As Christians and Muslims observe their sacred seasons of Lent and Ramadan, the Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, is calling for greater unity between the two faiths. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, Onaiyekan emphasised the shared values...
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Some traders, especially fruit sellers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried continuous low sales of their wares. The traders in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, called on the Federal Government to address the high cost of living which was...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved a two-year tax waiver for traders who were affected by the September 2024 flood disaster and Maiduguri Monday market traders. Zulum granted the waiver to ease financial burden and encourage business growth. The devastating flood caused...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Ishaya Audu, has called on the Catholic faithful to remain united despite differences, emphasizing that collective effort strengthens the Church and community. He made this call on Friday while commissioning the renovated parish office at...
By NANA AISHA, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has initiated an investigation into the tragic death of a 24-year-old woman, reportedly beaten to death by her 50-year-old husband during a domestic dispute over Ramadan meal preparations. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Wakili, said in a statement on Sunday...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- A past allegation of sexual harassment made by Senator Natasha Akpoti against Reno Omokri, a former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, has resurfaced on social media amidst the current allegations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. In a recent post on his X handle on Saturday,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) is projecting that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow by 5.4 percent in 2025 on the back of the 3.4 percent 2024 growth. This according to the policy think tank is based on the year-on-year impact...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 42-year old Angolan businessman Mbala Dajou Abuba at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano for attempting to traffic a large consignment of cocaine, which he ingested, to Istanbul Turkey. Abuba who...
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, Adekunle Odukaye, for allegedly assaulting his three-year-old son at Oke Baale, Adi-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. The Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Ota. Odutola explained that on Feb. 28, 2025,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has warned politicians who politicise security matters in the name of opposition to desist from doing so as not to jeopardise the lives of innocent citizens. He made these remarks at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, when he received 58 kidnapped...
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja – Emmanuel Uduaghan, husband of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has confirmed that his wife confided in him about her interactions with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Uduaghan, a traditional chief of Warri Kingdom in Delta State, revealed that he initially approached the matter with diplomacy...
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for two weeks with double pneumonia, is in a “stable” condition, with no repeat of the previous day’s breathing crisis, the Vatican said Saturday. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church is still receiving oxygen, but has no fever, has been eating,...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the general public against fuel scooping and mixed loading in Kogi State. Deputy Corps Commander and Head of Operations at the FRSC Kogi Sector Command in Lokoja, Mr Odogiyon Moses, issued...
Chief Imam of Ajiyobiojo Central Mosque, Olunlade, Ilorin, Alh. Saheed Ajiyobiojo, has advised Muslim men to help their wives with their chores in the month of Ramadan. The cleric gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said husbands...
Matches were played on Saturday in the fifth round of the English FA Cup with Manchester City seeing off giant killers Plymouth. Languishing in the Championship relegation zone, Plymouth had stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool in the fourth round after beating top-flight side Brentford in the third round. Pep...
Wife of Plateau Governor, Mrs Helen Mutfwang, has supported the couple that had quadruplets in Jos, with cash, food and other essential items. Mrs Mutfwang, who visited the couple – Mr and Mrs Samuel Atanu – in Jos on Saturday, said that the gesture was to ease the upkeep...
Rep, Aminu Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has received former Zamfara Governorship Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), in the 2023 election, Mallam Muhammad Kabir-Sani into the fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara chapter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kabir-Sani, defected along with members of the...
Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has expressed delight over the construction of a new nine-storey civil servants’ secretariat by the Bayelsa Government. She spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the project in Yenagoa on Saturday. Walson-Jack said that once completed, the iconic structure would remain...
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning along the Benin-Auchi highway as 12 passengers were burnt to death in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Cyril Mathew, who confirmed the incident, said the crash occurred around 5...
Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, at the weekend expressed his support for the creation of Karaduwa State from the existing Katsina State. He made this statement in Funtua, Katsina State, during the distribution of Ramadan food items and empowerment organised by Sen. Muntari Dandutse, who represents the Katsina South...