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...
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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...
The Governing Council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), chaired by Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Kaita (Rtd), has approved the promotion of 154 members of staff to various ranks. The Acting Director, Information and University Relations, UniAbuja, Dr Habib Yakoob, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – My-ACE China (better known as the Mayor of Housing), has won the 2024 Man of the Year. award. The award was announced by the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the DMOMA Awards Academy in Port Harcourt during the week. The organisers also declared...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly rejected allegations made in a viral video by the military leader of Niger Republic, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, claiming non-existent collusion between Nigeria and France to destabilize his country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who...
Kano State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would beat Sen.Rabiu Kwankwaso-led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2027 general election in the state. The Chairman of the party, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, said this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. He advised Kwankwaso to...
A former spokesman and former Director-General of Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the south and not the north, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos , Okupe said it was...
A 200- level undergraduate of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, Usman Tijani, has been attacked and brutally injured by his friend, Abdulmuqeet Musari, Police have said. The Kogi Command’s Spokesman, SP Williams Aya, confirmed the incident and detention of the suspect by the command...
A former presidential spokesman Dr Doyin Okupe, has said opponents of the proposed Tax Reform Bills are enemies of the country, saying the bills are pro-poor and pro-development. Okupe, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that no right thinking person would stand...
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda, has intercepted a boat laden with about 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil at the Idiogba-Mahin coastline in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo. The Commanding Officer of the base, Capt. Aliyu Usman, made this known to journalists on Thursday during...
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has so far logged nearly 20,000 flight hours in the course of its operations in the year 2024. Abubakar made this known on Thursday in his goodwill message to the officers...