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President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). In a statement on Thursday, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced that the president had revoked…

Arrangements have been concluded to admit the Law graduates of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, into the Nigerian Law School soon. Kwara State Government gave this indication when the State’s Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Mary Ronke Arinde, had a familiarization visit to the school in Malete. Dr. Arinde, while on the visit, commended…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the Attorney General of Jigawa state as Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Communication (ICPC). The president also approved the appointment of Mr. Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu as secretary to the Commission. This was contained in a…

President Bola Tinubu has  appointed  Alhaji Jalal Ahmad Arabi to as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for a term of four (4) years in the first instance. The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan,…

  The Governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Senator Uba Sani has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdulkadir Muazu Mayere as the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government. He replaces Mallam Balarabe Abbas Lawal who has been sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Minister of Environment. Dr. Mayere’s appointment takes immediate effect….

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has reported that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has said a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Programme (SAPZ) organised by the ministry in collaboration with IFAD and IsDB in Kano will be rolled out. Kyari who represented by the Director Projects Coordinating Unit of the…

No fewer than 100 households have benefitted from the Federal government food items for internally displaced persons in Kwara State. The food items include Rice, Garri, Semo, spaghetti, vegetable oil and salt. At the flag off ceremony held at the Federal Secretariat Ilorin, the Federal Commissioner National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons…

The camp of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘forger-in-chief.’ In a statement on Sunday, Atiku’s Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, claimed that the world has come to the inevitable conclusion that Tinubu is a confirmed forger-in-chief on “account…

Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, the National leader of the NNPP, has offered advice to the 1,800 couples at a reception organized by the State Government at the Open Theatre in Kano Government House. Kwankwaso gave a piece of advice that revolved around the importance of not checking one’s husband’s phone as a means to maintain a…

PLWD means persons living with disability. In Nigeria, we are now in the majority. No one should think that more than half of Nigeria’s two hundred million plus people are blind, deaf, dumb, crippled, or suffer one impairment or the other. No. Like many Nigerians, I do not have any of the impairments listed above….

Senator Dr. Bello Maitama Yusuf, former minister for internal affairs and commerce, has been reported to have passed away. A family source said the deceased died after protracted illness at a private hospital in Kano this morning. Senator Yusuf represented the Jigawa South West constituency as a Senator first elected in April 1999 and reelected…

The duo suspects of Adama Joseph and Oreoluwa Davies, arrested by the Nigeria Police for killing a club owner in Kwara State, Adeniyi Ojo, have narrated how they killed the socialite. The ladies paraded by the police in Abuja on Wednesday evening confessed to the crime, attributing the causes of their action to the late…

President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has approved the appointment Mr Ola Olukoyede as Chairman of the Economic and Financial crimes commission . This was contained in a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngalele. The statement reads as follows “By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment Aminu Maida as the Executive Vice Chairman EVC/Cheif Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC). This was contained in a statement signed by special adviser to the president on media and public Chief Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, the appointment includes new and returning Chief Executives…

More casualties have been recorded in Israel after Hezbollah has attacked an Israeli tank with a guided missile leading to destruction of the weapons. Also, Israel says mortars were fired from Syria, with some landing in open areas, the development led to revenge hours latter by the Israelis. The development has also led to suspending…

Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, on Monday, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has not reinstated fuel subsidy. This is despite the confirmation of oil marketers that the federal government has restored subsidy for premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. Tinubu had…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has alerted Nigerians to expect floods in nine states as Cameroon began the release of water from its Lagdo Dam. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected states are: Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Anambra, Edo, Delta and Bayelsa. Director General of  NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed disclosed…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it is ready for peaceful negotiations with the Nigerian government. The proscribed group in Nigeria, on Saturday, requested a peaceful exit of Biafra from Nigeria through a United Nations-supervised referendum. IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful said in a press statement that the group has lost over 5,000 members and…

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu  thehas announced indefinite suspension of N-Power Program. He announced this during an interview on TVC News on Saturday. According to Edu, the decision was birthed by some irregularities within the scheme. The N-Power was an initiative of the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Edu said…

The Kwara State House of Assembly has received a message on the Twenty Twenty-three revised supplementary budget estimate from Governor AbdulRahmam AbdulRazaq for consideration and approval. Reading the Governor’s message during plenary, the Speaker Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu gave a breakdown of the supplementary estimate as Two Hundred and Thirty-nine point Eight billion naira, as against…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to disqualify President Bola Tinubu from office or compel him to resign over his alleged identity theft and certificate forgery. HURIWA made this call in a press statement following the revelation that the academic record from South-West College, which Tinubu…

