The Bauchi State Council of Emirs has pledged to collaborate with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to address the issue of out-of-school children in the state. The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, spoke on behalf of the Emirs, on Sunday during a one-day State Level…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos have arrested and detained four members of a syndicate who specialised in kidnapping and robbing residents of Ogun. The Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), CSP Umma Ayuba confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Ayuba said that the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
Senator David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has paid tribute to the late Mr Yakubu Mohammed, founding Editor of Newswatch magazine, describing him as one of Nigeria’s most courageous and influential journalists. According to a statement released on Wednesday in Kano by his Special Adviser on Media, Paul Mumed, Mark said…
The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a grave warning about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in Gaza, urging the international community to act decisively to prevent further loss of life and suffering. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered his remarks on Monday at the opening of a session of…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday abandoned his intention to call witnesses in his defence, stating that he believes he has no case to answer in his ongoing trial. At the resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu said he had…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.98 per cent in real terms in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The growth rate is slightly higher than the 3.86 per cent recorded in Q3 2024 but below the 4.23 per…
Kano PDP Primary Election: Court Declares Mohammed Abacha As Party’s Candidat By Oludele Shalom, Abuja A Federal High Court Sitting in Kano on Thursday, 22nd December, affirmed Mohammad Sani Abacha as the duly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kano State. It will be recalled that sometimes in July, Alhaji Mohammed…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, will represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Second Indonesia-Africa Forum, taking place in Bali, Indonesia, from September 1st to 3rd, 2024. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by the minister’s media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim, it was announced that…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday administered the oath of office to Prof. Adeniran Tella as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), urging him to uphold the highest standards of electoral integrity. Speaking at the ceremony at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Amupitan stressed that the integrity of Nigeria’s…
The death toll for the Morocco earthquake has risen to 632, with 329 people injured, Morocco’s state-run TV station Al Aoula has said, citing the Ministry of Interior. Fifty-one people are in critical condition, Al Aoula said. More than 600 people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night, according…
