President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled with Professor Attahiru Jega, the special adviser on livestock development, on the passing of his wife, Hajiya Hadiza Jega. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who attended the Janazah prayer for the late Hadiza Jega at the National Mosque, Abuja, on Sunday, conveyed the President’s...
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has appointed H.E. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as Senior Strategic Advisor to the Africa CDC Director General, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya. The appointment comes at a pivotal moment as Africa CDC...
Thousands of worshipers and prominent clerics gathered at Deeper Life Bible Church in Sokoto on Monday for an interdenominational Easter prayer organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Sokoto State Chapter. The event, themed ” _Jesus Is Alive,”_ was aimed at seeking God’s intervention for peace in the...
By ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA – Armed bandits are reportedly planning coordinated retaliatory attacks across parts of Zamfara State following recent large-scale security operations that resulted in significant losses among their ranks, including the killing of a notorious kingpin’s son and several commanders. The planned reprisals are believed to be linked...
Less than 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assured grieving residents in Plateau State that renewed violence would not recur, fresh attacks erupted in parts of the country, raising serious concerns about Nigeria’s worsening security situation. President Tinubu had made the promise on April 2, 2026, at the...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has extended warm Easter greetings to Christians across Nigeria and urged all citizens to embrace the timeless values of sacrifice, hope, peace, love, and national unity as the country marks the 2026 Easter celebration. In his Easter message...
Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has praised staff of the Fund for their commitment to duty, as Christians mark Easter. In his message on Sunday, Faleye congratulated the workforce on the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ,...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has extended warm Easter greetings to Christians across Nigeria and urged all citizens to embrace the timeless values of sacrifice, hope, peace, love, and national unity as the country marks the 2026 Easter celebration. In his Easter message...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment plan to finally settle the outstanding debts under the Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday said the debt repayment plan followed the final review of the legacy debts that have beset the...
A humanitarian and human rights organization, the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, has trained 40 members of its Jire Dole Network on community outreach and human rights advocacy in Maiduguri, Borno State. The training, held on Saturday at Hajja Mangal Memorial Banquet Hall, Giwa Barrack Area, brought together...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC-Borno South) has decried the unabated attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, specifically on the last Saturday invasion on Ashigashiya village in Gwoza LGA and Kopul village of Askira-Uba lLGA in his Senatorial District. The separate attacks led to the killing of a disabled household who...
Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA) has distributed relief materials to over 50,000 internally displaced persons and flood victims across several local government areas following recent flooding and communal crises in the state, the agency said. The intervention, carried out on March 28, targeted affected communities in Jalingo, Lau,...
Residents and commuters around Mando Motor Park in Kaduna were thrown into momentary panic in the early hours of Sunday following a loud explosion that initially sparked fears of a possible bomb attack. The Kaduna State Police Command, however, swiftly moved to allay public fears, confirming that the incident...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned a newly constructed Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ office complex of the Nigeria Customs Service in Iperu, Ogun State. The move has marked a major milestone in the Service’s ongoing expansion and reform efforts. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony on Saturday, 4...
Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede has felicitated Christians across the country on the celebration of Easter and expressed strong hope that Nigeria will surely break the yokes of corruption because “We are not defined by corruption, we cannot be defeated by...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians of better days ahead under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying the present difficulties are only temporary. He restated the administration’s commitment to peace, economic recovery and long-term prosperity, noting that the path to national renewal often demands...
Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has cleared the air that he was not contesting for the senatorial election in his zone. Dr Ortom described it as an imaginative piece of fiction that was making the rounds on social media, claiming that he had announced plans to contest the...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has warmly congratulated the Christian community within the state and beyond on the occasion of Easter. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dauda Iliya, Governor Zulum described Easter as a sacred period that symbolises sacrifice, forgiveness, and love....
Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has dismissed as false a viral video circulating on social media claiming that the residence of Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Cathedral, and a Catholic Pastoral Centre in Sokoto were set ablaze by Islamic terrorists. The Diocese described the video as fabricated and misleading, urging Nigerians...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, tolerance and mutual respect across religious and ethnic divides as Christians across the country mark the Easter celebration. In his Easter message, Akpabio urged citizens to reflect on the significance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ,...