Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission,NCPC, has announced that it will airlift the last batch of intending Christian pilgrims to Israel and Jordan on 20th March, 2025. This will be the 13th batch to be airlifted since the commencement of the 2024 Main Pilgrimage Exercise on 22nd December, 2024. The Executive Secretary of the NCPC, Bishop Stephen…
By Sunday Isuwa, Abuja Sympathisers gathered on Friday at Kamrum, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, to pay their final respects to the late George Stephen Shekari, son of the former deputy governor, who passed away at the age of 52. The late George Stephen Shekari was the first son of the former…
Ijaws for Tinubu 2027, a political group, has called for the immediate dismissal of Nyesom Wike as FCT Minister over his remarks concerning the Ijaw people. Tamuno Esiri, the group’s leader, made this demand in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday. “The Ijaws for Tinubu 2027 demand the immediate removal of Wike if President…
Ayet-to-be-identified woman has reportedly committed suicide by jumping off the third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon. The incident occurred on Thursday despite concerted efforts by the marine police officers stationed at the lagoon to rescue her. Lagos police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement. “Today, March 13, 2025, at about 1600…
By Amina Samuel,Kaduna In a landmark initiative aimed at alleviating transportation difficulties for workers, Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has distributed 7,000 motorcycles to civil servants, including 4,000 electric bikes. The distribution, which took place on Friday, marks a first-of-its-kind effort in Nigeria. Governor Sani, represented by his deputy, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, emphasized the government’s…
US Vice-President JD Vance says immigrants on student visas will be deported if the United States determines their stay is not in the best interest of the country. Vance spoke in an interview with Fox News aired Thursday night. The vice-president said he expects deportation numbers to rise as the President Donald Trump administration ramps…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says its operatives have intercepted an undeclared $1.1 million and 135,900 Saudi Riyals at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. In a statement on Thursday, Abdullahi Maiwada, the NCS spokesperson, said the undeclared currencies were found concealed in packs of palm dates during a physical examination of the passenger’s…
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, says state and local governments should take responsibility as first responders during disasters. Umar said this during her opening remarks at the Emergency Coordination Forum (ECF) in Abuja on Tuesday. The forum aims to strengthen disaster preparedness and address the challenges posed by…
Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease. Nigeria has struggled to diversify its oil-dependent economy but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global…
The Kaduna State Government has commenced the distribution of free agricultural implements and inputs to cooperatives over the weekend. Comprising 10 members, each cooperative was given a package that consisted of a 18 horse-power Tiller, an 18 horse power 3 inch solar-powered irrigation pumping machine and a 13 horse-power 2 inch solar-powered water irrigation machine,…