The Kwara State Government has urged the Kwara Aritisian Congress in the State to make a comprehensive list of its members to aid decision-making.   The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Honourable Usman Yunusa Lade, stated this during a meeting with the representatives of the association at the ministry’s conference room today.   Hon. Lade…

Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, Umaru Shehu, is dead. He was a distinguished Nigerian Professor of Medicine who has held significant positions in several universities, including the UNN, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, and the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). He was the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  says it has  secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke. The anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Acting spokesman, confirmed the development to PM News. Following alleged bribery allegations, Alison-Madueke was…

A popular Nigerian cement producer, BUA has fulfilled its promise by bringing down the price of cement to #3,500 per bag.   Recall that BUA had earlier promised to reduce the cost of cement from the present #5,000 to #3,500 effective from January 2024 but in a release by the company, the reduction has now…

  BUA, a popular Nigerian cement producer has fulfilled its promise of bringing down the cost of cement to ₦3,500 per bag.   Recall that the company had earlier made a promise to reduce the cost of cement per bag effective from next year as a way of crashing the rising cost of cement and…

The Chairman of Gbenga Power Foundation, Honourable Gbenga Power-Oyekunle has felicitate with Nigerians home and in the Diaspora on the celebration of the nation’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. In a statement Honourable Gbenga Power said that Nigeria has every reason to celebrate the continued existence of nationhood despite all odds. ” I strongly believe that we…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Justice Kayode Ariwola, over the judgments delivered by the Justice Mohammed Tukur-led National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos. The party accused the three justices of the panel of deliberate perversion of justice and conspiracy…

Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Mal. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON is set to lead the Executive arm of government to slug it out with the Speaker Danladi-led Legislative arm of government in a novelty match to mark Nigeria’s Sixty-third independence anniversary.   Scheduled to take place at the Kwara Football…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has called on Muslim faithful to imbibe “time-tested values for sincerity of purpose, fairness, compassion to all, constant remembrance of God, and a strong sense of community built on the fear of God and collective good”. He stated this on the occasion of this year’s Maolid Nabiyy. “I join the…

The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Aliyu Umar Yusuf has inaugurated the Standing Committee on Information and Publicity.   This is contained in a statement issued and made available to newsmen by the Speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Yabagi Mohammed. According to the statement, the Speaker while inaugurating the committee promised the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the  dates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states next year. This was made known in a statement by Mr Sam Olumekun mni, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education and Committee. According to him, the Edo governorship election is…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 27th September, 2023 as Public Holiday in commemoration of Eid-ul-Maulid celebration, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration in Abuja through a press statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin…

Kwara State Government has urged the people of the state, particularly the Oja-Iya community to renew their commitment to continuing to sustain the management of cleaning rivers and waterways across the state.   The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, stated this at this year’s World Rivers Day celebration, with the theme,’…

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reaffirmed the victory of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, affirming his position as the duly elected governor of Lagos State. The tribunal has dismissed the petitions lodged by Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor of the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP (Labour Party).  …

The Kwara State Commissioner for Ministry of Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, has called for collaboration with the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) with a view to ensuring quality and efficient working relationship to provide potable water for the people in the state. The Commissioner stated this in a meeting with the…

TASHIU AMINU LULU ARRESTED FOR CRIMINAL CHARM, ASSAULT, FORCE AND GROSS INDECENCY The personnel of NSCDC Kwara state command, Kaima Division arrested one Tashiu Aminu Lulu (24) for Criminal charm, Assault, force and gross indecency on the 20th sept, 2023 at about 16:25 hrs in Woro Community, Kauma Local Government, kwara state. The suspect was…

Taking a look at Nigerian youths and their newly found love with material things which they are willing to get at all cost, one is forced to conclude that Nigeria has a hopeless and terribly terrifying future. Youths are into all sorts of crimes to make quick money. This, in some extreme cases, has led…

36 years old Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin on Saturday emerged the new Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria.   Hon Adebo Ogundoyin who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP emerged at a national meeting of the Conference in Abuja following…

