By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A joint raid operation between the NDLEA and men of the State Homeland Security at 23 Arochukwu street, Umuahia around 11pm on Wednesday 14th February led to the arrest of a female lawyer, Adaobi Nweke, 36; her boyfriend, Emeka Nkemefola, 36; her mother,...
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Rep Leke Abejide, (ADC-Kogi) on Saturday called on Nigerians to be patient and allow President Bola Tinubu’s policies to manifest. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that Abejide, who represents Yagba Federal Constituency Kogi, made the call on Saturday in Kano at a reception organized in his...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Lagos airport on Tuesday 23rd January recovered a total of twelve (12) cartons of tramadol 225mg containing five hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred (599,900) pills weighing 385.40kg from an overstayed cargo at...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Retail Supermarket Nigeria Limited (RSNL), operating as Shoprite Nigeria has announced the decision to close its Ado Bayero Store in Kano from January 14, 2024. In a statement issued in Lagos at the weekend, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Hubertus Rick, also...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Amidst controversies surrounding the Gubernatorial election petition appeals in Kano, Plateau, and Zamfara states, the North East Coalition of Women in Politics (NEWPol) and Arewa Awareness Group for Political Stability (AAGPS), have urgently called upon the Supreme Court to thoroughly reevaluate the...
More than 1,000 Islamic clerics have offered special prayers for President Bola Tinubu and the NNPP National Leader, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, for peace, progress and political stability in the country. Rep. Abdulmumin Kofa (NNPP-Kiru/Bebeji), who hosted the Ulamas at Kiru, for the success of Gov. Kabir Yusuf of...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), announced in Abuja on Wednesday new numbering format for fixed lines. In the process, Nigeria’s Fixed-Lines Numbering Format has changed from eight digits to 10 digits by just adding “02” prefix before existing fixed number. The Commission’s Director, Public...
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Mr Festus Keyamo for consideration and approval of Senate, as minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu also withdrew earlier nomination of Dr.Maryam Shetty nominee from Kano and replaced her with a new nominee Dr Mairiga Mahmud also from Kano. Tinubu...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Board of the newly-established Khalifa Isyaka Rabiu University, Kano, has approved the appointment of Prof. Abdulrasheed Garba as its pioneer Vice-Chancellor. This is contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Administrative Secretary, Malam Yusuf Datti, on Sunday in Kano. Garba is a...
The Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Northwest zone have endorsed former Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje for national chairmanship of the party. This is contained in a press release jointly signed by all the seven APC state chairmen from the zone comprising Kaduna, Kano,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu led administration will in the coming weeks unveil an initiative that will address insurgency and poverty, among other challenges confronting Nigerians especially those living in the northern region, according to the Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Vice President...
Following warning on impending floods across the country, three states in the North West have taken new measures, including relocation of people living in flood plains, to avert flood disasters. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) predicted severe flooding in 2023 based on the annual flood outlook released by the...
A Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Idris Wada-Saleh, be remanded in Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission(PCACC) Custody over alleged N1 billion fraud. The defendant, a former Commissioner to Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, is charged with giving false information and cheating. Chief Magistrate...
Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has felicitated with Muslim faithfuls on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Ganduje in a Sallah statement on Wednesday, however, lamented the deliberate policy reversals and retrogressive measures taken by the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the Kano State. He noted...
_“And fear the fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong.”_ – *Quran 8 verse 25* The above is a verse from the Holy Quran, which my late father, Imam Abdulhameed Shuaib Agaka usually cited when trouble brewed and the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) says its operatives in conjunction with the Nigerian Army and the Police Force have arrested five suspects during raids of insurgents/terrorists hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. The DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, confirmed the arrest...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The federal government is inching closer to delivering on its food systems transformation pathways as a comprehensive and holistic approach to sustainable development in the nation’s food system. As part of preparatory effort, the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, in concert with...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have raided two notorious drug joints, Zaro bunk in Bama road, Sabongari and the Sani Abacha indoor stadium, both in Kano metropolis where a total of 160 suspects were arrested with different quantities of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested 12 persons for alleged vote buying in Saturday’s supplementary polls in Kano and Katsina States. The EFCC Kano Zonal Commander, Faruk Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview that the suspects were arrested with N1.5...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says it has deployed 100 armed operatives to combat vote buying in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa during Saturday’s supplementary elections in the states. The Kano Zonal Commander of EFCC, Mr Farouk Dogondaji, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...