The Department of State Services has said it has invited the prominent Kaduna-based cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for questioning. The DSS spokesman, Peter Afunaya, who confirmed the invitation in a response to a Channels TV enquiry, saif “it is not out of place for it to invite any person...
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, MAIDUGURI – The Borno State’s Commissioner of Health and Human Services, Juliana Bitrus, has on Friday, issued a query to the Provost, College of Nursing and Midwifery, Rukaiya Shettima Mustapha, for suspending some students under the claim, that the students failed to join others, in welcoming...
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) on Friday launched a revised Code of Ethics for National Assembly Service staff for a more disciplined service. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ahmed Amshi, presented the document at an event which was also held to celebrate the commission’s 20th Anniversary....
A car bomb in northern Mali has wounded 15 UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest attack in the war-torn Sahel state. The UN said on Twitter that an evacuation was under way after a car bomb struck a temporary base near Tarkint, in the...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Kehinde Osinaike as the General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA). Osinaike’s appointment contained in a letter LGS/HOS/178/Vol.X/30 issued on Friday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, takes immediate effect. Muri-Okunola said the appointment was...
Police in Mumbai said that around 2,000 people who thought they were being vaccinated were in fact injected with a saline solution. Indian police said Friday that around 2,000 people were injected with fake Covid-19 vaccines in Mumbai, and another 500 — some of them who are disabled may...
Four people are now known to have died in the collapse of an oceanfront apartment block near Miami Beach in Florida, officials said Friday, while the number of unaccounted for has risen to 159 — fueling fears of a much higher death toll. An unknown number of residents are...
The Committee of Heads of Tertiary Institutions in Nasarawa State has called on the state government to prosecute perpetrators of the March 11 crises that engulfed the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic (IMAP), Lafia. The Chairman of the committee Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, made the call on Friday during a visit...
The Executive Committee of the Lagos State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (Lagos SWAN) on Friday commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu over the nature of his leadership in the state and continued support for sports. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Mr Debo...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it budgeted N56 million for the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) for this year’s farming season in Anambra. The Programme Coordinator, Mr Nnamdi Agwuncha, made this known on Friday at the commencement of Value Chain Input Distribution Programme in Orumba South and Awka...
Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani faces the cold reality of the end of US military presence in Afghanistan Friday when he meets with President Joe Biden in the White House. With his government under increasing threat from an emboldened Taliban insurgency, Ghani will be hoping for a significant commitment of...
Two Super Eagles players have been dropped from the 25-man list invited for the international friendly against Mexico, Super Eagles Media Officer, Femi Raji, has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) had invited 25 home-based Super Eagles players to camp ahead...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Friday sentenced a trader, Adelaja Oloyede,43, to 25 years imprisonment for raping a tailor. Justice Abiola Soladoye found Oloyede guilty of rape contrary to Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015. She held that the prosecution team of...
Alhaji Lukman AbdulMalik has dragged his grand-son, AbdulMalik Kehinde, to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, to help him rehabilitate the child against stealing. The grand-father also urged the corps to recover his stolen money from the suspected child. This is contained in a statement...
At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured when a fire broke out at a martial arts school in central China in the early hours of Friday, according to the local government. Local media reported that most of the victims were boarding pupils aged between seven and 16....
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, has fixed July 23 for the arraignment of two staff members of the Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA) for alleged forgery and falsification of documents. Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello, fixed the date following the suspension of the 64-day industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said his administration would review existing environmental laws which include forestry and sanitation laws, while ensuring strict compliance. Governor Zulum disclosed this on Thursday night, while supervising drainage evacuation work to mitigate perennial flooding affecting parts...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is not the sponsor of the bills purportedly meant to stifle the press. The minister stated this on Friday in Lagos in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) He said the bills concerning...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – An anti corruption group, Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD), has objected YIAGA Africa-led opposition to the confirmation of Mrs Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner. VATLAD through its National President, Comrade (Engr) Igbini Odafe Emmanuel, disclosed this in an open letter addressed to...