The All Progressives Congress, APC Conference of Speakers’ Forum has elected new leadership at its general meeting where matters affecting legislative autonomy and other critical and developmental issues were discussed. In a communiqué issued and signed by Speakers of the APC states Assemblies at the end of the general meeting held in Abuja, the conference…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The announcement was made by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement released on Friday. According to the statement, Dr. Cardoso will initially serve a five-year…

This is a dilemma. Parents are in precarious situation. I mean Nigerian parents. Again, I mean Nigerian parents who do not hold the Big Knife that cuts the national cake and do not have access to the table where the cake is being cut and eaten. It is a serious issue. We live in a…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zacch Adelabu Adelabu, as acting chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). He was special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on revenue before his appointment. Adedeji, who, at 33, was former governor Abiola’s finance commissioner will fill the vacuum created by the retirement leave of…

Niger Republic junta has announced that it would cut off its military pact with the neighbouring Benin Republic over an allegation that Benin Republic authorised the deployment of troops on its territory for a possible military intervention against Niger by the West African regional bloc – the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Wednesday announced that it will close the Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, Plateau State. FAAN made the announcement in a statement on its Twitter page on Wednesday. It said the airport will be closed from 23rd September to 29th September 2023 for airport runway maintenance. It however regrets all…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, have finalized a historic agreement, which translates  to the im mediate cessation of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. This was contained in a statement signed by special adviser to the president Tinubu on…

Tarauni, a popular and biggest chicken market in Kano state has been engulfed with scarcity of chicken. A visit to the market by BizPoint correspondent revealed that all most all the chicken selling outlets were out of stock. Observation by our reporter had also shown that majority of the tables used for displaying and cutting…

The Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigerian Governos’ Forum, NGF His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON has assigned portfolios to his newly inaugurated commissioners who are to form the State Executive Council. This is comings after the commissioner nominees were successfully screened and confirmed by the Kwara State House of Assembly. Maxilens News obtained the…

Governor of Kano State Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the appointment of additional 57 Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) into various fields. This was contained in a statement signed by chief press secretary to the governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa which was made available to journalists in Kano on Friday. All appointments take effect immediately…

Tailors in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, on Wednesday, staged a protest against alleged extortion by Aba Power Limited, APL, a subsidiary of Geometric Power. The protesters alleged that in spite of the epileptic power supply from APL, the company was trying to run them out of business with estimated bills. A former Chairman…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected to address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in his first outing to the Assembly, will…

More trouble unfold for President Tinubu led ECOWAS as army Seize Power In Gabon, ending Bango’s Family 53 Year Rule. Army officers have appeared on national television to say they have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the…

The Lagos State House of Assembly says its decision to reject 17 out of 39 cabinet nominees sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will not be rescinded. The House had last Wednesday confirmed 22 of the nominees, but rejected the 17 others. The nominees who were not confirmed include: Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, Prof. Akin Abayomi, Mr….

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has responded to the challenge thrown at him by President Bola Tinubu on ensuring the quick completion of the Abuja metro line. President Tinubu had on Sunday charged Wike to ensure the Abuja metro line is completed as soon as possible. The President who gave…

Nigerian Governors, were hosted for a dinner by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame. The dinner held in Kigali, on Saturday, was part of a three-day Executive Leadership Retreat organized and sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). A statement by the Spokesperson to the Zamfara…

Niger’s military ruler has asked the French ambassador to leave his country. Niger’s military government also authorised troops from neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso on Friday to come to its defence, raising the stakes in a standoff with other West African nations threatening force to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected president. French Ambassador Sylvain Itte was…

The Common Entrance (Placement) Examination into Junior Secondary Schools across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. The Common Entrance Examination is expected to hold by 8:00 am prompt in the various examination centres across the state. In a statement issued by Peter Amogbonjaye, Press Secretary,…

Palliative is said to be something that palliates. Centuries ago, to palliate means to hide or to conceal. In the modern usage, it means to mitigate hardship, to moderate pain by making it easier to endure. Initially, each time palliative is mentioned vis-a-vis the existential pang of hunger the masses routinely experience in Nigeria, it…

Abdullahi Ahmed About One thousand life jackets have been presented to the people of Patigi to prevent drowning in the event of boat mishap. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak handed over the life jackets to the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Umar Bologi II, shortly after a meeting with some first class monarchs who visited to brief him on…

The National Youth Service Corps NYSC Orientation camp has resumed in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital after its closure for more than twelve years. While declaring the 2023 batch “B” Stream (II) orientation course open, Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum says the resumption of camp activity signifies that peace has returned to the state. The…

