President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to fast-tracking approvals for viable infrastructure projects across Nigeria, stressing that citizens care more about access to basic services than political promises. He spoke through Vice President Kashim Shettima at the 2025 Nigeria Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Summit held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. Mr Tinubu urged the private sector to prioritise innovation, efficiency, and integrity over capital alone.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need to improve working conditions for Nigerian-trained medical professionals to curb their growing migration abroad. Mr Obasanjo, who spoke during the commissioning of the upgraded Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital in Zamfara State on Tuesday emphasised that many doctors and nurses are leaving Nigeria in search of better opportunities overseas—a trend commonly referred to as ‘Japa’. The term, popular among young Nigerians, captures the…

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s decision to visit Benue State after recent mass killings but urged him to extend the same gesture to Niger State, where devastating floods have claimed over 200 lives. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that Mr rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State and decided to travel to Benue State on Wednesday as part of renewed…

By Friday Omosola and Fatimah Idera Over 327 people have been killed in Benue State in the past six months due to persistent attacks by suspected herdsmen, the New Daily Prime has learnt. The violence, which has intensified since this year, has left communities in the Middle Belt region reeling. Checks by the New Daily Prime revealed that people in these areas of attacks have fled for safety as the…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has revealed that ongoing violence in Benue State has forced 6,527 people to flee their homes. In a statement shared on its official X account on Monday, the agency said thousands of displaced residents – many of them women and children–urgently require food, clean water, medical supplies, and other relief materials. Among those affected, NEMA identified 82 pregnant women, 252 nursing mothers, and 657…

President Bola Tinubu has postponed his scheduled official visit to Kaduna State and will instead travel to Benue on Wednesday to address the prolonged crisis plaguing communities in the state. The Presidency said the visit forms part of renewed efforts to restore peace and stability in the troubled region, which has witnessed recurring violence, loss of lives, and widespread destruction. READ ALSO: Bashir Ahmad blasts APC leaders for ignoring Shettima at…

Peter Obi has slammed President Bola Tinubu for what he described as a lack of “leadership empathy” following the recent mass killings in Benue State and devastating floods in Niger State.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, visited Benue State on Monday, following the devastating attacks carried out by armed marauders last Friday that claimed numerous lives and forced hundreds from their homes. Benue State, located in Nigeria’s North Central region, has long been plagued by brutal assaults from suspected herdsmen. While some have attributed the ongoing violence to disputes over land between indigenous farming communities and nomadic cattle…

Tragedy struck in Mutum-Biyu, the headquarters of Gassol Local Government Area in Taraba State, on Sunday as a church building collapsed during a worship service, leaving several congregants injured. The incident occurred at the United Methodist Church Nigeria (UMCN), located behind the Divisional Police Office in the town. According to eyewitnesses, the building gave way amid a torrential downpour accompanied by powerful winds, catching worshippers by surprise and sending the…

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has dismissed claims that the Federal Government has neglected the state amid relentless attacks by armed assailants. Speaking during an appearance on The Morning Brief aired by Channels Television on Monday, Mr Alia said government intervention significantly reduced the scale of violence in the region. According to the governor, “If President Bola Tinubu had no grasp of the situation, he wouldn’t be offering us such…

Calls are growing across Nigerian social media for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in Benue State, following the killing of an estimated 200 people in a two-day rampage by suspected herdsmen. The online uproar comes amid widespread frustration at the government’s muted response to the crisis, particularly when compared to its swift intervention in Rivers State earlier this year. In March, the government suspended Governor Siminalayi…

The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee is set to hold a major legislative forum on national security architecture today, in partnership with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Titled “Nigeria’s Peace and Security: The Constitutional Imperatives,” the high-level dialogue will be hosted at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja, under the auspices of the ONSA. In a statement issued yesterday, the House spokesperson Akin Rotimi, said…