Sen Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) says he sponsored 31 bills, moved 20 motions and attracted 51 constituency projects to his senatorial district since joining the Senate in 2023. Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District and Chairman, Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on…
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced that the 2025 Arafah sermon will be broadcast live in Hausa, Yoruba, Fulani, and an additional 34 languages. This initiative will enable pilgrims and listeners around the globe to follow the sermon in their native tongue, as stated by the authorities. “The Hajj Khutbah 1446…
Saudi Arabia, through its National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), has issued heatwave warnings for Hajj 2025, urging pilgrims to take precautions amid soaring daytime temperatures between 40°C and 47°C. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCM has forecasted challenging weather, including high temperatures, potential thunderstorms, and reduced visibility. With temperatures projected to…
The Minister of Regional Development, Mr Abubakar Momoh, has commended BUA Group for donating a building to the North-West Development Commission (NWDC). The minister made the commendation on Sunday during an inspection visit to the multi-purpose facility located alomg Court Road in Kano metropolis. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the handing over…
The Republic of Türkiye has expressed its sadness and solidarity with the Federal Government over the recent floods, deaths and destructions in Mokwa community of the North-Central state of Niger. This is contained in a statement issued by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed profound sorrow over the deaths of 22 athletes from Kano state on Saturday along the Zaria-Kano Expressway. The athletes, who were part of the Kano state contingent at the just-concluded Nigerian National Sports Festival held in Ogun State, were returning from the event…
Former President, Muhammadu Buhari has sent messages of condolence following the death of more than one hundred persons in floods that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents earlier last week in Niger state, and that of Kano 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials, who died in a ghastly auto crash. In his messages to…
Sir Jude Idimogu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Lagos State and former lawmaker, has urged Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State not to heed calls to run against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Idimogu, a Deputy Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos State APC, gave this advice in an interview with…
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South Africa, Mr Bola Babarinde, says Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, remains a child any father will be proud of. Babarinde, the General Secretary Renewed Hope Global, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that Tinubu’s son deserved…
The City Sports Club, Abuja, has pledged its commitment to grassroots sports development in line with the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria’s Sports Economy (RHINSE). Speaking after the club’s general election held in Abuja on Saturday, the newly elected President, Thomas Oloundare-Sunday, emphasised the importance of sports to national development. “Sports clearly hold…
