By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has condoled with Alhaji Aminu Dantata over the demise of his wife, Hajiya Rabi Aminu Dantata. Governor Ganduje stated this in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar. He described the deceased as a...
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The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it is currently working to restore power supply to Minna and environs after windstorm damaged some of its equipment and installations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was a heavy windstorm on Sunday night before the heavy downpour. This...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said the late former Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, SAN, was a role model and a man of uncommon integrity who served Nigeria selflessly. Prof. Osinbajo stated on this Sunday at the interment of the...
Senator Godswill Akpabio has been tipped as the most deserving candidate for the leadership of the 10th Senate due to his governance experience, political skills, and the remarkable contributions of the South-South region to the victory of the APC in the last presidential election. He received the nod from...
Remains of the former Attorney-General and Chief Justice of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola, were on Sunday interred at the Islamic Mission for Africa (IMA), Abiola Way in Abeokuta. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former Governor of Ogun, Olusegun Osoba and Chief Imam of Egbaland, Sheik...
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has endorsed Rep. James Faleke, representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, for the position of the Chief of Staff to the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, when inaugurated on May 29. Its National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, in a statement on...
St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo in Ondo State on Sunday reopened for service ten months after the deadly attack on the church by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that over 40 worshippers died in the June 5, 2022 attack by gunmen. Worshippers who defied...
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By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have joined the growing list of national and international leaders that have been mourning one-time Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, who has passed on at 89. Ajibola,...
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s judiciary on the death of the former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola. Ajibola passed on early Sunday at the age of 89. This is contained in a statement issued by his Chief...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A 60-year old man and his two sons have been arrested by the Police for allegedly attacking and injuring an operative of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) during patrol at Tashan Durumi village in Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. They were...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, are among notable Nigerians that attended the Easter Sunday Service at the Aso Villa Chapel, Abuja. Osinbajo, who spoke with State House correspondents after the service, said Easter signifies sacrifice and the amazing love of God. “My message is contained in the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – No fewer than 15 occupants of a Toyota bus were killed and burnt beyond recognition on Saturday when the bus had a head-on collision with a Mercedes truck on the Port Harcourt-Enugu Highway. Spokesman of the FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem confirmed the...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, says one of the greatest challenges being faced by Nigerians at the moment is beyond any infrastructural development, rather a concerted effort to give the citizens protection to be alive first. Bishop Kukah, who spoke...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Former governor of old Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), has described as timely and appropriate, President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter addressed to the UK court which convicted Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice pleading for clemency for the couple. Ekweremadu, a former...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, has commended the patrol teams of Osun State command for returning N27.1million recovered from an accident scene. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has felicitated with Christians in Borno State and the rest of Nigeria on the ongoing Easter festival. Zulum, in his message released by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, urged citizens in Borno State to pray for the full restoration of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, Prince Bola Ajibola has died at the age of 89. Ajibola, who was also a former Attorney-General of Nigeria, died on Saturday midnight after a long-time illness as a result of old age....
The Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese, His Grace, Ignatious Kaigama, has challenged leaders and followers to shun vices and uphold virtues to build a new Nigeria desired by all. In an Easter message on Sunday, Kaigama said that Easter was a time of renewal, rebirth, and hope. According to him,...
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday said that Owa-Alero storm water drainage project has attained 50 per cent completion rate. The governor state this while speaking to newsmen on Saturday during the project inspection at Owa-Alero in Ika North East Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. He...