From Umar Dankano, Yola The Management of the North East Development Commission, NEDC has charged contractors, supervisors and consultants of various ongoing projects to ensure strict adherence to contract specifications. Managing Director…
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Kogi Journalists Condole Ododo Over Deaths Of Sen. Kadiri, Admiral Ogohi
Kogi Central Journalists’ Guild, (KCJG) has condoled with Kogi State governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo over the demise of the state’s two illustrious sons, Senator Alex Kadiri, and the former Chief of Defense…
Kano Governor Urged to Intervene in Al-Imam Tea Herbs’ Monopoly Dispute
By Mustapha Salisu The management of Al-Imam Tea Herbs Pure and Healthy Nig. Limited, a Kano-based tea production company, have taken a peaceful demonstration to the State Government House appealing to Governor…
KSCB seeks NBC support to ban unlicensed films, books
The Executive Secretary of the Kano State Censorship Board, KSCB, Alh. Abba El-Mustapha, has called for the National Broadcasting Commission’s, NBC assistance in banning unlicensed books and films from media stations in…
Hajj 2024: Lagos airlifts 1,278 pilgrims so far, as 3rd batch arrives Madinah
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has so far airlifted no fewer than 1,278 intending pilgrims to Madinah, Saudi Arabia for the 2024 holy pilgrimage exercise. Taofeek Lawal, Asst. Director, Public…
Emnamu Foundation Donates Cash, Food, Non-Food Items to Less Privileged in Yola
From Umar Dankano, Yola Emnamu Foundation, a humanitarian organization, has donated food and non-food items worth millions of Naira to 500 less privileged individuals in Adamawa State. The donation was made in…
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….
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,…
IHRC-RFT Urges FG to Rethink Funding Governors for Food Purchases
By Mustapha Salisu The International Human Rights Commission – Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT) Nigeria Chapter has called on the federal government to reconsider its plan to provide funds to state governors for…
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…
6 killed, 15 injured in Borno suicide attack
No fewer than six people have been killed with 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Gwoza, Borno. Tragedy struck when the suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) in…
Gov Yusuf Launches 2nd Gratuities Payment, Says No Records Of Retirees’ Deducted Pensions
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State says his administration has no records of pension monies of retirees deducted by the previous administration in the state. The State Government,…
Deputy Senate President Mourns 14 Worshippers Killed by Trailer in Kano
The Deputy President of Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, has mourned 14 worshippers who were killed by a trailer yesterday after Juma’at prayers in Kano State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…
Journalist Calls for Revival of Monthly Sanitation to Curb Disease Outbreaks
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna As Nigeria celebrates National Environmental Sanitation Day on June 28th each year, a tradition that began in 2005 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure Ibrahim Yakubu, a science and…
FG Urged to Prioritize Funding for FRCN Kaduna Amid Frequent Power Disconnections
From Bello Mohammed, Kaduna Listeners of FRCN Kaduna have called on the federal government to prioritize funding for the station to ensure sustainable information flow. This comes as the station experiences frequent…
FUDMA lauds Prof. Gwarzo for donating two ambulances, 60-seater luxurious bus
The Management of Federal University Dutsin-ma (FUDMA) in Katsina State, has lauded the President of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo for donating two ambulances and a 60-seater Luxurious bus…
CITAD Celebrates MSME Day, Stresses Importance of Entrepreneurship Skills
In a move to equip young Nigerians, particularly young women and girls, for a self-reliant future, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a lecture celebrating 2024 Micro-, Small, and…
14 dies in auto crash in Kano
No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the…
REVEALED: FG sponsors 152 Muslim clerics to Saudi Arabia for prayers
The federal government has sponsored 152 Muslim clerics to Saudi Arabia to pray for the country and preach during the 2024 hajj. The clerics were bankrolled by the National Hajj Commission of…
Jigawa Govt Dissolves 27 LG Chairmen
From Mikail Tsoho, Dutse Following the expiration of the tenure of Local Government Elected Officials, Jigawa State government through the Ministry for Local Government and Community Development has announced the dissolution of…
Resist Temptation to Reinstate Beta Edu, CSO tells Tinubu
The Coalition of South South Civil Society Organisations, comprising over 28 rights groups in the Niger Delta region, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu never to contemplate reappointing the erstwhile Minister of…
Police confirm kidnap of popular Hausa singer, Rarara’s 75-yr-old mother
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the kidnapping of a 75-year-old, Hauwa’u Adamu, mother of the renowned Hausa singer, “Dauda Kahutu Rarara”. A statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, ASP…