A Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo,…
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Tinubu inaugurates Sokoto-Badagry coastal highway construction, August
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement on the…
Deputy President Of The Senate Mourns Veteran Journalist, Kabiru Yusuf
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has mourned Kabiru Yusuf, a veteran journalist with the Radio France Internationale (RFI Hausa), who died on Tuesday. Late Kabiru…
ICRC treats 41 victims of Gwoza bomb blast, frowns attack on civilians
From Umar Dankano, Yola The International Committee of the Red Cross,ICRC has treated 41 wounded victims of the multiple bomb blast that claimed many lives in Gwoza of Borno state. In a…
Katsina State Delegation Makes Significant Impact at 9th Nigeria – EU Business Forum
Katsina State Government under the watch of His Excellency, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda PhD CON, has demonstrated its commitment to international cooperation and development at the 9th Nigeria – EU Business Forum….
Kano/Jigawa NASU Tasks Kano Govt On Salary Increment For Dangote, Maitama Sule Varsities
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions,Kano/Jigawa States Council, has asked Kano State Government to immediately implement the 25 percent and 35 percent salary Increment for staff…
Kano CP To Boost Ties With Anti-Corruption Commission To Combat Corruption, Others
By Abdullahi Yusuf The New Commissioner of Police in Kano State,Mr Salman Dogo Garba, says he is determined to boost the relationship between his Command and the Kano State Public Complaints and…
NiMet predicts 3-day thunderstorm, rains from Wednesday
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorm and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja predicted morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts…
Gov. Abba Yusuf assures corps members of safety
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano, on Tuesday, assured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2024 Batch B Stream 1 corps members of their safety in the state during the service year. Yusuf…
South-East Govs resolve to meet FG for Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The South-East Governors has resolved to interface with the Federal Government to secure the release of the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The forum also resolved…
NNPC Ltd declares state of emergency on oil, gas production
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Ltd has declared a state of emergency on production in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The NNPC Ltd has also called on all players in…
NGX Group Chairman, Umaru Kwairanga, Attends Oluropo Dada’s Investiture, Commits To Sustain Support For CIS
On Friday 29th June, 2024, while attending the investiture ceremony for the 13th President and Chairman of the Governing Council Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Mr. Oluropo Samuel Dada, the Group Cgairman of…
Court adjourns hearing on Kano Emirship Tussle suit
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday , adjourned until July 4, hearing in an applications in the ongoing Kano Emirship Tussle case. The Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker Kano State…
Adamawa : Senator Yaroe supports 300 farmers with farming inputs
From Umar Dankano, Yola. Senator Binos Dauda Yaroe of the Adamawa Southern Senatorial district has supported 300 members of his constituency with farming inputs worth millions of Naira in Adamawa state. Making…
Aliko Dangote Varsity Struggles As KEDCO Disconnects Electricity Supply
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology(ADUSTECH), Wudil,Kano State,is operating under precarious circumstances following the disconnection of the institution’s electricity supply by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company(KEDCO). KEDCO…
NUC approves four more programmes for ABU Distance Learning Centre
By Abdullahi Alhassan,Kaduna National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment and running of four more programmes at the Distance Learning Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, effective from the 2023/2024 academic session….
Bauchi records 50 suspected cholera cases in 3 LGAs
The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Board says it received 50 suspected cholera cases from three local government areas of the state from January till date. The Executive Secretary of the…
Kano Govt. urges residents to clear drains to avert flooding
Alhaji Nasiru Garo, Kano State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, has urged residents to clear drains in their areas in order to avert flooding. Garo made the call on Saturday in…
25 die, 53 injured in Kano auto crash
By Abdullahi Yusuf A total of 25 persons died and 53 others were injured, while 12 escaped unhurt in an early morning auto crash at Dangwauro Flyover along Kano – Zaria Road…
Alleged rights breach: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department…
EFCC officers to face disciplinary panel over alleged assault on woman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has set up a disciplinary panel to investigate two operatives accused of assaulting a woman during a raid on a hotel in Lagos on Thursday….
Citizens groan as prices of foodstuffs soar in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina
In tune with the extant global trends, Nigeria is experiencing an unprecedented increase in the cost of basic food items. Findings by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondents in Kaduna, Kano…
NDLEA intercepts N7.3bn codeine consignment in Rivers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), on Sunday said it intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup worth N7.3 billion in Rivers. This is contained in a statement signed by NDLEA’s Director,…
Businessman rewards policeman who rejected N150m bribe with land
An Abuja-based businessman, Prince Chukwuemeka Okoye, has gifted Ibrahim Sini, a Superintendent of Police Ibrahim, a plot of land in Abuja for turning down a 150 million naira bribe allegedly offered to…
Katsina records 118 suspected cholera cases, zero-cases in Kaduna, Kano
As Nigeria grapples with a surging cholera outbreak, available data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that no fewer than 31 states have so far recorded 528 confirmed cases….