Prof. Abdullahi Usman, Chairman/CEO of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), has confirmed that accommodation arrangements for Nigerian pilgrims for the 2026 Hajj in Makkah and Madinah have been completed. The arrangements, finalised ahead of Saudi deadlines and approved by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj, followed directives from Vice President Kashim Shettima to ensure…
Over 1,000 members of the Anglican Diocese of Awka joined the Mother’s Union (MU) on Sunday for their 2026 rededication and thanksgiving service, celebrating 150 years of the organisation worldwide. His Grace, Most Revd. Alexander Ibezim, Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka, who led the service, urged women to be…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party has accused some of its former leaders of attacking the political career of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, over his refusal to be “manipulated” against the interests of Kano indigenes. The party said the governor’s stance had triggered sustained attacks from the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso,…
A northern youth group has called for the prosecution of Omoyele Sowore, publisher and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, over an alleged leak of court footage involving a Department of State Services operative. The group, Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly, said the leaked video showed Sowore’s lawyer cross-examining a DSS officer during…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria has the potential to be one of the world’s greatest nations if its citizens learn to live together in tolerance and peace. Shettima made the remarks on Wednesday in Jos, Plateau State, during a visit to the palace of Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman of the Plateau State Council…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, as its FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, charged personnel to uphold professionalism and neutrality. Speaking on Wednesday at a strategic meeting with senior officers at the corps’ FCT…
President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of sympathy to Nigerian football star and Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the death of his father, Mr Sunday Ndidi. According to a statement released on Wednesday by the Presidency, Mr Ndidi died in a road accident on Tuesday in Umunede, close to Agbor in Delta State….
The Delta State Football Association (DSFA) has condoled with Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi following the death of his father, Pa Ndidi. Pa Ndidi was involved in a fatal road accident early on Tuesday in Umunede, Delta State. He was taken to a hospital in Agbor, where he was later pronounced dead. He was a…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter during plenary on Tuesday. In the letter, Tinubu cited Section 231(2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to amend existing legislation to allow for an increase in the number of judges at the Federal High Court from the current 70 to 90. The proposal was submitted through a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary…