Hundreds of protesters have stormed Kano State Government House to protest alleged attempt to bribe judges of the election petition tribunal in Kano state. The protesters carried placard with various inscriptions such as, “All eyes are on the Judiciary, they must do Justice but not through intimidation and corruption means.” The protesters, under the umbrella…

The newly-inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has issued a threat to demolish houses built illegally in his inaugural address at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) office. “All those people who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, too bad too bad. If…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Engr. Abubakar Momoh as the Minister of Niger Delta Development. This is contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, Sunday night. On Saturday, the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, vowed to resist any move to cancel the Ministry of Niger Delta. Aside from the inclusion of Niger…

Niger’s new military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani has announced that transition of power to civil rule would not go beyond three years, and warned that any attack on the country would not be easy for those involved. “Our ambition is not to confiscate power,” Tiani said in a televised address on Saturday, adding that an…

Burkina Faso and Mali have deployed war planes in Niger Republic following the threat of the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) troops that they were waiting for order to strike. The regional bloc had given Niger junta a week ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum or face possible sanctions, including possible military action. The…

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, leaves Abuja for Harare on Saturday to observe Zimbabwe’s general elections, scheduled to take place on Aug. 23. Jonathan would be leading a joint observer mission of the Africa Union (AU) and Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) for the states This is contained in statement issued by the…

By Abdulkadir Salaudeen It is apparent that Nigerian masses are massively dealt with. Our appeal to our rulers to let us breathe not only fell on deaf ears, it enrages our rulers the more. They spend billions, if not uncountable moneys, to acquire power. While seeking power, before any breaking news of catastrophe in any…

The Kwara State Ministry of Education has postponed common entrance examination earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday 19-08-2023 to Saturday, 26-08-2023. A statement signed by the Press Secretary of the ministry of Education and Human capital Development Peter Amogbonjaye attributed the postponement to the plea by the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of public schools…

President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the ministerial nominees recently cleared for appointment by the Senate of the National Assembly. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assigned Nyesom Wike to be the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Others are: Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy – Bosun Tijani, Minister of State, Environment and…

The University of Ibadan has resolved to reduce work days for its staff from five to three in a week. A statement issued by the institution registrar, G.O. Saliu, said the development is as a result of the astronomical increase in pump prices. The statement reads: “The astronomical increase in the pump price occasioned by…

Kwara State House of Assembly has received List of Eighteen Commissioner Nominees from Governor AbdulRahmam AbdulRazaq for confirmation as members of the state executive council. Reading the message to his colleagues during plenary, the Speaker, Engineer Yakubu Danlad-Salihu said that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq complied with section Fourteen subsection Four of the constitution of the Federal…

An Abuja-Kaduna bound train has been reported to have derailed on Sunday in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The train was a few minutes away after leaving its destination, Kubwa, when the incident happened. Recall that in January 2023, the Abuja-Kaduna Train also derailed at Kubwa, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded….

Federal Government has directed its Ministry of Health to issue letters of confirmation of appointment to 13 heads of medical institutions. This was contained in a letter written by the Secretary General of the Federation (SGF), to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, dated August 7, 2023. The letter read: “I write to convey Mr….

…by the time I returned to Kaduna state, where I was born and raised in 2019, I was jobless. Though the primary aim of my coming back to the state was to undertake a Doctorate degree program at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, how I was going to do that without a job plus being a…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt Hon Engr Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has commiserated with the people of Offa and Ilorin Emirate over the loss of Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Olatinwo (Rtd) and Ambassador Kayode Laro describing death of the elder statesmen as huge loss. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a condolence message over the…

Nigerians continue to wallow in poverty as life continues to be nightmarish. In the present day Nigeria, the news is always scaring. Jobs are steadily lost on daily basis. Bread is not within the reach of an average Nigerian household anymore. Tooth paste, bathing soap, cream and petroleum jelly are now luxuries exclusive only to…

The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal sitting in Kano has nullified the election victory of Tarauni Federal Constituency member, Muktar Yerma, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party over certificate forgery. The Tribunal explained that after evaluating the witnesses statement on oath as well as the documents tendered before the tribunal it…

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi has confirmed that the House received the list of commissioner nominees as forwarded by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and not just a “cover letter” This followed the allegation by a local tabloid, not National Moonlight Newspaper, that the letter the governor forwarded did not…

