Month: November 2025

The military coup on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 that swept away President Umaro Sissoco Embaló did not come as a surprise. Embalo, a retired general who camouflaged as an elected President, was a lawless leader who consistently trampled the country’s constitution under his feet. He had a sense of entitlement and a culture  of impunity. In … Continue reading “Guinea-Bissau’s lawless President Embalo has no business in office, by Owei Lakemfa”

By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s ambition to build a stronger, innovation-driven health system took a decisive leap yesterday as the Society for Family Health, SFH, through its enterprise arm SFH Access, launched the CoElevate Catalytic Fund. CoElevate Catalytic Fund is a pioneering mechanism designed to accelerate homegrown solutions in HealthTech, WASH, pharmaceutical R&D, and non-communicable diseases. … Continue reading “SFH unveils CoElevate Catalytic Fund, sets agenda for Nigeria’s generation of health innovators”

Idowu Bankole Renowned International cleric, Prophet Samual Adebayo Ojo, popularly called Baba Authority, has joined family, friends and fans of Fuji star Alhaji Wasiu Alabi Pasuma in celebrating the musician on his 58th birthday. In a congratulatory message shared with Vanguard Newspaper, Prophet Ojo praised Pasuma for his “decades of impact in the Nigerian entertainment … Continue reading “Prophet Sam Ojo celebrates Pasuma at 58th Birthday”

When former FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter, launched the FIFA Goal Project in 1999, the initiative was envisioned as a catalyst for global football development; one that would help countries build modern training grounds, nurture grassroots talents and strengthen the structures of football administration. For many nations, the project has been nothing short of transformative. … Continue reading “Ugborodo’s abandoned FIFA project”

Governor Dauda Lawal has approved full scholarships for students from Zamfara State to study at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. This was announced in a statement by the Executive Secretary, Zamfara State Scholarship Board, Professor Rasheedah Liman, recently. She said the initiative aligns with the administration’s Six-Point Agenda and its Rescue Mission, with … Continue reading “Zamfara governor trains indigenous pilots at NCAT Zaria”

Zamfara Governor’s wife, Hajiya Huriyya Lawal, has appointed wives of the fourteen Local Government Chairmen as Mama Ambassadors, assigning them to champion community-based advocacy aimed at improving child immunisation across the state. Inaugurating the ambassadors on Friday, Lawal said the chairmen’s wives would take immunisation awareness to every community, reminding mothers to vaccinate their children, … Continue reading “Zamfara First Lady appoints vaccine campaign ambassadors for LGs”

THERE can be no further doubt in the minds of the average Nigerian that our dear country faces a clear and present danger on many fronts. The immediate one is the unrelenting wave of terror attacks, exemplified by repeated attacks on communities in Kwara State, which was preceded by abduction of Kebbi school girls, now said … Continue reading “Insecurity: Managing our clear and present danger, by Adekunle Adekoya”

The Zamfara State Environmental Protection and Enforcement Agency (ZEPEA), under the leadership of Hon. Zangina Abdullahi Yari Gusau and represented by Permanent Member I, Comrade Sani Mohammed Mayanchi, on Friday received officials of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) at the agency’s headquarters in Gusau. The visit was aimed at strengthening collaboration … Continue reading “Zamfara, NESREA move against pollution”

The Zamfara Zakkat and Endowment Board says trained 400 orphans on computer skills and poultry farming in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to Newsmen by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Jamilu Sani on Friday in Gusau. According to the statement, the Executive Secretary of the board, Mallam Habibu Balarabe, said the … Continue reading “Zamfara trains 400 orphans on computer, poultry farming”