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Jigawa governor, Umar Namadi advises politicians and leaders to always reflect on their roles and mandates with the fear of God

Education

Jigawa governor Namadi makes new appointments

Moreso, the Governor also approved the appointment of Haruna Mairiga as the new Executive Secretary, Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency…
Prof. E.S. Olarinde was appointed the third substantive vice-chancellor of Afe Babalola University, by the proprietor about a year ago.

Opinion

E.S. Olarinde and Afe Babalola University

She has ensured that Afe Babalola university is linked to diverse institutions of higher learning both within Africa and beyond.
Nigeria govt says it is ready to make the nation's food systems more resilient, responsive and sustainable in the quest to achieve the SDGs

News

SDGs: FG commits to strengthening Nigeria’s food system

Convener, United Nations Forum on Sustainable Standards, UNFSS, Dr Sanjo Faniran, noted that food systems transformation is non-negotiable.
Concealed Indian hemp

News

Nigerian troops intercept truckload of Indian hemp being smuggled from Ghana

He explained that the troops acted on a tipoff and conducted stop-and-search operations on Ajilete Road in Yewa South Local…
Tobi Amusan, Nigeria’s Women’s hurdles world record-holder dismisses doping rule violation charge leveled on her by AIU.

Sports

“I am clean of doping violation charge” – Tobi Amusan declares

Tobi set the current world record of 12.12 seconds for Women’s 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held…
Labour leader Issa Aremu sends message to PDP's Atiku Abubakar and LP's Peter Obi on President Tinubu's Supreme Court victory

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Subsidy removal: Aremu urges FG to widen scope of negotiation

Petrol price went up on Tuesday, sparking outcry by many motorists who were still battling with the earlier increase that…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano donates cows, foodstuff to inmates

News

Plateau crisis: Troops arrest over 1,000 cows, sheep grazing on farmlands

Communities in Mangu LG of Plateau State have witnessed incessant attacks from gunmen suspected to be herdsmen in the past…
FIFA

Football

Women’s World Cup will win over sceptics, says Infantino

The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup runs from July 20 to Aug. 20.
Daniel Ogazi,, Ibrahim Balarabe factions of Nasarawa House of Assembly fail to reach agreement on who leads the assembly as the 7th Speaker.

Politics

Nasarawa Assembly crisis: Ogazi, Balarabe factions fail to reach agreement

Ogazi send a text message that the meeting ended in a deadlock and expressed hope that they will meet again…
FG approves N4.2 billion grant for the funding of 158 research projects under the TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) 2024 Grant Cycle.

Education

Exchange rate: TETFUND mulls suspension of foreign scholarship

The Executive Secretary of the fund, Mr Sonny Echono made this known at a public hearing on alleged missing N2.3…
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) charges Nigeria’s athlete, Tobi Amusan with doping test violation for allegedly missing 3 tests in 12 months.

Headlines, Sports

AIU charges Tobi Amusan with doping test violation

Tobi Amusan announced the shocking development in a post on her Instagram page early Wednesday morning.
APC dismisses report of alleged telephone conversation between President Tinubu and CJN Olukayode Ariwoola on presidential election petition

News

Tinubu: APC reacts to tweet by notorious fake news vendor Jackson Ude

APC maintained that Tinubu won the Feb. 25 presidential election without a doubt.
United States Coast Guard says it is committed to Nigeria’s quest to implement the ISPS Facility Code in line with global best practice.

Business

US Coast Guard undertakes peer review of Nigerian maritime domain

Dr. Jamoh also declared the readiness of NIMASA to cooperate with the US Coast Guard team to close all identified…
Commandant, Nigeria Police Academy Kano, AIG Sadiq I. Abubakar, reveals plans to introduce education, others courses in the institution.

