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Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo says it will soon set up a committee to identify specific schools eligible for handover to missionary organisations across the state. Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, said the governor announced this when Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi visited him on Monday in Benin. Okpebholo said … [Read more…]

…17 Benue LGAs were under siege, now reduced to six —Governor Alia …We can’t continue to be silent —Sultan of Sokoto …Nigeria needs leader with competence, capacity, character, compassion —Obi There were more outrages across the country on Monday as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa and the Inspector General of Police … [Read more…]

…Shifts Scheduled Official Visit to Kaduna  President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special … [Read more…]

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, arrived Benue State in North Central Nigeria where ferocious marauders wreaked havoc last Friday, killed scores and displaced hundreds of people. This was confirmed in a post on the verified X handle of the Nigerian Police. Benue State has been under heavy attacks by suspected … [Read more…]

The Enugu State All Progressives Congress Youth Leader, Farmer Chidiebere Johnson Ezeh, has celebrated the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, on his 62nd birthday. In his message sent to PACESETTER, he lauded the achievement of the Minister, while celebrating his dogged leadership. “Today, we celebrate a man whose life embodies vision, … [Read more…]

Governor Hyacinth Alia confirmed on Sunday that suspected herdsmen from Nasarawa State killed 59 people in Yelwata, a border town between Benue and Nasarawa. While addressing journalists at Government House, Alia explained that security agencies conducted a physical headcount of the victims in collaboration with the families. Among those killed were military and civil defence personnel who fought … [Read more…]

In a move to transform Nigeria’s fuel distribution network, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced it will commence nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel from August 15, 2025. The initiative, aimed at enhancing fuel availability, cutting logistics costs, and boosting economic activity, will see free delivery of fuel to marketers, petrol dealers, … [Read more…]

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has made a U-turn by suspending its planned prayer and fasting sessions aimed at seeking divine intervention to end hunger in the country. This comes just days after a leaked internal circular, dated June 11, 2025, directed all staff—including directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, and value chain … [Read more…]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has donated 10 laptops, 2 printers and the sum of 6 million naira to the Chibok Girls Secondary School. Announcing the donation in a post on his verified X handle, Obi pointed out that the school was the same school … [Read more…]

The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has taken a comprehensive look at the two-year reign of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and concluded that a lot is not right in governance delivery and policies of the administration. In a national broadcast in Abuja to mark the 12th Democracy Day titled … [Read more…]

Protest has commenced in the Federal Capital Territory to demonstrate against rising hardship and insecurity in the country. Security agencies had earlier deployed heavily armed personnel to strategic locations across the city, including potential protest hotspots. The presence of operatives was particularly noticeable at major junctions and the national Assembly, among other places where the … [Read more…]

Rivers State Sole Administrator, Ibok Ete-Ibas, said the proposed N1.48 trillion 2025 appropriation bill of the state has provisions for the return of the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other political officials. Mr Ibas disclosed this on Wednesday while defending the state budget before an Ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives on Rivers State … [Read more…]