…framework by reporting any licensed mining company that fails to comply with its Community Development Agreement, CDA. “The mineral resources with which Ankpa has been blessed should not become a curse to the people. Following our engagement with the traditional council, anyone who continues to engage in illegal mining…
…being admitted at the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna. "The gunshots that happened in our community yesterday, you would think it was a battlefield. Civil Defence Corps personnel seized some mining materials from the artisanal miners and miners blocked the road to stop them from taking the sands away leading to a violen…
…on host communities to report any licensed mining company that fails to comply with its Community Development Agreement (CDA), assuring them that such complaints would be addressed by the appropriate authorities. According to Onoja, Ankpa’s rich deposits of coal and other solid minerals should be harnessed to drive eco…
…their health, livelihoods and future. Chairman of the Council of Chiefs of Lasukugbene Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Chief Zion D. Kientei, said decades of gas flaring and pipeline leaks had fundamentally altered life in the Niger Delta. He said communities that once depended on thr…
Demands crackdown on non-state actors By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Igbo community in Cross River State has raised the alarm over alleged illegal taxation and daily harassment by non-state actors, warning that the situation is crippling businesses across the state. The concerns were raised during an interactive sessio…
…a bold statement that continues to ripple across West Africa.In a nationwide address to community representatives, Traoré, despite being a practicing Muslim, reaffirmed that the nation's constitution stands above all religious codes, asserting that Sharia law will never be practiced in Burkina Faso.A young man reacts f…
…up along the route to honor him. Padgett said the response from law enforcement and the community showed the impact Marsh had made on many others. "They made it very clear that Fred was not just their family, but so was my daughter, my family and, even more importantly, Fred's family," Padgett said. by Linda Ikeji at 2…
…setback for Arsenal ahead of the new campaign. The defender is expected to miss the Community Shield clash against Manchester City on August 16, as well as the Gunners’ Premier League opener against newly promoted Coventry City five days later. The club has not provided a timeline for Saliba’s return but described his…
Kogi: Two kidnapped children regain freedom after 49 days in captivity and N6m ransom Two children and a shoemaker, identified as JB, who were abducted by armed bandits during an attack on Ijalu, Egbe in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State on June 3, 2026, have regained their freedom. LIB reported that the c…
…ACP Emeka Ezeibe reaffirmed the Command's commitment to intelligence-led policing, Community partnership and proactive crime prevention. He emphasized that criminality has no ethnic or religious identity and urged residents to support security agencies by providing timely and credible information capable of exposing cr…
…Starts in Everyday Life—reducing risk factors; Bring Brain Care Closer to Home—community-based support; and Awareness Must Lead to Action—measurable impact. For the realization of brain health for all, we must work together to facilitate access, reduce stigma, and build the systems that people need. We must also apprec…
…placing further, his fly-whisk on the throne to presage doom, if I failed to leave the community. These actions and the attendant utterances of the king brought about fear to some of the council members. …I laughed within me …as I was sure that a curse without a cause is with no effect”. However, this write up is not a…
PROFESSOR and Head of the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada, Prof. Tolulope Sajobi, has said that methodologists are central to producing quality research The post Methodologists hold key to stronger healthcare research, policy reforms — Prof Sajobi appea…
The Otakeme community in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has elected the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renew Empire Nigeria, Mr. Gospel Obolo, as its new paramount ruler, bringing to an end a 55-year interregnum in the traditional institution of the ancient community. The election, w…
…the matter with maturity, Dankwambo reassured both Nigerians and the international community that Nigeria’s oversight institutions can be firm and fair. The committee also made clear its work supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda. The intention was never to undermine government but to strengthen accounta…
Iwerekun Community Senior High School in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, has emerged as the winner of the 10th edition of the Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC), marking its third consecutive victory. The post Iwerekun Community Senior High School wins 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge appeared first on Tribune Online.
…a long-term investment in the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs and community leaders.He said participants would benefit from mentorship, creative and digital skills development, entrepreneurship support and leadership engagement designed to help them compete in a rapidly evolving global economy.New Lagos hu…
Woman paraded in Enugu community for allegedly force-feeding human faeces to child in her care Residents of Ugwuoba community in Enugu State have paraded a woman accused of force feeding human faeces to a child under her care. A viral video shows the woman being paraded through the community while angry women loudly co…
…Police Command after she was rescued by members of a local vigilante group at Okhuaihe Community along the Benin""Agbor Road in Edo State. The Police officer said the child was initially taken to the Divisional Police Headquarters by the vigilante team before being transferred to the Edo State Police Command. She was s…
…humiliated after allegedly being caught cheating on her husband with another man in Kogi community Reports of an alleged case of infidelity are currently in Kogi Facebook community after a married woman was allegedly caught cheating on her husband with another man. It was gathered that the incident occurred in Odu Okpi…
…Undong rural transformation programme as evidence that coordinated government support, community participation and sustained investment can significantly reduce rural poverty and narrow the urban-rural development gap. He added that countries such as India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa and the United States h…
…irritated by her comment, wrote''Failed nation, failed parenting, lack of home or community training, lack of self-esteem, inferiority complex, etc responsible for this kind of crash-out. To get to this point in life where you don't see yourself beyond a parasite, you must have done everything in life & nothing is work…
…sector, announcing stricter enforcement of mining laws and making pit reclamation, Community Development Agreements (CDAs), and improved workers’ welfare compulsory for all operators. The State Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Mr. Magnus Chinedu Nkah, disclosed this during a familiarization tour of quarry a…
…September 2022. “There can’t be two captains on one ship,” the authoritarian Traore told community leaders in Ouahigouya, northern Burkina, on Thursday. “Everyone who works with me knows how I operate,” the 38-year-old captain continued. “If anyone screws up, I’ll take you down without a second thought. There are no st…
Muhammad Salisu, 12, and Abdurrahman Salisu, 7, were swept away by a flood in Janbago community, Katsina StateThe boys were on their way home from an Islamiyya school when a heavy downpour turned the streets into dangerous floodsCommunity leaders say Janbago has battled recurring floods for over a decade due to poor dr…