Nine churches destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists in 2010 were all rebuilt by the Borno State government, it was discovered by a PRNigeria fact-check titled: Is Borno Government Attempting to ‘Wipe Out Churches’ in the State? The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had accused the Borno State Government of trying to wipe out churches from…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three armed bandits namely; Adamu Shehu, Tukur Mohammed and Ibrahim Suleiman, while on an attack mission in Katsina State, with three AK-47 rifles among other dangerous items recovered them . Also a heavy weapon manufacturer, Celestine Chidiebere Christian, has been arrested with a high…
Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC) on has announced the postponement of the Lagos-Kano train service earlier scheduled to resume on Aug. 13 due to a damage on the rail track. Mr Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, NRC, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. He said…
For more than two centuries,Ilorin has always been an epicentre of Islamic scholarship. The “unique socio-traditional polity”,which Ilorin has “come to become” has produced thousands of extensively productive intellectuals in the realm of Islamic and Arabic scholarship like no other place,particularly south of the Niger. Many of those scholars have been credited with the exportation…
The Local Organizing Committee of the Muhammadu Sanusi II Colloquium will organize a maiden colloquium to mark the 60th birthday of His Highness Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II. The colloquium, with the theme ‘Muhammadu Sanusi II: An Icon of Reforms,’ is aimed at celebrating the personality and achievements of the former central banker as an ‘Icon…
No fewer than 146 people have been confirmed dead in Kebbi State due to cholera outbreak which continues to claim lives in parts of Nigeria. Kebbi state authorities say at least 146 people have been confirmed dead after contracting the virus out of more than 2,000 people who could be identified. The secretary of Sir…
