illegal petroleum siphoning operation at Okari Jetty in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. Report has it that the incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday when over 200 youths from Okrika and...

Atiku Warns Economic Crisis Could Push More Nigerian Youths Into Organ Sales

adminSeptember 4, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has warned that the worsening economic hardship in Nigeria is creating conditions capable of pushing desperate young people into dangerous measures, including the reported sale of their kidneys. Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, raised the concern in a post on X on Thursday, saying reports of youths...

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A’Ibom @ 39: Ikono Sets To Receive ARISE Youth Development Centre As Governor Eno Unveils Facility

MAN Raises Alarm As Industrial Growth Loses Momentum Despite 4.43% GDP Expansion

Musa: Military Pressure Can Force Terrorists To Abandon Hostages

FG Sets September 7 For Two-Week Shutdown Of First Niger Bridge

Musa: El-Rufai’s Policies Deepened Kaduna’s Divisions – Defence Minister Alleges

AKWA IBOM @39: DOMINIC CARDINAL EKANDEM

FG Tightens Maritime Accident Reporting, Safety Coordination

Arewa Youth Seek Bigger Role In Nigeria’s Political Leadership Ahead Of 2027

43 Feared Dead, Several Missing As Toxic Fumes Hit Illegal Oil Operation In Rivers

Atiku Warns Economic Crisis Could Push More Nigerian Youths Into Organ Sales

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