The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the usage of the European nation’s flag by some persons during the #EndBadGovernance protest. Protesters in some northern states were spotted waving the Russian flag, raising concerns among authorities. But the country’s embassy in a Monday statement said...
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed security agencies to crack down on those flying Russian flag in the country. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, said this while briefing State House correspondents after the National Security Council meeting. He said the service chiefs briefed the...
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Mustapha, has stated that individuals displaying the Russian flags in Nigeria are engaging in a treasonous act. After an emergency security meeting with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock, the General expressed his firm commitment that the law will ultimately hold...
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said the police operatives only arrested riotous individuals who were engaged in criminality during the ongoing nationwide protest. Adejobi said this during the monthly news conference organised by The Strategic Communication Inter-agency Policy Committee (SCIPC) hosted by the Department...
Rep. Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano) says finding lasting solutions to Nigeria’s economic problems is a collective responsibility and urges protesters of hunger and hardship to embrace dialogue. Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, stated this while addressing officials of Kano Youth Forum, who visited him in Kano. He...
JOEL OLADELE, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, (SSAP-SDGs) Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has called on State, Local Governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to double their efforts in the quest to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the global community...
Kano anti-graft agency recovers N4.2m from ARTV management The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC) said on Friday in Kano that it has so far recovered N4.2 million out of N8 million from the management and staff of Abubakar Rimi Television(ARTV), Kano. ARTV management had secured a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a commercial bus conveying N3.2million counterfeit cash. This is contained in a statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Babafemi said the counterfeit cash...
President Bola Tinubu has urged wealthy individuals to assist the indigents in the society to alleviate their suffering particularly during the Ramadan fast. Tinubu made the call on Sunday in Kano while inaugurating the distribution of 140 truck-loads of rice donated by Sen. Abdullahi Yari in honor of...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
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,...
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,...