Northern Nigeria Christians have honoured a former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr Andrew Yakubu. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), 19 Northern States and FCT honoured Yakubu for his contribution to the association and humanity. The award of excellence was given to Yakubu by the 19 Northern States CAN chairman,…
Former governor of Kano State and National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has paid a condolence visit to former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, following the death of his elder brother, Malam Dahiru Shekarau. Kwankwaso visited Shekarau at his residence in Kano on Sunday to commiserate with him…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwoland, as the monarch celebrated 10 years on the throne, applauding what he called the ruler’s “dynamic and purposeful leadership”. Tinubu, represented at the ceremony by senior government official Joseph Tegbe, told attendees in Iwo, Osun State, that the town’s centuries-old…
Mr Idowu Daramola (Ebony), an APC chairmanship aspirant for Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, has protested the primary election outcome, describing it as laughable and unjust. In a statement on Monday by Mr Morufdeen Bello, Spokesperson for the Ebony Campaign Team, Daramola labelled the outcome as illogical and fraudulent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls APC Electoral…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico on Monday agreed to establish an Eastern European energy hub, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported. “It will strengthen the energy security of both our states and the entire European region,’’ Shmyhal said after a meeting with Fico near Ukraine’s western city of Uzhhorod. Shmyhal…
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a bill establishing the Kano State Neighborhood Security Corps. This followed deliberations in the Committee of the Whole House during a plenary session presided over by Speaker, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore (NNPP-Rogo). Subsequent to the deliberations, the lawmakers approved the 3rd reading of the bill, as presented by…
Authorities in Kogi State, central Nigeria, have announced the arrest of 26 individuals linked to kidnapping and banditry, as part of a renewed security offensive targeting criminal strongholds in the region. The suspects, apprehended during intensive operations in Kogi West over the past fortnight, include not only members of armed gangs but also local collaborators…
A former two-term Lagos lawmaker, Mr Olusegun Olulade, says opposition parties should not rejoice over the resignation of APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Monday in Lagos, Olulade said Ganduje’s resignation was not an indication that the ruling party was in crisis. He said the…
President Joe Biden unveils a new plan to forgive student loan debt after the Supreme Court blocks his original proposal. President Joe Biden announced on Friday his determination to pursue the cancellation of student loan debt through a different legal avenue. This comes after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to his flagship program aimed…
The Lagos State PDP Spokesman, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, has dumped the main opposition party in the state for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Amode, along with other PDP chieftains ,announced his defection at a news conference on Monday in Ikeja. Speaking ,Amode said he and other defectors were motivated and inspired by the visionary…
