By Ikpong Essien-Udom On August 1, 1987, 12 patriotic Ibibio youths held a meeting at No.7 Bonny Street, Calabar to brainstorm on issues affecting the people of the Mainland part of then Cross River State. That meeting gave birth to one of Nigeria’s foremost socio cultural organizations andContinue Reading
Sokoto: Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has advised corps members posted to the state to approach their one-year mandatory national service with open hearts and minds. The governor gave the advice at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream ‘I’ corps members at the NYSCContinue Reading
Stakeholders have called for increased support to government officials and community groups, recognising their vital roles in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful practices (HP). Newsmen reports that the call was made on Friday at the close of a three-day orientation and sensitisation exercise for officials and community membersContinue Reading
By The Nigerian Army has debunked false claims associating its personnel to unprofessional conduct of burning of homes, looting property and harassing civilians in Umualumaku, Ehime-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu by Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, acting Deputy Director, ArmyContinue Reading
The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, has approved the appointments of Alhaji Sanusi Ayantoye Rafiu as the substantive Registrar and Mrs. Aishat Shade Adebayo as the substantive Bursar of the institution. This was announced in an official statement issued on Friday, August 1, 2025, by Mr. Sola Lawal,Continue Reading
(Dr. Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed, Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ayede) By Biola Lawal FLOWERBUDNEWS: The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Dr. Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed has commended President Bola Tinubu’s several initiatives geared towards development of skilled workforce to drive the nation’s economic growth and innovation. Dr. AbdulHameed was speaking at theContinue Reading
Courtesy: Tribune Editorial Board FOR some time now, Osun State has been in the news for the wrong reasons, embroiled in a protracted crisis over the control of its local government councils. At the heart of the matter is the Federal Government’s continued seizure of the monthly statutory allocationsContinue Reading
Guardian Newspapers Limited, the publisher of The Guardian, has retracted the alleged defamatory publication against Mr Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The media organisation, in a letter signed by its Legal Adviser, Eki Durajaiye, and addressed to Dogara’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, said it regrettedContinue Reading
(Mal. Abbass Alimi, Chairman, Parents and Teachers Association of Aisha Islamic Schools (AIS) By Danladi Ahmed KIYI (Kuje-Abuja) (FLOWERBUDNEWS) The serene, cool village of KIYI in Abuja countryside bubbled on Saturday as the prestigious Aisha Islamic Schools (AIS), renowned for high academic stardard and child moral teachings marked end ofContinue Reading
