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*Directs Aliyu Care Foundation to sponsor her education to university level The President of the National Youth Alliance (NYA), Ambassador Aliyu Bin  Abbas has adopted a nine-year of girl in Enugu. This was contained in a statement signed by his SA Media and Publicity, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, made avay to newsmen on Sunday. According to the statement, Ambassador Abbas came across the nine-year old girl, Ugwu Divine Favour Chizaramekpere, while in Enugu for the NYA Inauguration of South East Local Government Coordination of the Alliance. "While in Enugu, I was profoundly touched and inspired by a deeply personal moment that reflects the very essence of our mission. I had the privilege of embracing a young, brilliant, and promising 9-year-old girl, Ugwu Divine Favour Chizaramekpere, as my non-biological daughter. "In recognition of her potential and as part of our unwavering commitment to nurturing the next generation, I have directed my Chief of Staff to forma...

The RenewedHope Network (TRN), a group founded by the former Governor of Zamfara State, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, has asked opposition figures in Nigeria to bury their angers and open their eyes clearly to see several achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in every sectors.  Senator Yari’s group also admonished Nigerians not to listen to lies, propaganda and deliberate distortions against the person of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu or his government by he opposition seeking his office.  Speaking with newsmen at a solidarity rally during the ongoing National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), leader of the technical committee of TRN, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, said the group led thousands of Nigerians supporters of the President to the National Convention to show support and appreciate several achievements recorded by the President.  While appreciating the founder of the group, Senator Abdulaziz Yari,  who thought it wise to initiate  ...

*FCMB admits  opening accounts for EMIS following a $5m facility  A leaked memo from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed how the AFREXIM Bank actively participated in defrauding Em-international System Nig. LTD (EMIS) of five million Dollars. The leaked memo, dated April 28, 2017, also fingered FCMB and COM-DEV and seven others as suspects in the alleged criminal conspiracy. The memo, signed by the then  EFCC Head, Bank Fraud Section, Lagos, Bawa Usman Katungo, said that AFREXIM and FCMB  were active participants in the fraud. "AFREXIM Bank participated actively to defraud an investor of a member country (Nigeria) EMIS the sum of $5million. "Investigation revealed that FCMB & AFREXIM Bank, with intend to defraud RMIS, refused, neglected or did not exercise due diligence and refused to adhere to the condition precedent to disbursement of funds as stipulated in the tripartite agreement in the discharge of its obligation of ...

*70 NYA South East LGA Coordinators inaugurated  The  General Manger,   Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) Enugu State, Hon Monday  Diamond  Ani has described the National Youth Alliance (NYA) as a pacesetter and leading light in promoting patriotism and good governance in Nigeria and Africa at large. This was contained in a statement signed by the SA Media and Publicity to the NYA President, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbs, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday March 26, 2026. According to the statement, he expressed this, when he served as guest speaker of the NYA Leadership Symposium and Official  Inauguration of 95 Local Government Area Coordinators in South East on Wednesday March 25 2026  "There are so many youth organizations in Nigeria. There are so many youth organizations in Enugu State  and in the entire Africa, but I think  the National Youth Alliance is one of them tha...

*Lauds first Editor of Daily Times for ending external rule in Nigeria, mentoring journalists, politicians, teachers  A Nigerian politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Chief Ernest Ikoli, has been described as a crusader of truth and a symbol of the struggle against oppression and discrimination in Nigeria. ‘"Chief Ernest Ikoli was a reformer, politician and a great journalist.  He campaigned for the birth of the Second Republic and departed, saying his work was done with the attainment of the country's political independence". The former assistant editor of Lagos Weekly Record, first editor of the Daily Times of Nigeria and publisher of African Messenger was also praised for helping to create the Marcus Garvey Universal Negro Improvement Association, People’s Union, Nigeria Youth Movement and the Action Group. ‘"Chief Ernest Ikoli saw all Africans as one. There was no Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba or Ijaw. There was only one Nigeria, one Africa and one...

For years, cassava farmers across Oyo State worked tirelessly on their fields, yet their harvests barely reflected their effort. With yields averaging just 10 to 12 tons per hectare—and in some cases as low as 7 tons—many farmers remained trapped in a cycle of low productivity and modest incomes. Today, that story is changing.Through a targeted training programme on Good Agromonic Practices (GAP) and mechanisation, farmers are now achieving harvests of 20-25 t/ha, effectively doubling their yields. Behind this transformation is a structured initiative led by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in collaboration with other partners, designed to equip farmers with practical knowledge, modern tools, and market access. Mr. Samuel Ogunleye, AATF’s Cassava Mechanisation Project Coordinator, explains that the training goes beyond theory. It is about “equipping farmers with the best practices for cultivating cassava and introducing mechanisation services that make ...