BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital will on Wednesday, commenced the hearing on a suit filed by Barr. Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, a frontline Senatorial hopeful, who is challenging the outcome of the Senatorial primary election which produced Architect Shehu...
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Emergency responders have recovered the bodies of a 52-year-old male and a 20-year- old female believed to be victims of boat accident in Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator South-West National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – No fewer than 16 passengers have gone missing following a boat accident that occurred on a Friday night in Mile 2 Area of Lagos State. This is coming barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has donated 10 rams, two cows and N1 million to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) members serving in his home town, Daura, in Katsina State. The President made the donation during the Sallah celebration with the NYSC members on Saturday in Daura. He commended...
Terrorists of The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram have attacked a convoy of four food trucks meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno and intercepted four of them. According to Daily Trust, the attack, which occurred Thursday night...
Elon Musk pulled the plug on his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter on Friday, accusing the company of “misleading” statements about the number of fake accounts, a regulatory filing showed. Musk terminating the deal that he inked in April to buy the social media giant sets the stage...
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has urged Muslim community in Imo and in the country at large, to emulate the virtues and noble teachings of Prophet Mohammed (SAW) at all times. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku on Saturday , Uzodinma harped on...
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called on the people of the state to use the period of Eid-el-Kabir to pray for adequate rainfall. Governor Mohammed made the call in his goodwill message to the people of Bauchi on the occasion of the 2022 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. According to...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives arrested a suspected bandit, recovered AK-47 rifle in Mariri Village, Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of the state, The spokesman of the command, DSP Mohammed Jalige confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Jalige said the command...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Muslims faithful on Saturday morning defied rain shower to converged at eid-el grounds across Maiduguri Metropolis, the Borno State capital to observe the Eid-el-Kabir congregational rakaats (prayers). The Imam Idaini of Borno, Sheikh Imam Shettima Muhammad Saleh, led the two congregational rakaats (prayers) at...
The League Management Committee (LMC) says it has deducted three points from Kano Pillars and suspended some match officials for one year from all football-related activities. This it said was following the improper conduct of the club as well as the match officials in a Match Day 31 fixture...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has strongly condemned Tuesday’s terrorists attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Tinubu noted that the incessant terror attacks plaguing the country is worrisome and called on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has reaffirmed that the ban on hiking up of posters and political rallies at Eid praying grounds and other Sallah festivities like the traditional Hawan Daushe at the Emir’s Palace, was still in force. Governor Ganduje stated this is...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Saturday said it recorded N363 million as total ticket sales in all cinemas across the country for the month of June. Mr Ope Ajayi, National President of CEAN, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nasarawa State Police Command has recaptured one inmate that escaped during the recent attack on Kuje Meduim Security Correctional Centre by terrorists. The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Mr. Adesina Soye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Mr....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) has reportedly married President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter. AGF Malami married Buhari’s daughter, Nana Hadiza in a private Nikkai (wedding) ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock. Hadiza, who is aged 41, was born...
A disturbing video announcing the false demise of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has surfaced on social media and given Nigerians a cause for concern. Actor Browny Igboegwu shared the video mashup on his Instagram page and it featured images that falsely lead viewers to believe that the veteran actor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have rescued an alleged kidnapped Yahoo-Yahoo apprentice, Destiny Peter, 17, from an apartment in Mpape, Abuja. EFCC spokesman Mr Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Mr. Uwujaren said...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in his Daura country home in Katsina State, for Eid-el- Kabir celebrations. President Buhari’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. He stated that the president’s plane touched down at the Umaru...