BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following uproar over the recent airstrike on two communities in Sokoto recently, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said it was not only precise but also justified. This was even as the CDS warned villagers against harbouring terrorists under whatever...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has again berated President Bola Tinubu, over the policies introduced by his administration especially the Tax Reforms Bills which he described as anti-northern Nigeria. According to him, the Tax Reforms Bills are aimed at favouring just a section of...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has congratulated Christians in the tate and across the country on the occasion of the 2024 Christmas celebration. This is even as he express worry over the hardship Nigerians are currently facing. In his goodwill message made available to...
The Nigeria Police Force said it arrested 23 suspects over armed robbery, cultism as well as hoodlums, targeting fun seekers and engaging in gangsterism during the Christmas celebrations. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the arrests...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Troops of 1 Brigade in Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have eliminated several terrorists, including a notorious kingpin known as Alhaji Ma’oli in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Friday by the Coordinator Joint...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – To foster full participation in its flagship tourism event, Carnival Calabar, the Cross River State Government has declared Friday, December 27, and Tuesday, December 31, 2024, as work-free days for civil and public servants. Governor Bassey Otu in a statement on Thursday, said the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has lauded Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State for his foresight and visionary leadership style . “I wish to state that there is no vacancy in Kebbi State Government House by 2027,” Zulum said. He made the remark in...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has vowed to ensure that perpetrators of unprovoked attacks on Anwase Community in Kwande Local Government Area are apprehended to face justice. Alia, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Tersoo Kula, expressed sadness over the attack that led to the death...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has approved the appointment of Alh. Aminu Hammayo as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Mukhtar Gidado, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Bauchi....
The Chairman, Southern Governors Forum (SGF), Dapo Abiodun, has expressed condolences to Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa over the loss of his son, Abdulwahab. Abduwahab was involved in a road accident along the Dutse-Kafin-Hausa road on Thursday, just a day after the loss of the governor’s mother, Hajia Maryam...
By PAUL EJIME – The Nigerian Government has been admonished for blaming organisers of a Church food-distribution event that resulted in a stampede and deaths in the capital city, Abuja. Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Most Rev Ignatius Kaigama, who made the position of the church known, noted that...
Tragedy has once again struck the family of Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, following the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Umar Namadi, in a fatal car accident. The incident occurred barely 24 hours after the governor lost his mother, Hajiya Maryam Namadi. According to eyewitness accounts, Abdulwahab was...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said Nigeria will not allow its borders to be used as a base to attack any foreign country. Musa made the declaration in Sokoto on Thursday while addressing troops of “Operation Fansan Yamma” during a Christmas luncheon. He also...
By OLA MODUPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the commutation of sentences of 53 convicts, including a boy sentenced to death for stealing chicken and eggs. Governor Adeleke, in a statement by his Spokesperson Olawale Rasheed on Thursday, said the order was in line with...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a free access to all DStv channels from Dec. 27 to 29, regardless of their current subscription package.. A statement issued by MultiChoice Nigeria on Thursday said the seasonal offer is open to all DStv subscribers. The statement read in...
Erling Haaland missed a penalty as Manchester City’s torrid run continued with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Everton at the Etihad Stadium. The ailing champions at least avoided a 10th defeat in 13 outings in all competitions but their troubles were hardly eased as they were pegged back by...
Pastor Lazarus Muoka of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement (a.k.a. Chosen) says God has not failed the church in the past 22 years of its inception. Muoka testified on Thursday at a thanksgiving service at the church’s headquarters, Ijesha, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM), Heipang community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, has denied media reports that some herders were attacked within the community. The Chairman of BYM in the community, Mr Christopher Mwankon, denied the report in a statement on Thursday in Jos....
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has condoled with his Jigawa counterpart, Gov. Umar Namadi, over the death of his eldest son, Abdulwahab Namadi, who lost his life in a tragic auto crash. The incident occurred after the passing of Hajiya Maryam Namadi, Abdulwahab’s paternal grandmother, on Wednesday. The governor’s...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Spokesperson of FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta. Okpe...