Anatomia Ltd and Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) Forge Groundbreaking Multimillion Naira Partnership to Revolutionize Medical Science Education and Healthcare. In a groundbreaking move for medical education and healthcare in…
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Gov. Yusuf signs Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Tuesday signed the Kano State Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law, a move expected to preserve the cultural heritage of the state. The News…
Court dismisses Emefiele’s application to travel to UK for medicals
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to travel to the UK medical…
Economic Hardships: Traders Union Directs Members To Shun Protests
By Abdullahi Yusuf The National Harmonized Traders Union has directed its members not to participate in the planned nationwide protests against the prevailing economic hardships in the country. Some faceless groups have…
Binance executive whisked into courtroom in wheelchair
The detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, was on Tuesday, whisked into Federal High Court in Abuja in wheelchair. Gambaryan, who dressed in a black T-shirt with a blue jeans trousers,…
JUST IN: Kano State House of Assembly Passes Bill to Establish 2nd Class Emirates
Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill into law for the creation of 2nd class Emirates. The new second class emirates which will work under first class Kano emirate include:…
Police ban Shi’ite procession in Abuja, threaten to arrest violators
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has banned the procession of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria to commemorate the 2024 Islamic calendar day of Ashura in Abuja. This…
Kano State Govt files fresh charge against Ganduje
The Kano Government on Tuesday filed fresh charge against former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. In the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile…
We share Nigerians’ pains, protests not the best option – Amb. Waiya
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Executive Director, Citizens for Development and Education (CDE), Amb. Ibrahim Waiya on Monday decried the alarmingly deteriorating economic crunch in the country, but said street protests are not…
LG Polls: PDP wins 21 local government chairmanship seats, NNPP got 1 Councillor , Says ADSIEC
From Umar Dankano, Yola. The Adamawa state Independent Electoral Commission, ADSIEC has announced that PDP has won all 21 local government council chairmanship in the Saturday 13th July 2024 local government polls….
BREAKING: UAE lifts Visa ban on Nigerians – FG
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the Visa ban on Nigerians travelling to the country. The Minister made the announcement while…
UPDATED: Court permanently restrains Ado- Bayero, 4 others from acting as Emirs
A Kano State High Court, on Monday, granted a perpetual injunction restraining the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, and Four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from…
YUMSUK Transforming to a Citadel Of Learning – Prof Muktar Kurawa
By Rabiu Sanusi The Vice Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University(YUMSUK), Professor Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa has expressed that the university is transforming to a citadel of learning not in the northern Nigeria,…
JUST IN: Court Permanently Stops Bayero, 4 Others from Parading as Emirs
The Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, has issued a perpetual restraining order against Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs. The court ruling prohibits…
IG suspends e-CMR enforcement scheduled for July 29
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an immediate suspension of the July 29 plan to commence the enforcement of the e-Central Motor Registry (e-CMR). The Force Public Relations…
SWAN urges Kano govt to appoint technocrats to manage sports
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kano State chapter has urged the state government to appoint technocrats with vast knowledge of sports to manage the affairs of Kano Pillars FC and…
Kaduna pilgrim returns missing phones worth N4m to owner in Jeddah
An official of Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Malam Yaú Inuwa, has returned missing two phones worth N4m to the Owner, Shiek Muhajiadina Kano in Jeddah. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Malam…
Kidnappers abduct acting Rector of Benue Polytechnic
The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of Dr Emmanuel Barki, the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said…
Ododo Welcomes Appeal Court Verdict, Praises Judiciary For Staying True To It’s Independence
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul Kogi state governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo on Friday commended the judiciary for remaining resolute, and true to its independence in the course of dispensation of justice. In his…
Plateau: Collapsed school building,154 victims,132 rescued and 22 deaths
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau state Commissioner of Information and Communication, Musa Ibrahim Ashoms, said 154 persons were victims of the collapsed school building, 22 fatalities, while 132 sustained various injuries. The…
Tinubu appoints new MD, chairman for NPA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). According to a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the…
School Building Collapse: Plateau Govt. confirms 22 dead, 132 injured
The Plateau State Government has confirmed 22 deaths and 132 injured persons, from the Jos collapsed school building. Mr Musa Ashoms, the commissioner for Information, said six of the injured were in…
Climate Change: Zamfara Residents Urged to Embrace Clean Cooking System
By Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has called on Zamfara State residents to embrace Clean Cooking System which at reducing use of fire woods and charcoal…
LG Autonomy: Group Cautions Govs Against Appointing Loyalists As LG Chairpersons
By Abdullahi Yusuf Following Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment that granted Financial Autonomy to the 774 local governments in the federation,a group, The African Network For Anti-corruption(ANA),has cautioned State Governors against appointing their…
Tinubu hails judgment affirming constitutional rights of local govts
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court affirming the spirit, intent and purpose of the 1999 Constitution on the statutory rights of local governments. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the…