Mr Usman Abubakar-Rimi, a Medicine and Surgery final year student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), who ventured into food selling business due to prolonged ASUU strike, has died. Abubakar-Rimi opened a food outlet and Indomie joint in the Diplomat area in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) in Bauchi State has said that road traffic crashes in the state have reduced by 53 percent in 2022. The Sector Commander, FRSC, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who stated this in his speech at the flag-off of the 2022...
Gov. Nasir El-rufa’i has commissioned the biggest shopping mall, built by a Chinese firm at the cost of N2.3 billion in Kaduna, to boost economic activities in the state. El’rufai said in Kaduna on Friday, at the 7th Kaduna Investment Summit, that the gigantic mall in the heart of...
The 2022 Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) World Oil Outlook (WOO) will be launched at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2022 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). OPEC in a statement obtained from its website on Friday said the launch would be held in...
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has lauded Nigerians for their support in the negotiations leading to the end of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Mr Olajide Oshundun, Deputy Director Press in the ministry, said this in a statement he signed on Friday...
Just a day after releasing the trailer for ‘Awaiting Trial’ the first film from the studio Chude Jideonwo Presents, the film has received double recognition from one of Africa’s biggest movie platforms, the Africa Film Festival (AFRIFF). In official communication from the Festival this week, ‘Awaiting Trial’ was announced...
Popular Nigerian Comedian, Mr Obinna Simon, also known as MC Tagwaye, has bagged an international appointment with the United Agency for North South Cooperation (UTA). The appointment letter was presented during a ceremony by the country President of UTA, Executive Office, Nigeria, Mrs Abigail Amalaha, on Friday in Abuja....
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday inaugurated a seven billion litre capacity Dam at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), in Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the dam is situated about 20 kilometres away from the university campus. Obasanjo, represented by his son, Dr...
The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated COP27 National Logo and listed top expectations and priorities to achieve from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdullahi, inaugurated the Logo while briefing newsmen in Abuja, on the preparation for 27th session Conference...
A businesswoman, Rashida Yusuf, on Friday begged an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve her marriage to husband for not ready to father a child. Rashida said that she married her husband, Mohammed Lawal, under Islamic Law and Customs in Aug. 30, 2020 and that the...
Mr Abebe Selassie, the Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Department, says tackling food insecurity should be the first policy priority for government in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Selassie said this in his opening remarks at the News Conference on the October Regional Economic Outlook for SSA at the IMF/World...
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday convicted one Basheeru Seyi, a student of Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin for offences bordering on internet fraud. The Presiding Judge, Justice Adebayo Yusuf, in his judgment, sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment with N200,000 as option of fine. Yusuf also...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu to assure members that he would resign his position after the 2023 general elections. The BoT acting Chairman, Sen. Adophus Wabara, disclosed this in a communiqué after the board’s...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state, on Friday, pardoned 153 inmates with minor offences, serving various jail terms at different correctional facilities in the state. Speaking during the executive pardon ceremony, the governor said the action was carried out after due consultations with the state Council on the Prerogative...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested one Alice Mulak, of ungwan Gwari, in Karu Local Government Area, for allegedly killing her boyfriend with a knife. A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed...
It was the gathering of eminent Nigerians from different walks of life at the recent public presentation of Azuh Amatus’ two new books, FAMOUS FACES…Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders (1&2). The very colourful and glamorous evening event, which held inside the expansive marquee of the prestigious Colonades Hotels,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Chinese President Xi Jinping has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent boat mishap in Anambra State. Recalled that over 40 people were reported to have died in the accident which happened Friday, October 7, at Umunankwo in Ogbaru local government area of...
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Some students and lecturers of tertiary institutions affected by the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the South East have expressed delight with the suspension of the strike. They made their feelings known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, retrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating six property traced to Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, hinged the order on Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution which grants absolute immunity to serving governors from...