Tag: Kaduna

STAND-IN Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong, says Ahmed Musa remains the captain and is welcome back to the team any time.The 31-year-old Al-Kholood of...

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka Injured During England 2-1 Loss To Greece

BUKAYO Saka suffered an injury to his right leg during England's 2-1 loss to Greece at Wembley on Thursday.The Arsenal forward was replaced in...

Red Crescent Says 28 Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza School

THE Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli air strike on a Gaza school killed at least 28 people Thursday, while the Israeli military reported...

Prince William, Princess Kate Appear In Public Since Cancer Treatment

CATHERINE, Princess of Wales and Prince William on Thursday made their first joint public engagement since she ended a course of chemotherapy for cancer,...

Inside The Last Functioning Hospital In Sudan’s Khartoum

Africa

AWAY from the bustling corridors of Bahri Hospital, the only functioning hospital left in Sudan’s city of Khartoum North, Alsuna Issa sits perched on...

Leaders Of Eritrea, Egypt, Somalia Cement ‘Axis Against Ethiopia’

Africa

THE leaders of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea – countries which all have strained relations with Ethiopia – have been meeting in the Eritrean capital,...

Reps Pass Bill To Allow Federal Road Safety Officials Carry Guns

A BILL to create a special armed squad for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as well as other provisions to make the agency...

Amaechi Calls For More Hardship Protest, Says, ‘I Can’t Afford Diesel’

A FORMER Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed frustration with the general public’s apparent calmness amid severe economic hardship.Speaking during an interview with...

‘Dangote Should Open Up, Tell Retailers Exact Price It Sells Petrol’

THE Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), has express regret over the nondisclosure of the exact price of the Premium Motor...

Court Jails 67-Year-Old Lebanese For Sexually Assaulting Two Kano Teenage Girls

A FEDERAL High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday sentenced a 67-year-old Lebanese, Zuhier R Akar, to 14 years imprisonment for sexually exploiting two...

Three Arrested For Murder Of 32-Year-Old In Kano Over Land Deal

THE Kano State Police Command has apprehended three suspects in connection with the murder of Dahiru Musa, a 32-year-old resident of Dorayi Quarters, Kano,...

Federal Government Has No Hand In Petrol Price Increase, Minister Insists

THE Federal Government has said it is not responsible for the hike in the pump price of petrol.On Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...

Federal Government Removes VAT For Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices

THE Federal Government on Wednesday said it has finalised the Executive Order to implement zero Value-Added Tax and excise duties on pharmaceutical products and...

House Of Reps Hails Gombe As Model State In Ecological, Climate Change Mitigation

THE House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund has commended the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, for his administration’s proactive efforts...

NNPCL, NPA, NEITI, Others Score Low In Transparency, Accountability – Report

A REPORT from the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity (CeFTPI) has ranked 510 ministries, departments and agencies of government low in transparency...

Inuwa Yahaya: Celebrating A Great Leader At 63 – By Ismaila Uba Misilli

Tribute

GREATNESS is not noisy, this I learnt from my principal, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON the Governor of Gombe State, a man of very modest...

FULL DRAW: Home-Based Eagles To Battle Ghana In CHAN 2024 Qualifiers

THE home-based Super Eagles team has been drawn against Ghana in the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 qualifiers.The draw which held in Cairo...

Why There Is Silence On Ten Hag’s Manchester United Future

MANCHESTER United held a monthly board meeting in central London on Tuesday which the BBC reported as being significant in determining the immediate future...

Israel Kills Five Medics In Lebanon As North Gaza Siege Enters Sixth Day

ISRAELI forces killed at least 64 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them in the north, where a six-day siege has forced the...

Hurricane Milton Hits Florida, Cutting Power, Water To Millions In US