The negotiations between U.S. and Russian delegations in Riyadh would be holding a closed format, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Monday. The negotiation has already started, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported earlier in the day. The RIA Novosti correspondent confirmed that the Russian delegation had arrived at the negotiation venue at Ritz-Carlton hotel. Saudi Arabia’s…
The mother of Gov Dikko Radda of Katsina State, Hajiya Sarafa’u Umaru, has died at the age of 93. The death was announced in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, issued on Sunday in Katsina. He said: “With profound sadness, the Government of Katsina State announces the passing of…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that a one-storey building at Alapere area of the state was gutted by fire. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to him, the agency received…
The Southern Governors Forum (SGF) has extended its condolences to the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Dikko Radda, over the passing of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Barebari. The forum’s condolence was conveyed in a statement signed by its chairman, Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, and released to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. The forum…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday condoled with Dr Dikko Radda, the Katsina State governor, over the death of his mother, Hajiya Safara’u Baribari. The 93-year-old matriarch died in the late hours of Saturday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday. The president described the deceased nonagenarian as a selfless woman…
The remains of the mother of Gov. Dikko Radda, Hajiya Sarafa’u, have been laid to rest in his home town, Radda in Charanchi Local Government Ares. She died in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja at the age of 93 after an illness. The funeral prayer was led the Katsina Chief Imam Gambo Mustapha,…
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has warned that a compromised judiciary and poor governance deter investment and diminish Nigeria’s global reputation. He made the remarks at the Haske Satumari Foundation’s annual colloquium in Abuja, which focused on promoting social development through diversity, equity, and inclusion. Jonathan criticised the actions of key political actors, stating…
A Zamfara-based youth group, Zamfara Youth Concerned Citizens (ZYCC), has criticised the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Jibo Magayaki, accusing him of lacking political experience and serving merely as an “errand boy” for Governor Dauda Lawal. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ZYCC’s secretary, Comrade Nura Ibrahim Gusau, condemned Magayaki’s…
In a bid to advance Nigeria’s self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has welcomed a high-level delegation from China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) to Abuja. The delegation, led by Mr. Tian Bei, Deputy General Manager of NORINCO’s Africa-America Department, met with the minister on Saturday as…
Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) land title in the Central Area of Abuja was revoked because the party is owing N7.6 million ground rent from 2006 to 2025. The FCTA Director of Land, Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing newsmen after the FCT Executive…
