Over 200 prisoners escaped from a Karachi jail in Pakistan on Monday night after a series of earthquake tremors sparked panic, prompting authorities to temporarily relocate hundreds of inmates to the courtyard Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, the provincial law minister, told reporters at the scene that hundreds of prisoners were allowed...
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By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos High Court has ordered the Chairman of Surulere Local Government, Hon. Sulaiman Bamidele Yusuf, to appear before it on June 30, 2025, to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt of court. This follows the local government’s unlawful demolition of the...
A Nigerian pilgrim from Plateau State, Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, has died in Makkah. The Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr Daiyabu Dauda, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died on Monday at the King...
The former Governor of Anambra, and the 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has donated twenty million naira to the victims of flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, on Monday. Obi, who was received by the Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba on behalf...
The Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Surulere Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo State, Oba Olushola Alao, has said history, tradition and culture are sacrosanct in respecting the Alaafin stool. The Oba stated this on Monday while hosting the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, in his palace at Orile-Igbon. He...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated no fewer than 20 armed terrorists and destroyed over 21 motorcycles during an air interdiction operation on May 31 in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday im Abuja by the Director of Public Relations and...
Lagos State Police Command has apprehended six suspected gang members, wanted for terrorising communities in the state. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He said the suspects, between the ages of 28 and 48 were apprehended during a routine patrol on Thursday....
House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies has requested for the guidelines and detailed report on the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) The resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Rep. Mary Ibikake (PDP-Bayelsa) at an investigative hearing...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will ensure that residents of Guzape and Kpaduma communities affected by road construction in the area are duly compensated without delay. The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, made the pledge during a meeting with the traditional rulers and representatives of Kpaduma and...
National President of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Mr Marwan Adamu, on Monday, said all the organs of the union would meet to review and take necessary action following the feedback from the ongoing strike. Adamu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has decried the non-implementation and non-remittance of the five per cent of the petrol pump price to Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA). Abbas stated this while declaring open an investigative hearing on non-implementation and remittance of the five per cent user...
Federal High Court (FHC) workers in Lagos joined their counterparts on Monday and embarked on a strike called by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The workers were directed to return home by officials of JUSUN, who were seen around the premises. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI) has said the CNG sector has attracted over 500 million dollars investments and created over 10,000 direct jobs. The P-CNGI said that 255 new conversion centers that did not exist in 2024 and 53 daughter stations existed currently. Programme Director/Chief Executive Officer,...
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...
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...