The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has officially commenced 2025 Hajj operations with the departure of its Advance Team to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Shafii Mohammed, Principal Information Officer, NAHCON. Mohammed stated that the team, comprising key operational staff and senior…
Two staff members of the Damboa Local Education Authority (LEA) were killed on Monday in a bomb blast along the Damboa–Maiduguri highway. Sources according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert, said that the victims, identified as Blessing Luka and Gideon Bitterleaf, were travelling from Damboa to Maiduguri when the incident occurred. According to eyewitnesses, the…
The factional leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Working Committee in Rivers, led by Mr Nname Ewor, has condemned impeachment notice against the governor and deputy by Rivers House of Assembly. The committee also said that impeachment of Gov. Siminalaye Fubara was not part of the Supreme Court order. Ewor, at a media briefing…
The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said 2023 was the deadliest year for humanitarian workers than ever recorded before. In 2023, 280 aid workers were killed in 33 countries, a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022, when 118 were killed, the OCHA said. “Worse still is that 2024…
More than 3.5 million Nigerians have taken part in the early phase of voter registration as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Figures released by INEC on Monday show that 3,544,850 citizens pre-registered online within three weeks, with young Nigerians between 18 and 34 years…
The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has strongly condemned the attack and killing of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Rano Divisional Headquarters in Kano State, CSP Ali Baba. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the National Chairman of the PCRC, Alhaji Mogaji Olaniyan, expressed deep shock over the tragic…
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Palestinian militant organisation Hamas an ultimatum to release all remaining hostages being held in Gaza or face harsh consequences. Trump spoke out in favour of terminating the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect on Jan. 19, for an initial six weeks, if all remaining hostages…
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…
The Ogun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, says the command will on July 6 commerce training for candidates who have successfully passed the recent recruitment process. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Corps Commander, Brig. Gen. Alade Adedigba (Rtd) on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to Adedigba, the gesture was part…
The creation of the Huba Chiefdom in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri has brought an end to a 120-year-old chieftaincy struggle. The Chairman of the Coronation Committee and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Idi Hong, made this known while addressing newsmen in Yola on Wednesday. Hong said Fintiri’s emergence…
