Elections: Court Orders INEC To Accept LP Candidates In 24 States
AHEAD of the 2023 general elections, Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
BIKOBA Mourns It’s Patron, Late Emir Of Dutse
AS BIKOBA, is mourning the passing away of one of its iconic members and patron, late emir of Dutse Alhaji Dr. Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi...
Gov Buni Recruits 3,199 Workers In Four Years
AS part of his administration’s commitment to empowering the people of Yobe state, Gov Mai Mala Buni has provided over 3,199 civil service jobs...
President Buhari Re-Echoes Commitment To Free, Fair Elections
AHEAD of the 2023 elections, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his commitment to ensuring free and fair elections this year.
President Buhari gave the...
Troops Dislodge Bandits, Rescue 30 Kidnapped Persons In Kaduna
TROOPS of One Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army on Thursday rescued thirty people who were kidnapped by bandits in the Birnin Gwari Local...
Shariah Court Dissolves Ganduje Daughter’s 16-year-old Marriage, Orders Return Of N50,000 Dowry To Husband
AN UPPER Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Thursday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba.
Ms Asiya is the daughter of...
JUST IN: Sultan Demands Air Force Probe Over Nasarawa Bombing
THE leadership of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam led by of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has condemned the killing of 47...
NNPC Pumps 67 Million Litres Of PMS As Fuel Queues Disappear In Abuja
IT was good news for residents in Nigeria’s capital as fuel queues suddenly disappears with availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as...
Alkalam Writers To Hold Public Commemoration, Book Presentation On Late Broadcaster, Author Mahmoon Baba-Ahmed
ALKALAM Writers Association, Kaduna, says it is organising a public commemoration and book presentation on renown Hausa broadcaster and author, Alhaji Mahmoon Baba-Ahmed, who...
NDE Flags Off Orientation Of Graduate Coaching Scheme In Sokoto
THE National Directorate of Employment (NDE) today flagged off orientation ceremony for Graduate Coaching Scheme (GCS) in Sokoto.
The training which is under the Special...
Yobe Reps Member, Lawan Shettima Empowers Constituents
By Muhammad Maitela, Yobe
AS part of his constituency developmental project, the Member representing Geidam, Bursari, Yunusari Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon...
JUST IN: Building Collapses In Abuja, Many Feared Trapped
A BUILDING under construction has collapsed in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with many feared trapped under its rubbles.The building situated in the Gwarinpa...
JUST IN: I Have Over N10m Of New Naira, Bandits Leader, Baleri Boasts,...
A NOTORIOUS bandits leader, Machalla Baleri, has been seen in a viral video displaying wads of new naira notes amid scarcity of the naira.
News...
Court Grants Kanu’s Request For Medical Care As IPOB ‘Minister’ Declares War On Govt...
THE Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, the permission to apply for...
New Naira: Residents Of Border Towns Resort To Trade By Barter To Survive
RESIDENTS of border communities in states including Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Adamawa and Kwara have opted for the CFA franc following the scarcity of the...
Again, Court Orders Arrest Of Kano APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas Over Hate Speech, Incitement
A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Kano has granted an order for leave to immediately investigate, arrest and prosecute the Kano State APC chairman...
BUK VC Mourns Prof Ibrahim Umar
THE Vice Chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, Prof Sagir Adamu Abbas, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a former Vice Chancellor,...
Yobe Private Hospital Performs First Laparoscopic Surgery
By Muhammad Maitama Yobe
THE Ajayi Medical and Diagnostic Centre, a private hospital in Gashua Yobe, had conducted the first laparoscopy surgery in the state.
Laparoscopy...
Supreme Court Nullifies Bwacha’s Election As Taraba APC Gov Candidate
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Yola Division, which had on November 24, 2022 reinstated...
Polls: Fire Service To Protect Polling Units, Others
THE Controller General, Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu, has said the service is working on a plan that will protect the Independent National Electoral...
