In a scathing rebuke, Dr. Sani Shinkafi, a prominent Northern politician and former special adviser on inter-governmental affairs to the ex-governor of Zamfara State, has denounced the election tribunal’s judgement upholding the victory of Governor Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement released on Sunday, Shinkafi described the verdict as a…
Shiites, yesterday in Yobe State demonstrated in support of Palestinians in the wake of Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Gaza and Hamas fighters. They were seen displaying the Palestinian national flag at the Central Primary and concluded their demonstration at the Main Central Market in Potiskum, the state capital. They chanted anti-Israeli slogans and symbolically burned…
The member representing Duguri/Gwana Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hon Bala Abdullahi Dan, has donated tricycle-wheelchairs to physically challenged persons in his constituency in a move to reduce their suffering. Speaking during the disbursement ceremony in Duguri, Alkaleri local government area, he said people living with disabilities face numerous challenges, especially those…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the Zamfara State government’s claim of embezzlement of billions of naira in the cargo airport project, saying, the allegation was baseless and unfounded as records on the level of progress of the project were available. A statement issued by the APC spokesman,…
Prior to the grounding of the rail transport system in some major cities of the country including Maiduguri, the railway was the cheapest and largest means of conveying goods and services in addition to human movements. The Maiduguri railway terminus used to witness a beehive of activities with top businessmen and women using the system…
Brandt dashed into the penalty area and gathered a precise pass from Emre Can, before gracefully chipping the ball over Werder’s goalkeeper Michael Zetterer to score in the 67th minute. Dortmund have 20 points after eight matches, one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who face VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday. Werder are 14th with six points….
Gombe State has again climbed two places to rank 5th among the 36 states of the federation and the FCT on the 2023 Transparency and Integrity Index. The index was released this month by the Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation. It would be recalled that the state…
The management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi (ATBU) has released a new schedule for students ahead of resumption for the 2022/2023 academic session. Students had been in limbo for months over the new tuition fee. The university slightly reviewed the fees to allow poor students access university education. The director of Information and public…
The Kwara State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (KWPHCDA) has assured the people of Kwara State that the measles immunisation vaccines are safe for the children. The executive secretary of KWPHCDA, Dr Nusirat Elelu, gave the assurance during a stakeholders meeting hosted by the agency in Ilorin, the state capital. Elelu said the stakeholders meeting was…
The Kaduna State Fire Service said it recorded 33 deaths out of 252 fire incidents from January to September across the state. Director of the State Fire Service, Paul Aboi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Aboi said the service rescued 15 persons, while…
Napoli forward Victor Osimhen is irritated following recent comments on his contractual situation at the club by owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis. Laurentiis in an interview with Mediaset opened up on the possibility of selling Osimhen, who has less than two years on his contract. Osimhen is yet to commit to a new contract despite having…
Amnesty International has stated that 15 #EndSARS protesters arrested in 2020 are still being arbitrarily detained without trial, three years after the #EndSARS protest that took Nigeria by storm. In a statement released on the third anniversary of the protests, Amnesty International, said the majority of the protesters are in Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre and…
The member representing Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…
Barely a month after announcing his separation from his wife, Bunmi, actor Bolanle Ninalowo has revealed that he has found love again. The thespian on Friday pleaded with fans to suggest the best way to approach the new woman who has captured his heart. Saying he has to move on, he stressed that he only…
The member representing Akwanga, Wamba and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…
The member representing Akwanga, Wamba, and Nasarawa Eggon Constituency in the House of Representatives, Jeremiah Umaru, has expressed concerns over the surge in kidnapping activities in Nasarawa State. Umaru raised the alarm over the security situation in the state during plenary on Thursday. Calling for urgent attention in tackling the problem, he lamented that the…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the extension of the N10,000 transport allowance granted to the state civil servants to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government by another six months. The allowance, which was part of various interventions adopted by the state government at the wake of…
Nyesom Wike has said he is not against the religion of Islam as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Wike said this when he received members of the Abuja National Mosque Management Committee, led by its chairman, the Etsu of Nupe, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar on a courtesy visit on Wednesday….
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says it will continue to support the Federal Government to end open defecation in the country. The international agency also said that it would continue to partner with state governments to minimise the menace of open defecation. Mr Monday Johnson, UNICEF Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) specialist,…
The Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria has declared that its members are yet to feel the impact of palliatives being distributed by government to cushion the effects of subsidy removal in many of the states across the country. National Vice President of the organisation, Alhaji Abdul Waheed Ajao, made this declaration while speaking at a press…
The Bauchi State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs has charged traditional and community leaders to join hands with security agencies to fish out killers of some local vigilantes in the state. No fewer than nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as Yan Ba Beli were killed by…
About 450 will graduate with First Class out of 25,234 graduates in the University of Ilorin combined sessions of 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 convocation ceremonies. The Vice Chancellor, Prof Wahab Egbewole who addressed journalists on Wednesday in Ilorin, as part of activities to herald the convocation ceremonies also said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will inaugurate…
The Coalition of Civil Society Networks has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make a pronouncement on the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) leadership crisis following the purported refusal of the former Postmaster-General Sunday Adepoju to relinquish office to newly appointed Tola Odeyemi. NIPOST staff had shut down the head office of the service in…
The former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has raised concerns over how the new Central Bank Governor and his deputies were brought into office. He alleged a gross violation of the CBN Act in the appointment by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He said, “The growing lawlessness and Gestapo tactics the government was deploying to achieve…
Stakeholders in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Monday debunked claims in a viral online video that a 10kg bag of rice was given to be shared as palliative in Sokeye Community. At a meeting called by the leadership of the council to explain how the palliatives meant to alleviate the pains…
THE men of Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, an arm of the Anambra State Police Command, have foiled a planned robbery operation along Ebenebe-Achalla road in Awka North local government area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga said the operatives, while on anti-kidnapping patrol, were tipped off by a…
The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), United States of America (USA) has called on the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio to resign over his alleged lackluster handling of the affairs of the upper chamber. The Coalition claimed that Akpabio, who was planted as the Senate President by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has completely subjugated…
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the inability of the Appel Court to hear his appeal against the group’s proscription as a terrorist organization. Kanu lamented that the inability of the Appeal Court to hear the suit affirms the injustice of the proscription. The administration of former…
Unknown gunmen have killed at least nine members of a local vigilante group popularly known as ‘Yan Ba Beli’ in Bauchi State. The vigilante group gained popularity for leading onslaught in collaboration with state security operatives against kidnappers and armed robbers across the state. The vigilantes were killed in the forest of Gamji village while…
Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, a renowned environmental rights advocate, has been conferred with an honorary doctorate of law degree by the York University in Toronto, Canada. Bassey, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and an architect, hails from Akwa Ibom. Bassey holds a National Honour of Member of Order of Federal Republic (MFR) for…
Pope Francis on Sunday reiterated his call on Palestinian militant group Hamas to release all hostages taken to the Gaza Strip during last weekend’s attack on Southern Israel. Pope Francis renewed the call during weekly prayers at St Peter’s Square in Rome. “I renew my call for the release of the hostages and I strongly…
