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,...
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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...
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...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed deep concern over the Supreme Court’s decision to halt the disbursement of funds from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to Rivers State. NATIONAL ACCORd reports that ruling has effectively cut off the state’s access to...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The appointment of two village heads has sparked violence conflicts in Iko Esai community, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, resulting in loss of lives and property. The conflict has been linked to a long-standing dispute between the youth leadership and the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The former 2023 Senatorial Candidate (Borno Central) on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon. Attom Magira has sued Borno State Government over the demolition of his multi million naira shopping mall in the state. The demolished property is a four-story...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced on Saturday that, going forward, no contractor would be mobilised without working on-site for a minimum of 30 days and performing permanent work. Umahi made this statement while inspecting the Rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Dual Carriageway, Section 1: Abuja-Kaduna road project. He...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party remains the best option for the masses in the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra. Chairman of PDP in Anambra, Mr Chidi Chidebe, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday...
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II on Saturday held the ancient Ekasa dance in honour of his late mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, who died 49 years ago. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ekasa, a spiritually embedded dance procession is performed to mark the end of...
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved a grace of Ramadan fast period to enable intending pilgrims to register for the 2025 Hajj exercise. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, on Saturday in Abuja, to mark the 2025...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has launched a massive distribution of food and non-food items to vulnerable groups in Maiduguri, Borno State, and its surroundings. The beneficiaries include: orphans, widows, persons with disabilities, women groups, youths, vigilante groups, commercial riders and drivers, security...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Inspector General of Police IGP. Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has presented cheques of N72,259, 935 to the families of 30 deceased officers of the Benue State Police Command. Represented by the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP Steve Yabanet, the IGP presented...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – As Muslim faithful commenced the holy month of Ramadan fast today, the first day of March 2025, Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has extended his warm felicitations to all Ummah, urging them to continue to pray for a peaceful and united Nigeria. In...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has demonstrated full commitment of his good intension for the development of the state. The Director General (DG) Bureau of Special Projects and Infrastructure, Professor Gabriel Akpen disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists at the NUJ house...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– Two times contestant of Sarkin Dari, in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Engineer Lawrence Ada’a Dari, has withdrew a suit he instituted against the chieftaincy stool from High Court of Justice at Mararaban Gurku. Engr. Ada’a Dari, a retired federal civil servant, announced...