The founder and President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has condoled with the former First Lady, Hajia Maryam Sani Abacha over the passing away of her Chief Security…
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Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Launches 15 Awareness Guides in 16 Languages, including Hausa, to Aid Pilgrims
By Ahmad Muhammad. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched 15 comprehensive guides aimed at assisting pilgrims from around the world, providing easy-to-follow information covering all stages of the Hajj…
Tinubu subsidises cost of 2024 hajj with N90bn – Shettima
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday revealed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration had subsidized the cost 2024 Hajj pilgrimage with N90 billion. Shettima made this known at the inauguration of the 2024 National…
Police arrest principal suspect in Kano Mosque Explosion
The police command in Kano State, has confirmed the arrest of the principal suspect behind the early morning mosque explosion in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The…
Emefiele gets N300m bail, denies unlawful naira printing as CBN governor
An FCT high court in Maitama on Wednesday admitted the embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N300 million . Justice Maryann Anenih granted him to…
Blasphemy: Kano cleric disengages lawyer
A Kano Cleric, Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, who was sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy, has disengage his lawyer, Sadiq Yusuf, to discontinue his case at the State High Court Division of…
Rep. Abubakar Bichi Expresses Gratitude to President Tinubu for Approval of N238 Billion Kano Northern Road
A member Representing Bichi Federal Constituency and serving as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abubakar Bichi has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for greenlighting the construction of the Kano…
Renewed Hope Cities And Estate Programme To Be Launched Soon – Gwarzo
By Abdullahi Yusuf Minister of State Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, has said that the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Cities and Estate Programme will be launched in all the states…
NSCDC in Kano Apprehends Nine Suspected Burglars
Responding swiftly to a distress call from residents of Unguwar Fulani, Kumbotso LGA, vigilant operatives of the Corps from the Kumbotso divisional office have arrested nine suspected burglars who were planning to…
Cotton Farming Has Boosted Nigeria’s Economy – Sadiq Ado
From Abubakar Rabilu Gombe The Chairman of the Cotton Producers and Marchant Association of Nigeria (COPMAN), Alhaji Sadiq Ado, has commended the association’s contribution in boosting the Nigerian economy. Alhaji Sadiq Ado,…
Group urges Nigerians to support FG’s implementation of cybersecurity levy
By Abdullahi Yusuf A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, Nigeria First Project(NF-PRO), has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government’s implementation of its newly-introduced cybersecurity levy. The coalition which made the call…
Minister petitions I-G over marriage plans for 100 orphans in Niger
Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and sought for a court injunction to stop Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, Speaker of the Niger state Assembly from…
Customs generated N40.8bn in 4 months in Kano – Comptroller
The Kano Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service says it generated N40.8 billion revenue between January and April 2024. The Area Comptroller, Mr Dauda Chana, made this known in an interview…
I have No Regrets Donating Burial Materials To My Constituents – Senator Hanga
By Abdullahi Yusuf Senator Rufai Sani Hanga(NNPP) has strongly defended his decision to purchase clay pots and textile materials to donate to his constituents to enable them bury their dead. Hanga, who…
Over 400 Detainees Languish In Kano Correctional Centre – CP
By Abdullahi Yusuf Over 400 detainees are languishing in Central Correctional Centre,Kurmawa,Kano, due to various reasons, the Commissioner of Police in Kano State,Mr Usaini Gumel,has said. Gumel gave reasons for the detainees’…
FG to make Daura Transportation University, Africa’s knowledge hub
The Federal Government says it will deepen efforts to transform Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, to a knowledge hub for African transportation industry. The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali…
Begging: Northern Leaders Who ‘Saw Tomorrow’
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi. General Hassan Usman Katsina, the first and only Northern Region Governor, of blessed memory, had fought against begging, particularly in his later days in life up to the…
Institute advises farmers to plant early maturing seed varieties
The Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has advised farmers in North West to plant early maturing seed varieties in compliance with the NIMET predictions for 2024 rainfall season….
Kano Fire Service records 222 fire incidents in 3 months
The Kano State Fire Service has said it recorded 222 fire incidents in different parts of the state between January and March. The Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu…
World Communications Day: Pope, Martins seek regulation on Artificial Intelligence
Pope Francis and Most. Rev. Adewale Martins, on Sunday tasked state actors to exert regulations on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to conform to pro-human. The Pope, who is the ruler…
NFF to unveil Finidi George Super Eagles’ head coach on Monday
The Nigeria Football Federation will on Monday in Abuja unveil Finidi George as substantive Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF’s Director of Communications, Ademola Olajire, said this…
You’re my dancing partner, Obasanjo tells Adeleke
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun is his dancing partner. Obasanjo made the remark at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House, on Sunday in…
14 abducted Kogi varsity students rescued
Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued Mr Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police in the North-Central…
2024 Hajj: NAHCON’s advance team departs for Saudi, Sunday
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says a group of 43 Advance Team of the commission will on Sunday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to mark the commencement…
Ododo visits Kogi varsity, vows to rescue kidnapped students unhurt
Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday expressed determination to rescue the nine abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Kogi safe and sound from their abductors. The governor made…