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By Onjefu Odaudu, Jos, Nigeria The Provost of the College of Agriculture Garkawa in Mikang, Plateau State Rev. N.A Loks has disclosed that the College has planted 4 thousand economic trees at the institution which includes mangoes, cashew,citrus and coconut of 20 hectares of land and that currently the plants are doing very well. Speaking to POCKET NEWS MAGAZINE  recently in Jos he also disclosed that " The time is Now " administration of Governor Caleb Mannaseh Mutfwang has been very supportive to management with the installation of solar lighting to enhance security at the College while thanking him for the provision of a bus to make commuting easier for staff and students. He advised the youths to embrace agriculture rather than chasing white collar jobs which are almost non existent in the present economy while farming is production based. Loks said COA Garkawa had introduced new programs into its curriculum and advised the youths to key in as some were short ...

The National Electoral Commission has spoken — again. Tanzania’s very own Iron Lady with a Smile, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has officially secured a jaw-dropping 85.4% of the vote. That’s not just a landslide — that’s a political tsunami. Let’s be honest: calling it an election might be generous. It was more like a victory parade with ballot boxes for decoration. Opposition parties tried to show up, but by the time they finished printing posters, Samia had already given her victory speech. This win marks her first fully elected term (2025–2030) — though some say she’s been in charge so long that even the presidential palace furniture now salutes her in the morning. As Tanzania’s first female president, she’s made history — again — proving that when women lead, men follow… mostly because they’ve all been “politically unavailable” lately. Critics whisper about the “strength of opposition politics” in Tanzania, but it’s hard to measure strength when the competition is inv...

The Consulate further requested Soyinka to bring his visa to the Lagos Embassy “for physical cancellation,” a request the Nobel laureate described as humorous, asking if anyone in the audience would volunteer to deliver it on his behalf. “If you have plans to travel to the United States, you must apply again to re-establish your qualifications for a new non-immigrant visa,” the letter, issued by the NIV Section of the Consulate, added. Soyinka’s visa was issued on April 2, 2024, in Lagos, according to the letter. Best known as a playwright, Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. He had lived abroad, primarily in the US, for a long time, where he held professorships at several universities, according to The Nobel Prize. Soyinka’s visa revocation has sparked fresh conversations about recent steps taken by the US to curb migrant influx into the country, especially from Africa.

In a decisive move aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army (NA) for heightened operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers to key command, staff and instructional positions across formations, units and training institutions of the Nigerian Army. Among the newly appointed senior officers are  Major General Bamidele  Alabi, who has been redeployed to Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans and appointed Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Jamal Abdulsalam, formerly Chief of Special Services and Programmes at Army Headquarters proceeds to Defence Headquarters Department of Operations as Chief of Defence Operations, while Major General Peter  Mala moves from Office of the National Security Adviser to Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC) as Comma...

A police raid and ensuing clashes with a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, including 115 suspects and four policemen, officials said Wednesday, a day after the massive operation drew criticism for using excessive force. The death toll was an increase over what authorities originally said was 60 suspected gang members and four policemen killed in Tuesday’s one-day raid by about 2,500 police and soldiers in two low-income neighborhoods of the city. Police spokesman Felipe Curi told a news conference that additional bodies were found in a wooded area around one of the neighborhoods where he said they had worn camouflage clothing while battling with security forces. He said local residents had removed clothing and equipment from the bodies in what he said would be investigated as tampering with evidence. “These individuals were in the woods, equipped with camouflage clothing, vests and weapons. Now many of them appeared wearing underwear or ...

By Onjefu Odaudu,Jos, Nigeria Jos the Plateau State Capital played  host to the annual national  conference of Directors and Chief Road Traffic Officers of the Federation from Monday October 27 to Thursday October 30 2025 at the Steffan Hotels and Suites in Jos South local government with the theme "Enhancing National.Security And Road Traffic Safety Through effective motor vehicle administration in Nigeria" Delivering  his special remarks at the opening ceremony on Tuesday October 28 2025 Governor Caleb Mannaseh Mutfwang represented by his Chief of Staff Bldr Jeremiah Satmark welcomed all delegates to Jos and assured them that Plateau remained the home of " Peace and Tourism and urged them to explore the vast tourism potential while wishing them a fruitful deliberation in charting a future roadmap for vehicle inspection in Nigeria and promised affordable mass transit for Plateau residents citing the Metro transit buses as an example of government...