Education

Nigeria Police Academy to introduce courses in education, other areas

"The institution was transformed into a degree award institution in 2013. Since then, the Academy has passed out four sets;…
Ibrahim Babangida's family reacts to renaming of National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Abuja, after their matriarch, late Maryam,

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IBB’s family excited over renaming of Women Centre after Maryam

Alhaji Mohammed Babangida, first son of the deceased former First Lady, relayed the family’s gratitude on Tuesday in Abuja during…
There is unease among the bosses of REMASAB and KAROTA following disapproval of performance of the two Kano agencies by Governor Abba Yusuf

News

Kano governor Yusuf announces new appointments

Dr. Tukur Dayyabu Minjibir was appointed the Managing Director, Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO);
Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara, urges military to go after armed youth setting up camps and brandishing AK-47s in parts of the state

News

Fubara to GOC: Do our laws permit individuals to brandish AK-47s?

Fubara charged the Army to assert full force and clamp down and bring to justice criminal elements who maintain armed…
NSCDC operatives nab four suspects while conveying petroleum products worth over N1.7m to two security-compromised communities in Zamfara

Metro

Abia: Notorious kidnapper Kingsley Ogbonna busted, victim freed

However, the kidnap victim was rescued after five days in the custody of Ogbonna after his arrest following information from…
Kano government denies giving directives to the state police Command to ban durbar in the state during Eid-el-Kabir festivities.

News

Court stops Kano anti-graft commission from investigating ‘missing’ N100bn LG funds

he Court presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, also stopped Kano anti-graft commission and its agents from inviting, investigating, arresting,…
The Edo State Command of FRSC vows to henceforth clamp down on truck drivers who convey goods with passengers in their trucks.

News

FRSC to appeal court ruling restricting it to Federal Highways

The appellate court on Monday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court, which held that the FRSC can only…
Buratai

News

Why coup should be seen as organised crime – Buratai

By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that coup should be seen as…
Ex- Kano lawmaker Yusuf Sulaiman says emergence of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of APC has sent jitters to the camp of the PDP.

News

Ganduje tackles CSO over alleged Kano N10bn CCTV camera project

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The immediate-past Governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Tuesday, reacted to insinuations by a…
NNPC Ltd attributes fresh scarcity of petrol at filling stations in Lagos and other parts of the country to hitches in discharge of vessels.

News

Hike in petrol price: Ogun motorists, commuters in shock

Onabanjo said that it was unbelievable that the fuel that he bought for N488 per litre at one of the…
Prof Niyi Osundare spoke while delivering the keynote at the launch of the Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation in Ibadan on Friday 15 July 2023.

News

Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation: Osundare blames African rulers for mass migrations

The theme of the launch organized by members of the Teju Olaniyan Foundation to celebrate and immortalize the works of…
A toddler who was attacked and killed by two dogs belonging to his family at Chokota Community in Etche LG of Rivers State has been buried.

Metro

Rivers: Toddler mauled to death by family’s dogs buried

The two dogs who attacked the toddler on Monday have also been killed with lethal injections.
Kogi government warns landlords that they risk demolition if they continue to rent them out to fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys.

Politics

Kogi election: Suit seeking to sack Ododo as APC candidate dismissed

In the judgment, Justice Egwuatu held that contrary to the claim of Achimugu, evidence showed that Ododo resigned his appointment…
Peter Obi attacks FG over N15bn VP residence

News

Peter Obi sends message to Obidients, others on celebration of his 62nd birthday

In a post of his twitter handle on Monday, Obi, said just like he had done for the past two…
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka takes verbal war with Emir Sulu Gambari over restriction on traditional religion in Ilorin to another level

News, Top Stories

Soyinka fires another salvo at Sulu Gambari, makes three demands

By Nehru Odeh Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has taken his verbal war with the Emir of Ilorin Sulu Gambari…
Court orders 2 Kano High Court judges to resign from commissions set up by Gov. Abba Yusuf to probe his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje

News

Ganduje tackles Abba Yusuf over Tinubu’s palliative package

This coming on the heels of a statement earlier released by Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Garba…
Sen. Lawal Adamu-Usman presents classmate, teacher as witnesses in petition against him by APC and its candidate in Kaduna Election Tribunal

News

Alleged certificate forgery: Classmate, teacher testify for Senator at Kaduna tribunal

The APC candidate is challenging the election of the Kaduna North Senator, claiming that he did not attend some schools…
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