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Amidst efforts to boost food production in the country, the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) under the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Programme (FISP). has commenced the distribution of 100,800 bags of fertiliser to 25,200 smallholder farmers across Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi and Jigawa states. The Executive Secretary of NADF Mohammed Ibrahim during the flag off in Kastina Safe at the weekend, said the initiative was designed to reduce production costs to improve access to quality farm inputs and boost food production in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. According to him, each beneficiary farmer will receive…
Abuja based activist and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday testified in the ongoing trial of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, for alleged breach of national security by the Department of State Services, DSS. Adeyanju gave his testimony as 2nd prosecution witness (PW-2) before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence by DSS counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, The DSS sued El-Rufai after he claimed during a television interview that he intercepted a telephone conversation involving the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr Nuhu Ribadu. The ex-governor had alleged that the…
The Federal Government College Kano Old Students Association (FGCKOSA) has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging what it described as the unlawful conversion of land belonging to Federal Government College (FGC), Kano, into a private residential estate under a purported Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The case, which has been assigned to Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, is scheduled for its first hearing on July 8, 2026. Named as defendants in the suit are the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Minister of Education, Pluck Global Company Limited, the…
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has criticised the Nigerian government for declaring bandits as terrorists, saying the decision has shut the door against negotiation Gumi, who became known for visiting bandits in their hideouts and advocating dialogue with them, said in a viral video that clerics could no longer intervene in the crisis because the government had closed the only remaining channel for talks. According to him, declaring bandits as terrorists could worsen the situation, as it may push them further into violent extremism and make negotiation impossible. “We don’t want to push them into terror beyond what they…
Mr. Ikechukwu Oliver Akpudo has been remanded in police custody for allegedly impersonating Eze Ndigbo of Kano to defraud one Maduka Madubuike of N147 million. Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High court Kano ordered the remand of Akpudo in the police custody following his arraignment in court, on one count charge of obtaining money by false pretense. Akpudo was accused of pretending to be the Eze Ndigbo (the king of Igbos) in Kano to obtain the sum of ₦147 million from one Maduka Madubuike who paid the amount into the suspect’s bank account number 2141093202 with Ecobank as payment…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Ekiti State Chapter, has congratulated Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji and his deputy, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Christianah Afuye, on their victory in the June 20 governorship election. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, the State Chairman of AFAN, Mr.Sunday Adekogbon described the Governor’s re-election as a clear endorsement of his administration’s developmental strides, particularly in the agricultural sector. Oyebanji made history by becoming the first democratically elected governor in Ekiti State to secure a second term in office, winning in all sixteen local government areas and polling 319,224 votes as declared by…
Applications are now open for the Federal Government’s 2026 fertilizer distribution initiative under the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and the Renewed Hope Farm Input Support Program (FISP), which aims to distribute 515,720 bags of urea and NPK fertilizer’s to 128,930 smallholder farmers across Nigeria. While there is no direct online application portal for individual beneficiaries, farmers can improve their chances of selection by registering through approved agricultural databases and engaging with relevant state and local agricultural institutions. Why It Matters Access to quality fertiliser remains one of the biggest challenges facing smallholder farmers in Nigeria. By providing subsidised or…
The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) has criticised the appearance of the Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe, in what it said was official attire of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. In a statement issued on Sunday, the coalition described the incident as a troubling development that raises concerns about the neutrality and credibility of Nigeria’s electoral system. The statement, signed by CRPP Chairman Dr Samson Isibor and National Secretary Hon. Nkama Waribe, argued that the sight of a senior APC official wearing an INEC vest…
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the killing of veteran broadcaster and retired Ogun State Television employee, Mrs Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard. The victims were reportedly attacked and killed in the early hours of Sunday at Oyesiku’s residence in Agodo community, located along the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu Expressway in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area. According to the police, the incident came to light after a resident of Iyana Agodo Village alerted officers at the Owode-Egba Division over unusual activities around the property. Confirming the development, the command’s spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said detectives were immediately dispatched to…