Day: November 17, 2025

Global Hunger Index: ’33m Nigerians risk severe hunger in 2026′ – Red Cross

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 …Ranks 115th out of 123  The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has warned that more than 33 million Nigerians could face severe hunger and malnutrition in 2026 if urgent and coordinated action is not taken. The warning was issued on Friday in Abuja by the NRCS Secretary-General, Abubakar Kende, during the unveiling of the organisation’s Nutrition Advocacy Plan. The event also featured the induction of Layla Othman, a Nigerian interior designer, writer, businesswoman and reality TV presenter as the society’s Nutrition Ambassador. Kende said the new advocacy plan was designed…

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Insecurity: Tinubu sends emissary to Plateau to foster harmony

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Tinubu sends emissary

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed the Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement for the North-Central zone, Dr. Abiodun Essiet, to Plateau State, in a deliberate bid to engage with the stakeholders and foster harmony. The envoy spent two days engaging with local leaders and communities to promote dialogue and reconciliation. During her visit, Dr. Essiet met with Christian clerics as well as Fulani Miyetti-Allah community leaders, culminating in a town hall meeting in Jos. The gathering brought together delegates from various local government areas, traditional rulers, women, and youth…

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“How I led 600 bandits to surrender” – Sheikh Gumi

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Gumion peace efforts

…Defends peace efforts Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi has slammed critics calling for his arrest over his ongoing commentary on banditry and national security. In a statement on Facebook yesterday, Gumi described his opponents as “spineless, irresponsible and unpatriotic imbecilic people”, arguing that they prefer outrage over truth. “ARREST HIM!!! These are the only words some spineless, irresponsible and unpatriotic imbecilic people can utter,” he wrote, defending his mediation efforts with bandits aimed at securing peace. Sheikh Gumi recalled a January 2021 intervention in Sabon Garin Yadi forest, Kaduna State,…

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DSS arrests suspected arms dealer linked to Plateau attacks

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DSS arrest arms dealer

The Department of State Services, (DSS), says its operatives have disrupted an alleged arms supply network linked to attacks in Plateau State and neighbouring areas, arresting a suspected arms dealer. Disclosing this in a statement yesterday, the DSS said the suspect allegedly manufactured and distributed weapons and ammunition to armed groups operating in Plateau and other northern states. The suspect was nabbed on November 12, 2025, following intelligence that led operatives to his workshop in the Mista Ali area of Bassa local government area of Plateau State. DSS operatives were…

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Hardship: ‘Over 60,000 bakeries shut down in 4yrs’

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The president of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), Engr. Onuorah Emmanuel, has raised the alarm over the worsening economic conditions crippling the baking industry. He revealed that more than half of bakeries belonging to his members alone have shut down in recent years due to skyrocketing production costs, high interest rates, and insecurity. Speaking during the PBAN’s ‘Day Out 2025’, which was held in Lagos with the theme: “The Business of Baking: Pathways to Profit, Productivity and Growth”, Emmanuel painted a bleak picture of the sector, lamenting that…

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“Account for ₦3tr or face legal action”, SERAP tells CBN

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SERAP tells CBN

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has given the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, a seven-day ultimatum to account for what it described as “missing or diverted ₦3 trillion of public funds” cited in the 2022 annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation. SERAP said the allegations, published on September 9, 2025, point to major breaches of financial regulations and constitutional provisions. It urged Cardoso to identify individuals responsible for the alleged diversions and hand them over to the ICPC and EFCC, as…

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“North can solve its problems” – Gov. Sani

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Gov. Sani on Arewa

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says the North has sufficient human resources to address its development challenges if its elites unite and take decisive action. The Governor stated this yesterday when the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum, (ACF), led by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Alhaji Bashir Ɗalhatu (Wazirin Dutse), paid him a courtesy visit. The ACF is a prominent pan-Northern socio-cultural organisation which advocates for the political and economic interests of the North. Over the years, it has promoted inter‑regional dialogue, investment in education and infrastructure, and…

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Democracy in Danger: US, EU probing reports on Nigeria’s governance issues’ – Activist, Ɗan Bello claims

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Activist Dan Bello claims

…Says judges, Wike’s & Co.’s influence triggering global alarm Prominent northern activist and good governance advocate, Bello Galadanci, popularly known as Ɗan Bello, has claimed that the United States Senate, House of Representatives, and the European Union (EU) are currently examining reports on what he described as “Wike’s destruction of democracy in Nigeria”. In a video posted on his X handle on Thursday, Ɗan Bello said his concern was not borne out of partisanship but a duty to defend Nigeria’s democratic institutions. According to him, Nigeria is at a critical…

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