No fewer than four persons were drowned in floodwaters following the onset of the rainy season in Gombe State. DSP Buhari Abdullahi, the Public Relations Officer, Gombe State Police Command, confirmed the incidents in a statement on Tuesday. He said the command received reports of four incidents of drowning that occurred at Hayin kwarin-Misau; Bojude,…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated the newly appointed members of the Governing Councils of selected federal tertiary institutions and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa, who presented letters of appointment to the appointees on Tuesday in Abuja, charged them to provide visionary and accountable leadership to reposition Nigeria’s universities…
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj.-Gen. Ibikunle Ajose, has encouraged students to join the Nigerian Army. Ajose made the call during a public speaking engagement organised by the division as part of the 2025 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) at Yayaha Abdulkarim Model Primary and Secondary School on…
Counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Dr Wahab Shittu (SAN), on Tuesday alleged misleading media reports of the fraud trial of a former Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others. Kuru and the others are charged with fraud and theft to the tune of N76…
UN weather experts have said that the blistering early-summer heatwave that brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign of things to come. Three days after Spain’s national weather service confirmed a record 46°C reading in the southern town of El Granado, there’s been little let-up in stifling day and…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to leading the global fight against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, made the commitment on Tuesday in Abuja at the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on AMR. He described AMR as a major threat to global health,…
President Bola Tinubu has pledged his administration’s continued support to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, to continue delivering life-impacting projects in the territory. Tinubu made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly constructed Collector Road CN-8 (Asuquo Okon Street) and other connected roads in Dakibiyu District….
Nigeria’s fencing sensation, Inkosi Brou, remains optimistic that his dream of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is still alive. This comes in spite of his early exit in the knockout stage of the men’s individual sabre event at the 23rd African Fencing Championships. Brou, in a statement on Tuesday by the Nigerian…
The Senate on Tuesday postponed the scheduled North-West geo-political zone Constitution review public hearing, citing honour to the late elder statesman and business mogul, Aminu Dantata as the it’s reason. Dantata, also a notable philanthropist from Kano State, passed away recently in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gathered that Dantata’s burial took…
The National Hospital, Abuja, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S., to strengthen cancer research and enhance clinical trials in Nigeria. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, and the Director of the Centre, Dr Robert Winn, signed the agreement on…
