The Kogi police command has asked Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to cancel her planned Eid-el-Fitr celebration rally in the central senatorial district of the state. Miller Dantawaye, Kogi police commissioner, gave the directive on Tuesday in a statement issued by William Aya, the command’s spokesperson. “Following the intelligence report on security threats in Kogi State and the…
By Abubakar Yunusa The lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday, announced that she would not back out on her plan to return to her constituency for the Sallah break. The senator also urged her supporters to disregard speculations making the round that she has cancelled her scheduled visit. She disclosed this…
Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president in what may appear to many as a bizarre ambition by the US President. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways…
The Jigawa branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has extended felicitations to Muslims in the state and beyond on completing the 2025 Ramadan fast and celebrating Eid-el-Fitr. The CAN Chairman in the state, Reverend Father Maurice Koli-Hassan, stated this on Monday in Dutse. Koli-Hassan said the association also condemned the recent killing of…
A cross-section of Abuja residents expressed mixed reactions on Monday regarding the growing trend of betting among Nigerian youths. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the residents described the phenomenon as a double-edged sword, acknowledging both its positive and negative impacts on society. While some residents recognised that betting had…
Global Action Against Incinerator Alliance (GAIA Africa) has called for ban on importation of unmanageable second-hand clothing that cannot be reused, repurposed, or recycled in Africa. This is contained in a statement by Carissa Marnce, Africa Communications Coordinator for GAIA Africa, to mark the 2025 Zero Waste Day in Lagos on Monday. The statement said…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr Jim Ovia, the founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, on his admission to the prestigious Freedom of the City of London. President Tinubu described the honour as a fitting recognition of Ovia’s exceptional contributions to business, innovation, and technology. He also highlighted Ovia’s significant role in shaping Nigeria’s…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Bala-Abubakar, has commended the dedication of the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA to the nation’s security. Bala-Abubakar made the commendation in Katsina on Monday during the 2025 Sallah luncheon with the personnel of the 213 Forward Operating Base and Air Component, Operation FANSAN YAMMA. He…
Apex Igbo Social-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called on the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute those behind the gruesome murder of the sixteen Northern travellers at Uromi in Edo State. The National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr. Ezechukwu Ezechi made the call in an exclusive telephone interview with Leadership in Enugu. He said it…
The apex northern sociocultural group,Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has demanded thorough investigation into the killing of northerners in Uromi,Edo State, and full compensation to their families. ACF in a statement issued by it’s national publicity Secretary Professor Tukur Muhammad -Baba reiterated that the forum is gravely saddened by the gruesome, cold-blooded murder of 19 (so…
