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Feature: Rethinking Nigeria’s Benue State’s Agricultural Heartbeat: A Journey of Renewal and Promise

Dooyum Naadzenga August 7, 2025

Nigeria On a bright August morning in Mede, Mbangur kindred, Mbadede council ward of Vandeikya Local Government Area, the air was thick with optimism and renewed hope. The dusty path leading to the moribund Agriculture and Rural Development Centre, long abandoned and silent, was once again

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Nigeria’s opposition party chieftain Showunmi, graced book launch in Abuja, decries party defections

Kingsley Chukwuka August 7, 2025

Nigeria A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and National Coordinator of The Alternative Movement, Otunba Segun Showunmi,  yesterday graced a public presentation of two books written by a senior Journalist, Mr Ike Abonyi. One of the books, ‘Wadata Wonders: Memoirs of a Partisan Journalist,’ was titled after the building housing the PDP national secretariat.

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$12.3 million agricultural growth deal sealed in Nigeria’s Kano north

Dooyum Naadzenga August 5, 2025

Nigeria A Nigerian northern city, Kano State, and the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)-Nigeria have signed a $12.3 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish mechanisation centres and provide farmers across the state with improved agricultural equipment.  The initiative is designed to reduce the physical drudgery associated with traditional farming methods and

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Nigerian opposition leader pledges one-term presidency

Jude Owuamannam August 4, 2025

Nigeria One of Nigeria’s main opposition leaders, Peter Obi, has come under fire for reaffirming his vow to serve only one 4-year term if elected president in 2027. In a post on X on Sunday, he said “longevity in office is not a mark of success” citing several prominent global figures, including South Africa’s Nelson […]

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Nigeria’s Gov Mutfwang commissions school for traumatized children

admin August 4, 2025

Nigeria Nigeria’s northcentral Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has commissioned school built to accommodate traumatized children, the less privileged who have been displaced as a result of the many killings in Bassa Local Government Area of the State A statement sent by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the Governor, Dr. Gyang […]

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Nigerian novelist Chimamanda, decry hardship

Dooyum Naadzenga August 3, 2025

Nigeria When celebrated author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks, millions listen—and this time, her words are ringing louder than ever as she draws attention to a crisis gripping the heart of Nigeria.  In what can be described as a heartfelt interview with Channels Television’s Amazing Africans, Adichie described an unsettling shift: the slow, painful collapse of

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Military seizes Ak-47, deadly weapons from herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue north

Dooyum Naadzenga August 3, 2025

Nigeria Nigerian troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) – a joint security task force, have struck a blow against suspected armed herdsmen terrorizing farming communities in Benue State by recovering an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a clearance patrol in Tse Adudu yesterday. Sky News Africa obtained that, the operation targeted criminal elements accused of […]

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Nigerians questions oil managing coy over missing N210 trillion

Dooyum Naadzenga August 3, 2025

Nigeria  Nigeria’s oil wealth, managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has been rocked by a staggering scandal involving N210 trillion unaccounted for over the six years from 2017 to 2023.  The figure emerged from a forensic audit scrutinized by the Senate Committee on Public Accounts in June 2025, triggering a fierce political […]

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Nigerian Nurses calls off strike

Jude Owuamannam August 3, 2025

Nigeria The Nurses’ union said in a statement Saturday that the strike was being called off following a deal with Nigeria’s government. Nurses in public hospitals had gone on a ‘warning strike’ on July 30, demanding higher pay, better working condition and increased staffing. In a statement, the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives

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Opinion: My Leader, My Leader: A Journey Through Leadership and Loyalty.

admin August 3, 2025

Nigeria The Dying Spirit of Progressivism In the ever-evolving political landscape of Nigeria, many progressive ideals have faced overwhelming challenges, particularly in the southwestern region. The decade of the 2000s marked a tumultuous period for democratic governance, marred by political deception and a systemic erosion of hope among the progressive populace. The