By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto No fewer than six men have died and three women have sustained various injuries from a suspected improvised explosive device (IED), believed to be set by the newly formed Lakurawa terrorist group operating in Sokoto and Kebbi States. The incident took place in Gwabro village, within the Tangaza Local Government Area…
Prince Saud bin Mishaal, Deputy Emir of the Makkah Region, announced the successful completion of Hajj 1446, declaring it incident-free in terms of security, health, and services. Mishaal said that over 1.6 million pilgrims participated in the holy pilgrimage, with 1,506,576 pilgrims arriving from outside the Kingdom. He explained that 166,654 domestic pilgrims, comprising Saudi…
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence and former Governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has called on the current governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, to formally declare his allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Maradun during a Sallah homage visit by thousands of supporters, Matawalle said the…
Nigeria is partnering with Australia to address the skills deficit in the mining sector. This announcement was made by Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, through a statement from his media assistant, Segun Tomori, on Sunday in Abuja. One of the notable outcomes of this partnership is the recent launch of a two-week…
Nine individuals tragically lost their lives in a serious road accident in Kyaramma village, Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State. According to the Jigawa State Police Command, the incident, which took place on Saturday around 2 pm, involved two Golf 3 saloon cars and resulted in numerous injuries. In a statement, the Police Public…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The seizure, made on Thursday, June 5, was based on credible intelligence received ahead of…
In a tragic event, a 43-year-old man named Kazeem took a fatal leap into a domestic well in Ilorin, Kwara State, after abusing a substance. According to Hassan Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, the incident unfolded last Friday in the Ile Alapo vicinity. The fire service received a distress call at around…
In a bid to accommodate the festive rush, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will introduce additional special train services on its primary standard gauge lines – Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna – scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. This announcement was made by Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing Director of NRC, in a statement released on Saturday in Lagos,…
Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have reportedly kidnapped Rev. Fr. Daniel Afina, a Catholic priest, along with nine others after fatally shooting one person on the Gwoza-Limankara Road in Borno State. A confidential source informed that Rev. Afina, who oversees a Christian NGO, was returning from Mubi in a vehicle with two colleagues when they were ambushed….
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said that no lives were lost in the fire incident that razed a hotel accommodating 484 Nigerian pilgrims in Makkah on Saturday. NAHCON said in a statement by its spokesperson, Fatima Usara, that the fire incident occurred at the Imaratus Sanan Hotel at noon on Saturday while…
