Kano State Government has set strict guidelines for Eid-el-Fitr durbar to prevent breakdown of law and order, following credible intelligence reports of attempts to create confusion. This is contained in a statement issued by Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, in Kano on Wednesday. Waiya said the government approved modified celebrations, including Hawan…
The Police Command in Kaduna State says it has intensified security measures to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebration across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, said this in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, on Wednesday in Kaduna. He said that tactical commanders, intelligence…
Israeli airstrikes struck central Beirut and the city’s southern suburbs early Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 24 others, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. A loud explosion was reported in the Bashoura area, which had also been targeted in an اسرائیלי strike last week. A building at the site was reduced to rubble,…
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday arrived in the United Kingdom for a landmark state visit. The presidential aircraft touched down at Stansted Airport at about 3:23 p.m. local time, marking the formal commencement of the high-level diplomatic engagement. The arrival was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on…
Mr Muka Popoola has emerged the new Chairman of Wike-backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Popoola, along with 38 other state executive members, emerged by consensus at the State Elective Congress of the party in Ikeja. The election…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays to enable Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, extended warm…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged increased domestic funding and stronger community engagement to sustain progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. Dr Mya Ngon, Cluster Lead for Disease Prevention and Control, WHO Nigeria, made the call on Tuesday during a press briefing in Abuja ahead of the 2026 World TB Day….
The Kano State Government has demolished some unauthorised buildings in Sharada, with a warning to developers to obtain approval or face prosecution. The State Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning, Abduljabar Umar, gave the warning during the demolition of unauthorised buildings on a parcel of land in the Sharada area of Gwale Local Government Area….
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo was on Tuesday sworn in as the Governor of Anambra State for a second term. Soludo was sworn in at 11.55a.m., after his deputy, Dr Onyekachi Ibezim, was sworn in earlier by the Chief Judge of Anambra, Justice Onochie Anyachebelu. He arrived Ekwueme Square, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima, former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
Dr Somtochukwu Udeze, Speaker of the Anambra House of Assembly, says Gov. Charles Soludo’s re-election was based on his commitment to improving the basic welfare of the people. This is contained in the speaker’s congratulatory message to the governor, on behalf of the state legislature, at the inauguration of Soludo’s second tenure in office in…
