President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Dr Olajide Idris, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on his 70th birthday. The President commended Idris for his contributions to strengthening Nigeria’s public healthcare system and improving the country’s pandemic response efforts. As a former commissioner for health in Lagos State, Idris was pivotal…
The Police Command in Benue, on Monday, said three persons were killed in a cult clash in Wadata area of Makurdi, the State capital. The Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. Anene said that rival cult groups clashed in Makurdi,…
A German court on Monday deliver verdict in the trial of a couple who killed a Ukrainian refugee and her mother in March 2024 to steal a newborn baby. The German couple admitted to killing the 27-year-old Ukrainian woman and her 51-year-old mother in order to abduct the younger woman’s five-week-old baby at first day…
The University of Jos has offered admission to 67 foreign students from 13 African countries for the 2024/2025 academic session. Prof. Tanko Ishaya, Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university, disclosed this in a brief ceremony organised to formally welcome the students into the institution on Monday in Jos. Ishaya explained that the students were offered…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Modibbo Daware, a renowned Islamic scholar from Adamawa. Daware was a respected leader of the Tijjaniyya sect who spent his lifetime imparting knowledge, guiding, and shaping the minds of many individuals, the President said in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman. Tinubu…
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called on the management of toll gate operations in the state to reduce toll fees, following the hardship faced by road users. Mr Danladi Jatau, the Speaker of the House, made the call after Mr Daniel Ogazi (APC Kokona East) raised the issue as a matter of public…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to sign into an Act, the bill for the South-South Development Commission. PANDEF, the apex socio-political body of the South-South geo-political zone, made the call in a communiqué at the end of an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT), held in…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State on Monday swore in Umar Farouk-Ibrahim as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in a low-keyed ceremony at the Governor’s office. The event was officiated by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa-Dederi. Ibrahim’s appointment comes after his predecessor, Abdullahi Baffa-Bichi, was relieved of his…
The Ebonyi Police Command has rebutted the reported abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka, saying that he was in police custody. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to newsmen on Monday. Ukandu stated that Igboayaka was…
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in four separate appeals on the raging political leadership tussles in Rivers. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led a five-member panel of justices reserved judgments to a date that would be communicated to parties, after taking arguments from lawyers involved in the matters. The four appeals are the Rivers…
