A fire outbreak at the Singer Market in Kano has destroyed properties worth over N5 billion, affecting over 1,000 businesses and leaving seven persons missing. The market’s Chairman, Junaid Zakari, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in kano on Sunday. Mr Zakari described the incident as one of the worst tragedies in…
The police command in Benue on Sunday confirmed the safe release of the nine abducted worshippers of St John Catholic Church, Ojeji, Ado Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Edet Udeme, confirmed their release in a statement on Sunday. The worshippers were kidnapped during a night vigil on February 8. Ms Udeme said…
President Bola Tinubu will on Monday embark on an official visit to Adamawa State, barely 48 hours after a similar trip to Kebbi. The development was disclosed on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga. According to him, the President’s one-day working visit will see him inaugurate…
By Abubakar Yunusa ABUJA — Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has asked the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to clarify reports that the Office of the National Security Adviser imported about 10 kilogrammes of thallium sulphate, a highly toxic substance. In a letter dated and titled, ‘Request for Clarification on the Procurement of Thallium…
The Coalition of Northern Nigeria Youth Groups, under the aegis of the Northern Youth Frontiers (NYF), has called on the Federal Government to investigate and arrest former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over alleged comments concerning a breach of the National Security Adviser’s communication line. The group expressed concern over what it described as an…
Kaduna Voices United, a coalition of concerned citizens and civil society organisations, has criticised former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of attempting to evade accountability over alleged corruption during his tenure. The coalition said such actions undermine the seriousness of the allegations and reflect what it described as a broader culture of impunity…
The Adamawa State Government has concluded arrangements to receive President Bola Tinubu for a one-day official visit to the state on Monday, according to James Iliya, commissioner for the Ministry of Information and Strategy. The commissioner, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Yola, said that the visit…
Five US military aircraft and the first batch of United States troops arrived in north-east Nigeria ahead of a joint offensive against ISWAP terrorists in the region. The New York Times reports that a US military aircraft touched down in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Thursday night. By Friday evening, three aircraft were…
Armed bandits have killed six persons in Tungan-Makeri and set a police station ablaze in the nearby Konkoso district, both in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Police authorities in Niger State said the incident occurred at about 3:00 a.m on Saturday when armed men invaded Tunga-Makeri village through Shafachi District in Borgu…
Beijing’s scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of its diplomatic partners on…
