Leveraging on the success of the 2024 edition which saw Nigerian First Lady, Remi Tinubu bagged an award, preparations towards hosting the year 2025 edition of the annual Agricultural fiesta, tagged Agroween, have kicked off in earnest. The year 2024 edition was a two day event which held in collaboration with the Yaba Collect of Technology, with the school’s Rector Dr Ibraheem Adedotun as Co-host. With the theme: Unlocking Agricultural Potential For Economic Growth, the event that took place at the Yaba Tech premises, was Chaired by a Former Commissioner…

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A 60-year-old man, Adamu Mohammed, allegedly killed his 18-year-old daughter, Zainab Adamu during a violent altercation at their home at Dawakin Dakata Quarters in Kano State. The tragic incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, when the father struck his daughter (Zainab) with a hard object, leaving her unconscious. Report says that the young woman immediately fell to the ground and was motionless for over an hour before a concerned neighbor raised alarm which drew the attention of many people to the scene. Members of the community quickly…

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Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was attacked on Tuesday night at her country home in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area. It was gathered that, armed men vandalized windows, but with the swift intervention of officers from the local police station, community vigilantes, and concerned youths, the attackers were repelled. This is the second time that her family residence has been attacked in the last two months. Fortunately for the residents, one of the suspects was apprehended. The suspect, identified as Suberu Jose—an alleged ritualist reportedly affiliated…

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Former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Moses Thomas Sule, alongside 14 other former lawmakers have been arrested by operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering and abuse of procurement processes. They were arrested , which on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, following petitions from concerned citizens of Plateau State accusing the lawmakers of violating the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Preliminary findings revealed by the EFCC, states that the accused legislators, who served for…

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The death of a police officer, Inspector Okolie Amechi has been confirmed by the Anambra State Police Command. He was accidentally shot by his 10-year-old son in Awka, the state capital. The tragic incident occurred over the weekend when Amechi’s son inadvertently discharged an AK-47 rifle assigned to the officer. The same bullet reportedly struck Amechi’s second son on the hand. Police Public Relations Officer, Toochukwu Ikenga, said: “The Anambra State Police Command has expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident that resulted in the death of Police Inspector Okolie Amechi…

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  A 14 year-old teenage girl, Bashariyya Usman, who was recently captured in a viral video showing signs of severe maltreatment, exploitation, and torture, has been rescued by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Bashariyya, the firstborn and only daughter of Malam Usman Aliyu, fled her home in the Dan Gyalla village of Zamfara State due to banditry, seeking refuge in an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Sokoto, where she was allegedly recruited by a prominent Abuja socialite, the wife of a…

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On Sunday, June 15, 2025, a large crowd of protesters in Makurdi, Benue State under the banner of the social media campaign #StopBenueKillings, were tear gassed and dispersed during a demonstration against a series of deadly attacks that have claimed over 100 lives in recent days. The protest, held at the Wurukum roundabout, was organised in response to the assaults in Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night. The attacks, which left more than 100 people dead, occurred less than 48 hours after 25 others…

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