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Tinubu Returns To Abuja After Christmas Break, Ghana Trip
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after nearly three weeks in Lagos.The Airbus A330 conveying the president and his personal aides arrived at...
NFF Appoints Eric Chelle As Substantive Super Eagles Coach
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as substantive Head Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles.This was reached at...
Cabals In Tinubu’s Govt More Dangerous Than Buhari’s, Ex-Minister Says
FORMER Youth and Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, says the cabals around President Bola Tinubu are more dangerous than the clique around former President Muhammadu...
El-Rufai, Al-Mustapha, Atiku’s Allies Hold Closed-Door Meeting With SDP
SEVERAL prominent opposition figures held a closed-door meeting with officials of the Social Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday.The agenda of the meeting has...
Alhanislam Named Among ‘100 Most Reputable Africans’ 2025
POETVOCATE and Pan africanist, Maryam Bukar Hassan, has been listed among the 100 Most Reputable Africans for 2025. She is recognised for her impactful...
Suspended Edo LG Chairmen Remitted N12bn To PDP Leaders, Governor Okpebholo Says
EDO state governor, Monday Okpebholo, revealed on Tuesday that the 18 local government chairmen were suspended for failing to address findings that approximately N12...
More Troubles For El-Rufa’i’s Ex-Chief Of Staff As ICPC Files Fresh Money Laundering Charges
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged former Chief of Staff, to former Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State,...
Court Bars Ex-IGP, Mike Okiro From Contesting As Ohanaeze President
A STATE High Court sitting in Enugu has issued an interim injunction restraining apex Igbo socio-political group Ohanaeze Ndigbo from entertaining the candidacy of...
You Can Count On Nigeria’s Support, Tinubu Tells Ghana’s New President
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated John Mahama on his swearing-in as Ghana’s president and said Nigeria will support the West African country.Mahama was inaugurated...
Federal Govt To Flag Off Ikom-Etomi-Agbokim Waterfalls Road Wednesday
THE Federal Government of Nigeria will officially flag off the construction of the Ikom-Etomi-Agbokim Waterfalls Road on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in a highly...
From Classroom to National Politics: Meet Ghana’s First Female Vice President
GHANA was in a frenzy mood when President John Mahama was sworn in in Accra, the capital of the country, on Tuesday.At the centre...
Abuja Explosion: ‘How Student Brought Bomb To School’, Eyewitness Narrates
AN eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamiyyah school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was...
KPMG Banking Survey: UBA Emerges Top Five In Customer Experience, Excels In SME, Retail...
AFRICA’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has cemented its position as a leading customer-centric institution, emerging among the Top 5 banks,...
Three Persons Crushed To Death As Container Falls On Tricycle In Oyo
THREE persons repeatedly died in Ogbomoso on Tuesday when a container-laden truck lost control and fell on a commercial tricycle at Takie Junction around...
Katsina Governor, Dikko Radda Reshuffles Cabinet
GOVERNOR Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda.This...
Kano Local Govt Chairman Appoints 60 Aides
THE Chairman of Nasarawa Local Government Area in Kano State, Yusuf Imam, popularly known as ‘Ogan Boye’, has approved the appointment of 60 aides...
In Context King Morocco’s Impetus On Moroccan Sahara, Ghana Suspends Diplomatic Ties With So-Called...
THE Republic of Ghana has decided to suspend diplomatic relations with the so-called “sadr”.
This decision was communicated in an official document from the Ministry...
China New Virus: NCDC Reactivates COVID-19 Emergency Protocols
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) declared yesterday that Nigeria is not at risk yet of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection.In China, thousands...
How Jigawa Killer Bride, Ex-Lover Connived To Poison Groom, Wedding Guests
TWO weeks after a wedding ceremony in Jigawa State turned tragic, leaving one guest dead and the groom critically ill, events took a new...
Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed Fires Five Commissioners
BAUCHI State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has reshuffled his cabinet and sacked five commissioners.According to a press release issued to journalists on Tuesday by the...
