Panic erupted in Yankamaye community, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State, on Monday night after suspected gunmen invaded the area, killing three persons and forcing many residents to flee their homes. Eyewitnesses said the attackers stormed the community and opened fire indiscriminately at residents and houses, creating fear and confusion across the area. The…
The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has confirmed the death of its student, Favour Olaniyi, a year one student of Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Akure by Mr Adegbenro Adebanjo, the Director of Corporate Communication and Protocol, FUTA. Adebanjo said that the student was found…
The Federal Government has launched the Revised National Gender Policy on Agrifood Systems Transformation for Nigeria (NGPAST) and its Strategic Plan of Action (2025–2030), a comprehensive framework designed to promote gender equity, social inclusion, and the full participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The policy, developed…
A frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State, Dr Salihu Bakari Girei, on Thursday declared that he remained the most feared aspirant among contenders jostling for the party’s 2027 governorship ticket. Girei said the desperation by some aspirants to secure endorsements and consensus arrangements was clear evidence that…
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba South Senatorial District, has formally submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), officially declaring his intention to contest the governorship of Taraba State. The submission marks a landmark moment in the state’s political calendar, greeted with enthusiasm by supporters who thronged the PDP…
An American multinational technology corporation, Google has unveiled a new suite of Artificial Intelligence-powered Android features aimed at improving productivity, security, personalisation and digital wellbeing for users globally. A statement from the organisation on Wednesday said that the announcement was made during “The Android Show: I/O Edition,” ahead of the company’s annual developer conference. Google…
Alhaji Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, an aspirant for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket, on Wednesday submitted his completed expression of interest and nomination forms. Speaking shortly after submitting the forms, Hayatu-Deen said that competence, leadership capacity and commitment to national unity should take precedence over zoning. He described the submission process at the ADC secretariat…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Wednesday, sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years’ imprisonment. He was said to have been linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydroelectric power projects. The court ordered that the sentences attracted by each of the 12 counts run consecutively, not concurrently. A concurrent term…
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has called on all intending pilgrims within the state to avoid taking kolanut to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim-Matawalle, disclosed this in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Sulaiman Dederi on Wednesday in Kano. According to the statement, this is…
Prof. Ememabasi Bassey, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), has urged medical doctors in the hospital to resume work in order to save the lives of patients. Bassey who made the call at a press conference in Uyo on Wednesday, urged the Nigerian Medical Association to suspend its ongoing strike…
The family of popular Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo has confirmed that he died after a brief battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer. In a statement posted on the late actor’s Instagram page, @alexxekubo, on Wednesday, the family said Ekubo died at Evercare Hospital from complications linked to the illness. “It is with profound sadness that…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, ahead of the 13th edition of the Africa CEO Forum scheduled to begin on Thursday. Tinubu was received at the Presidential Wing of the Kigali International Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, and Rwanda’s Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda. This is contained…
