Gov. Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger, has imposed dusk-to-dawn curfew on Lambata, Gurara Local Government Area of the state following a violent clash that led to killing of the village Head, Mohammed Abdulsafur. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government (SSG),...
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Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), has said that late Premier, Sir Ahmadu Bello, will always be remembered for his tireless efforts to make Northern Nigeria economically competitive, politically thriving, religiously stable, peaceful and united. This is contained in a statement by Engr Abubakar Umar, Director General of the...
Afrobeats frontrunners Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid emerged the biggest winners at the 2022 installment of the Africa Union’s All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) on a night Africa’s brightest stars failed to make an appearance. The trio received their prizes in absentia, leaving fans in host city Dakar, Senegal...
At least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo claimed by Islamic State jihadists. Congolese military spokesman Antony Mualushayi said the “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a...
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has not returned to the country following allegations of terrorism financing levelled against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). “I can say without any fear...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – APC stakeholders in Obi Local Hovernment Area of the Nasarawa State, have donated the sum of over 12 million naira, during a meeting on Sunday. The meeting which was at the instance of the council boss, Hon Joshua Ojeh Yekpowudu, was held in the...
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) will work with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Bauchi to address the problem of witchcraft accusations and witch persecution in the country. Abuses linked to witchcraft beliefs have ravaged many communities without adequate institutional response. This unfortunate situation will soon...
Without being immodest, the structure of political campaigns in Nigeria has shown that Bola Tinubu’s dexterity and mastery of the game of politics is actually solid. The organisation of his campaigns, the strategy and the choice of the places he has been going, either for consultations or campaigns; and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Seyi Tinubu, son of the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Candidate for the general election slated in February this year at the weekend paid a visit to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital where he joined the leadership of Youth Mandate Group (YMG) in distributing...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) and some local hunters have attacked and injured the 2iC, Azare Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force, Bauchi State Headquarters, Superintendent of Police, Suleiman Umar. The security personnel are attached to the...
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked the New Life for All Church in Kankara local government area of Katsina State and kidnapped 25 worshipers on Sunday, January 15. The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor Aminu Bello Masari on Christian Affairs, Rev. Ishaya Jurau, disclosed this sad...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said that the decade-old security challenges had crippled socio-economic activities in the state. The Governor disclosed this at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony which held in Gusau on Sunday, adding that, farming and other agribusinesses had suffered setbacks. Matawalle said: ”Education also remains...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo has decried the fatal attack carried out at the residence of Chief Ikenga Ugochinyere, the party’s candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency. In a statement issued on Sunday in Owerri by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Collins Opurozor, the party described the attack...
Arsenal moved eight points clear at the top of the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) with a 2-0 derby win at Tottenham on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side did the damage in the first half with Hugo Lloris putting through his own net, before Gunners captain Martin Odegaard rifled home...
Christophe Galtier sucked up another painful Ligue 1 defeat for his Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) team on Sunday and told his 2022 World Cup stars they must find their focus again. PSG began the year with a seven-point lead at the top of Ligue 1, but that has been clipped...
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate, has tasked governorship and National Assembly candidates of the party to protect Nigeria’s future by ensuring clear victory in the 2023 general election. He said this at a meeting with APC governorship and National Assembly candidates on Sunday in Abuja, adding...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – The Police Command in Katsina State says terrorists have attacked and kidnapped five persons in Dantsauri Village in Kankara Local Government Area. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina....
Barely four days after President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians of his administration’s determination to consolidate gains recorded in security, troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised scores of bandits, including Ibrahim Kachalla Gudau. Gudau, a notorious and one of the most dangerous bandit leaders, commanded a group carrying out...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A Lagos State High Court will on Monday (Jan.16) begin trial of ASP Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi, attached to Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, allegedly shot Raheem dead while she was...
The National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) says it has initiated process for the review of the National Minimum Wage. NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Njoku, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Njoku said as part of the process to review the minimum...