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[ad_1] Nigeria’s Sallah celebration mood on June 6, 2025 was dampened following the passage of one of Nigeria’s legal luminaries, Justice Muhammad Lawal Uwais. He was 89.  The life of Justice Uwais was a testimony of resilience, hard work and a sheer commitment to a cause and profession. Born on June 12, 1936, the late Uwais lost his father while he was only six years old and was brought up by his mother, sister and half-brother. He started his education at the Native Authority Elementary School, Kaduna, in 1945 and after his primary education, he gained admission into Zaria Middle School…

[ad_1] Veteran showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, says he has no regret for ‘walking his own path’, including his involvement in activism, as he clock 75.The all-time social activist stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja The Septuagenarian, who initially aspired to become a priest, left the seminary after one year.SPONSOR AD Oputa said he was a complete opposite of what his late father represented because he was eager to chart his own path.According to the ‘Areafada, as CharlyBoy is fondly called by his admirers, he opted for…

[ad_1] On May 28, 2025, the tranquil town of Mokwa in Niger State was  transformed into a scene of devastation when floodwaters tore through the town. It didn’t just sweep away homes and livelihoods — the flood exposed the growing fragility of our environment and the consequences of decades of neglect.Over 230 people have been confirmed dead, with another 400 still missing. Families have been shattered, thousands displaced, and farmland — the very lifeblood of the region — has been reduced to soggy ruins. It is, by all accounts, the worst flooding Mokwa has experienced in 60 years. But let’s…

[ad_1] Governors of the 36 states of the federation have resolved to collaborate with the federal government to dismantle unauthorised checkpoints and streamline levies in the country.The decision was reached at a meeting of the 36 state governors which started on Wednesday night and ran into the early hour of yesterday in Abuja. Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who read the communique on behalf of Kwara State governor, and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said the action would ease movement of farm produce.SPONSOR AD Daily Trust reports that the  governors  also received a security briefing from…

[ad_1] No fewer than 15 persons have been killed in renewed violence by gunmen in Bokkos and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State.The recent violence happened on Thursday night at Manja community of Chakfem kingdom in Mangu, and Tangur community in Bokkos. It was gathered that the attackers stormed the communities at different times.SPONSOR AD While Tangur attack was around 9pm when people were already retiring to bed, that of Chakfem was much earlier.The attackers, it was learnt, operated for a while during the attacks before disappearing.Sources from Mangu and Bokkos confirmed to our correspondent that seven people were…

[ad_1] In 2022, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM), Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, secured a $4.7 million deal to supply vehicles to the government of Sierra Leone, as ordered by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Defence. The automobile company, established in 2007 by Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma, a Nigerian businessman and entrepreneur based in Nnewi, Anambra State, produces a range of buses, cars, and trucks using approximately 70% locally sourced components.“The first set of these vehicles has been supplied from Nigeria to Sierra Leone and was discharged at Queen Elizabeth 2 Port (Sierra Leone’s sea Port, Water Quay) in Freetown for…

[ad_1] Strong indications have emerged that former Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo may defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.Observers say Sambo’s recent political posture and engagement suggest a marked shift from the reserved disposition he maintained after leaving office in 2015. Daily Trust reports that Sambo became vice president in 2010 following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. Then-Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as president and selected Sambo, then governor of Kaduna State, as his deputy. They won re-election in 2011 but were defeated…

[ad_1] A magistrate court in Kano, presided over by Magistrate Hadiza Muhammad Hassan of Court No. 21, has sentenced popular TikTok content creator, Abubakar Usman popularly known in the entertainment industry as Kilina, to one year at a correctional service centre.The court also gave the TikToker an option of paying a fine of N100, 000, in addition to a compensation fee of N30, 000 to the Kano State Film Censorship Board for what the court described and termed as “wasting the board’s time.” According to a radio programme monitored by Daily Trust, Kilina was convicted after he was found guilty…

[ad_1] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday said Kaduna has transformed from a toxic and insecure state to a hub of peace and development under Governor Uba Sani.The president spoke before inaugurating a fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) mass transit buses in Kaduna. Projects commissioned by President Tinubu in Kaduna include; the Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development located in Rigachikun, Soba and Samarun Kataf; the 300-bed hospital; the 24 km Kafanchan Township Road; the Tudun Biri Road; the 22 km road linking Kauru and Kubau local government areas; the Vocational and Skills Training Centre in Tudun Biri;…

[ad_1] Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State yesterday took to the streets of Makurdi to protest starvation in camp.The displaced people who were conveyed to Makurdi on Saturday night after the attacks on their community between Friday night and Saturday morning accused state government officials of hoarding and diverting relief materials donated by individuals and humanitarian organisations. The IDPs blocked major entrances leading into the International Market, Makurdi which serves as their temporary camp on George Akume Way to express their grievances.SPONSOR AD Our correspondent reports that it was after the…