Sen Hassan Mohammad (PDP-Zamfara) has resigned his membership of the party. Mohammad, representing Zamfara Central, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary on Tuesday. “My decision is necessitated due to the collapse of internal democracy and factionalisation...
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The Federal Government has apprehended Nnamdi Kanu, acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who has been on the run after jumping bail. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami announced this on Tuesday in Abuja. Meanwhile, The operatives of the...
The Senate will on Wednesday consider the 2021 Supplementary Budget of N895.8 billion. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said this in his remarks on a Point of Order raised by Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Jibrin Barau during plenary on Tuesday. Barau had raised Point of Order...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 40 teenagers for their alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano metropolis. In a statement on Tuesday,The Commander General of Hisbah, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, said the 40 arrested suspects, 12 are men. ”The suspects were apprehended between...
The NDLEA Command in Kano State has appointed the Managing Director of Kano Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA, Dr Baffa Dan’agundi as its anti-drug campaign Ambassador. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of KAROTA, Nabilusi Abubakar on Tuesday in Kano. Dan’agundi is also...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested two suspects with 45,000 litres of adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), known as diesel. Mr Hussein Ejibunu, Deputy Comptroller, CGC Strike Force, Headquarters, disclosed this while handing over the suspects and seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)...
Manchester City captain Fernandinho insists he has unfinished business at the club after signing a one-year contract extension. The 36-year-old will stay on at the Etihad Stadium until 2022 and is targeting another shot at the UEFA Champions League. His team lost to Chelsea in their first final last...
Turkish police inaugurated widespread operations to capture 47 suspects over their alleged ties with a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported Tuesday. Acting upon the order of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul, operations have begun simultaneously in 24 provinces, the...
South Africa highest court has sentenced former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months over corruption charges. The sentencing came after the Constitutional Court found him guilty of contempt after defying the court’s order to appear at an inquiry into corruption while he was president. Jacob Zuma’s time in power,...
A 21-year-old maid, Eunice Nimrod on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing her employer’s 100,000 dollars and N500,000. Other items also alleged to have been stolen by Nimrod are a Mac-book tablet and a wallet containing her employer’s personal effects, yet...
Israel’s new Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, making it the first Israeli top diplomat to visit the Gulf state. During his two-day visit, Lapid would meet with his Emirati counterpart, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He would also inaugurate the Israeli...
China’s economic recovery this year could be stronger than previously thought. The World Bank on Tuesday raised its growth projection to 8.5 per cent in a new analysis of China’s economic situation – a 0.4 percentage point rise from its previous analysis. By 2022, the World Bank expects growth...
A Zuba Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a scavenger, Masaud Mohammed, to three months imprisonment for stealing an aluminium window. Mohammed, 25, who resides in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, pleaded guilty to theft and begged the court for leniency. The Judge, Gambo Garba, gave the convict an option...
The Niger Government is collaborating with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to engage traditional rulers to support the sustainability of the Girl Education Project (GEP III) in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, smade tis known during a meeting with some traditional rulers in Minna....
An Abuja Upper Area Court in Zuba, on Tuesday sentenced a 21-year-old labourer, Okolowa Segun to 12 months imprisonment for stealing bags of clothes and shoes. Segun who resides at 3rdAvanuel Gwarimpa, Abuja,was charged with, criminal trespass, house breaking and theft. The Judge, Gambo Garba, sentenced the convict, after...