Sen.Gabriel Suswam has urged the incoming administration to make tackling power deficit and insecurity in the country a priority. Suswam made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. Suswam, who spoke while responding to questions on agenda setting for the incoming administration , said there...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Senate has rescheduled its plenary resumption from April 25 to May 2. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze, made the announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. It would be recalled that the Senate had on April 5,...
The Imo State Police Command has begun manhunt for the killers of five police officers and a couple at Okpala, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state on Friday morning. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the command’s Tactical and Operational...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigerian First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on Muslim faithful to continue to pray for sustainable peace and security in the country. Mrs. Buhari made the call in a statement issued by the Director, Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna, on Friday after performing Eid-el-Fitr...
Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has pardoned 4,000 inmates in the last eight years, Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Malam Hassan Fagge, said on Friday in Kano. Fagge, in a statement, quoted Ganduje as stating this while pardoning 43 inmates at the Goron Dutse custodial facility to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, has intercepted no fewer than 553 parcels of cannabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Command...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari and the incoming President, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Friday exchanged Eid greetings in a phone call to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in...
By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – No fewer than 5 suspects have been arrested by the police for allegedly killing a commercial motorcyclist in Kangere village in Bauchi Local Government Area. The Bauchi State Police Command spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday...
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says he holds no grudge against anyone as his eight years stewardship ends May 20. The governor stated this in his Sallah Message issued in Kano on Friday and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba. Ganduje said...
Northern clerics in collaboration with project one Nigeria on Friday converged in Kaduna for a special prayer session for the success of president-elect, Bola Tinubu and the speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila. The event coincided with the 2023 Eidel kabir celebration, held a special prayers for their...
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji-Uzor Kalu, has urged the incoming governments at all levels to partner the Church in accelerating the reconciliation of Nigerians. Kalu made the call in Abuja on Friday at a mass to mark his 63rd birthday anniversary. Kalu said there was an...
President Muhammadu Buhari says democracy has a bright future in Nigeria. Fielding questions from newsmen after Friday’s Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Abuja, the president said his conviction was based on Nigerians’ disposition to defend democracy against all threats. “Nigerians appreciate the stability of democracy. “The outcome of the 2023 elections...
Mr Sunday Olajide, has implored Muslim faithful to use Eid-el-Fitr celebration to pray for the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to succeed when inaugurated on May 29. Olajide said that they should pray for guidance, wisdom and divine direction for Tinubu from God to govern the country in tackling economic stagnation...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The member representing Hawul Local Government Area at the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ayuba Wakawa has felicitated with Muslim Ummah after the successful completion of this year’s Ramadan fasting period and the peaceful conduct of the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. Hon. Wakawa, who...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As Muslims faithful world over observe Eid-el-Fitr today, Friday, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 10, Sani Bello Dalijan has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) under his jurisdiction, Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states to ensure that they maintain peace, before, during and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged all candidates sitting for the 2023 main UTME to proceed to print their examination notification slips from Thursday, 20th April, 2023. The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged Muslims to imbibe the spirit of equality, justice, peace and fair play, as they celebrate the 2023 Eid-el-Fitr. The NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the appeal in a statement he titled: “Happy EId-El Fitri: May We...
The National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Dr Victor Oye, has felicitated with the Muslim community in Nigeria on the occasion of 2023 Eid-el-fitr. Dr. Oye in a message on Friday, congratulated the Muslim Umah for successful completion of the Ramadan fast. He said Muslims should adhere to...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun and his predecessor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, have congratulated Muslim faithful on the successful completion of Ramadan fast. Adeleke, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday in Osogbo, urged Muslim faithful in the state not to jettison the virtues of...
Gunfire ripped through residential neighbourhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum at the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr on Friday. This happened after the army deployed on foot for the first time in its almost week-long fight with a paramilitary force. Soldiers and gunmen from the paramilitary...