The Defence Headquarters, says the military has neutralised 59 terrorists, arrested 88 criminals, 10 kidnappers, 20 gunmen and 19 suspected oil thefts in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward…
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Gov. Sule submits list of 17 commissioner nominees to Nasarawa Assembly
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has submitted a list of 17 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and possible confirmation as members of the state executive council….
Kano govt reopens 26 entrepreneurship centres closed by Ganduje
The Kano State Government on Thursday announced the reopening of 26 Entrepreneurship Institutes closed by the administration of former governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The Commissioner for Works and Housing, Alhaji Marwan Ahmad made…
Gov. Lawal honours pilgrim who returned 80,000 dollars
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara on Thursday honoured Hajiya Aishatu Guru-Nahuche, a pilgrim from the state who returned missing 80, 000 dollars she found to the owner during the Hajj exercise in…
Security: Kano NSCDC Forms Female Officers Squad
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) has formed a Female Squad as part of its efforts to enhance security of lives and property…
BREAKING: Senate Announces First Batch Of Tinubu’s Ministerial Nominees
The senate has on Thursday annouced 28 ministrials nominees from President Tinubu. Here is the full list: – Abubakar Momoh – Ambassador Yusuf Miatama Tukur CON – Arch. Ahmed Dangiwa – Barr….
Nigeria’s Lai Mohammed appointed Special Advisor to UNWTO Secretary General
The immediate past Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism of Nigeria, Lai Mohammed has been appointed as Special Advisor to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General, Zurab Pololikashvili. The…
Kano govt commits to waste-free, clean environment
Mr Nasiru Sule- Garo, Kano State Commissioner for Environment, has restated the state government commitment to ensure clean and waste free environment. This is contained in a statement by Ismail Garba-Gwammaja, Director,…
JUST IN: Niger Prime Minister Says Attempted Coup Unsuccessful
Prime Minister of Niger Republic, Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou said the attempted coup in Niamey was unsuccessful and has been put down and revealed that President Bozoum is safe in the presidential palace. The…
Niger: Presidency says uprising by national army ‘in vain’
Presidential guards on Wednesday held Niger President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey, but the presidency said the guards had started an “anti-republican” movement “in vain” and that Bazoum…
Attempted coup in Niger Republic unacceptable, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has described as unacceptable the attempted coup in Niger republic on Monday morning by yet to be identified military men. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Tinubu said…
Court remands tailor for allegedly sodomising 10-year-old boy
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 28-year-old tailor, Khalid Zubairu, in a correctional facility for alleged sodomy. The defendant, who lives at Ali Akilu…
BREAKING: Organised Labour Announces Nationwide Protest Action From August 2
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has issued a nationwide strike notice to seek the reversal of fuel pump price hike and other policies by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. NLC spokesperson, Mr. Ben…
Northern Female Youth Congress Donates Clothes, Detergents, other materials to Tudun Maliki Torry Home
A non-governmental organization, Northern Female Youth Congress has on Monday distributed clothes, mosquito coils, detergents and soaps to Torey Orphanage Tudun Maliki, Kano. Aisha Nasir Ahmed, the founder of the group, presented…
BREAKING: Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Tuesday night declared an indefinite strike. The President of NARD, Dr Emeka Orji, who disclosed this to newsmen said the strike will begin on Wednesday,…
Senate to receive ministerial list Thursday — Senate Leader
President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, send the much awaited ministerial list to the senate, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has said. Bamidele (APC-Ekiti) made this known at the launch of a…
FG, ASUU suit: Court affirms CONUA, NAMDA as trade unions
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday affirmed the recognition of Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) and National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA). as trade unions. The claimant in the…
AHIP, Christian Aid commences program on inclusive adolescent girls education in Kano
A non- governmental organization adolescent health and information projects (AHIP), with support from Christian Aid, has commenced a project, on gender empowerment and development organizing resource (GEADOR). This was contained in a…
BREAKING: Court admits Emefiele to N20m bail
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of a Federal High in Lagos, on Tuesday admitted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N20million. Emefiele is standing…
JUST IN: Lawyers pray court to watch brief in charge against Emefiele
A group known as the Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society on Tuesday prayed a Federal High Court to allow it hold a watching brief in the arraignment of immediate past Governor of…
Ganduje: Between ministerial slot and party leadership
By MUHAMMAD GARBA In the last few weeks, the media has been inundated with stories and analysis by experts and public affairs commentators on who are the people that will eventually make…
Jigawa governor appoints new MDs for state Radio,TV
The Jigawa state governor Malam Umar A. Namadi has approved the appointment of Yusuf Adamu Babura as new Managing Director, Jigawa State Radio Corporation. This was contained in a statement signed by…
Police Academy opens online portal for admission
The Nigeria Police Academy has opened an online portal for applications for its 10th regular course cadet degree programme by interested and qualified Nigerian candidates. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa…
Kano Central Senatorial seat: Tribunal upholds Sen. Hanga’s victory
The Kano National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, dismissed the petition filed by Abdussalam Abdulkarim-Zaura of the APC challenging the election of Rufa’i Sani-Hanga as senator representing Kano Central…
Kano Assembly confirms 2 commissioner nominees
The Kano State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed two additional commissioner nominees sent to it by Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf. The confirmation followed their successful screening on the floor of the…