Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a man for allegedly raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter at Yalwa Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis. The police operatives saved the 37-year-old suspect from being lynched by irate youths, who accused him of sexually abusing the teenage girl. The spokesman of the command, CSP...
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By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commiserates with the Governments and peoples of Niger and Kano states over the experiences of two recent disasters. According to ACF, Niger State had experienced an unprecedented flood which claimed many lives, destroyed property and disrupted livelihoods, submerged homes...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani’s relentless efforts towards providing a well rounded quality education, have manifested at the maiden edition of AGILE Games, where Kaduna State clinched eight laurels. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Malam Ibraheem Musa on Monday, noted that...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has lauded the proactive and unprecedented efforts of the Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia in advancing the health sector, citing the governor’s adequate care for the welfare of medical doctors in the state. NARDS disclosed their position...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has commissioned the Local Government Service Commission and the digitalized governor office including the first lady office renovated in the last two years Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Governor Otu, said his administration will not judge the past...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Stephen Odey has lauded Governor Bassey Otu for the remarkable academic achievement of Cross River students, who recorded a 76.69% pass rate in the recent West African Examinations Council (WAEC) results, the highest in the state in recent years. Over 30,000 students contributed...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (“NSITF”) is commencing a service-wide sensitization of civil servants in furtherance of the implementation of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme in the Federal civil service. The Managing Director of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, on Thursday May 29, 2025 led his team...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi (Magajin Garin Uke), a former Minister of Environment, under President Muhammadu Buhari, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The former minister, announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of the ruling party in his Uke ward...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Bale Galtimari Consultative Forum (BGCF) has issued an urgent appeal to the Federal Government, Defence Headquarters, Nigerian Army, National Security Adviser, Borno State Governor, and the state House of Assembly to relocate Giwa Barrack from its current location in Maiduguri to a safer...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he derives joy from stepping on the toes of ‘big men’. Wike, who made this known during a media chat in Abuja, said all property owners in Abuja who are yet to pay their ground rent must...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Friday 6th, and Monday 9th June, 2025 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home...
The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the increasing rate of scavengers, beggars and homeless people in FCT is posing serious security threat to residents. Wike, in a counter affidavit filed in opposition to the case instituted...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has advised pilgrims to stay in their tents from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to soaring daytime temperatures during the pilgrimage. The Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Saleh, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen in Makkah on Sunday. The News...
A mother of six, Latinate Sanusi on Monday told a Shari’a court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna that she can’t leave her former husband’s house after three pronouncement of divorce. Sanusi stated this in response to Abdulrazak Yunusa’ s prayer to confirm the three pronouncement of divorce he made to...
A businessman, Abdulrazak Yunusa on Monday dragged his former wife, Latifat Sanusi before a to Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, alleging that she is threatening to kill him. The counsel to Yunusa , Faham Ahmad told the court that she threatened to stab him. “Sometimes she...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Monday with rains over parts of Taraba, Kaduna, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa and Kano States in the northern region....
Devastating floods in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State have claimed at least 153 lives, destroying homes and displacing thousands of residents in the past few days. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) confirmed to Channels Television on Sunday that the death toll had risen sharply from...
Niger State Governor, Umar Bago has called for partnership with the Dangote Group in the exploration and development of the discovered crude oil blocks in Niger State’s Bida Basin. Bago said that the group would significantly contribute to the exploration project with its proven expertise in the energy sector...
The Management of BUA Group, has challenged Ms Hadiza Bala Usman to specify clause violated by the group to warrant termination of their port concession agreement with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Usman is the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Coordination, and one time Managing Director...