The 14th Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II was today granted audience by  Niger Republic Coup Leader Abdourahamane Chiani. The development came days after delegation from the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Nigerian President General Abdussami Abubakar failed to meet face-to-face with either Chiani or ousted President Bazoum Muhamed who…

Gentlemen of the press, We Welcome every one of you to this all-important press conference. We equally thank you for honouring our invitation. May Allah continue to honour you all. On Friday the 28th of July 2023, the Lagos State Government came out with the list of Commissioner-designates of the State for the Lagos House…

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces has rescued 7 kidnapped victims comprising 6 females and a male, in the early hours of 6 August 2023 in Birnin Gwari, near Kaduna. The female victims on interrogation, revealed that they were kidnapped from Paikoro in Niger State while the lone male victim stated that he was picked…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has grilled the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Tokunbo Talabi, over recent allegations of electoral fraud and others levelled against. Politics Nigeria reports that Talabi was grilled for five hours on Friday at the DSS state command headquarters in Abeokuta. The allegations against Talabi include his alleged involvement with…

Thousands took to the streets of Niger’s capital Niamey in a show of support for the country’s new leadership given by military junta. People rallied on the streets of Niamey to signal their support for de facto president Abdourahmane Tchiani and his junta, a dpa correspondent in the capital reported. They came on the 63rd…

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, has issued a circular to Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), indicating the implementation of Nigeria’s new Public Service Rules (PSR). The anticipated changes on the new PSR are going to result in the compulsory retirement of more than 500 directors within the civil…

If someone tells you he wins Common Entrance Examination (oh! I am sorry, he WON it), how would you react? I will come to this later. I should, if not for religion, be a skit addict. This is the frank truth about me. However, I do try hard to avoid it. For much of skits,…

Presidential Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has cautioned Nigerian leaders on the implications of using military force on Niger Republic. In a statement, the former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku, said, “The military intervention in the Republic of Niger has created tension across the West Africa sub-region, and it is a…

Abdullahi Ganduje, immediate former governor of Kano State, has been appointed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) on as the party’s national chairman. During his acceptance speech Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje promised to provide functional offices of the party across the 36 states of the federation. Meanwhile, an APC stalwart in…

Kano State Road and Traffic Agency, KAROTA, has warned tricyclist against the use of gas as an alternative to petrol. The Managing Director of KAROTA, Faisal Mahmud Kabir, said this in a statement issued by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Nabilusi Abubakar, on Wednesday in Kano. According to Mr Mahmud-Kabir, the use of gas as…

President Bola Tinubu’s supplementry ministerial list has been forwarded to the Senate.   Chief of  Staff to the President submitted the second list of ministerial nominees to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio today. Gbajabiamila had last Thursday submitted the first list with 28 nominees to the red chamber and said more names would be forwarded to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reiterated its resolve to go ahead with its plan nationwide protest scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. The NLC and its Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart have ruled out the suspension of nationwide mass action against the fuel price hike and other policies of the federal government. Joe Ajaero, President…

Dear President Tinubu, your economic policies have shortchanged the Muslim Ummah   I greet you with uttermost respect, my prayers and loyalty are with you. I hope this message will reach you in good health. I have listened to your National Broadcast tonight 31/7/2023 where you spoke to Nigerians about your economic policies and interventions…

The West African Nations of Burkina Faso and Mali have released a Joint-Declaration stating a “Armed Intervention” by ECOWAS or France against the Military Junta in Niger would be considered a Declaration of War against their Countries and that they will assist Niger in any Invasion; they also stated that if ECOWAS decides to launch…

Coupists in the Republic of Niger have sought Russia’s help in the face of military threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The regional body, which has the backing of the Western democracies and the United Nations, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military junta to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum as…

The Adamawa State Police Command says 25 youths suspected of being involved in the looting that occurred earlier in the day in Yola, the state capital have been apprehended. The hoodlums broke into government warehouses and some private stores early Sunday morning and stole food and non-food items stored there. In a statement, Police Public…

The Kano state government has reiterated its commitment to support the fight against the resurgence of Polio Virus in some part of the state. The State Governor, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf stated this during the official launch of Polio Vaccination Exercise in Gabasawa LGA. Yusuf represented by his Deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, expressed concern…

Management of Dangote Refinery has debunked an online media report that the company employed 11,000 skilled workers from India while allegedly neglecting youths from Nigeria and other African countries. In his response, the Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina said the report was written with malicious intent as it did not reflect the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country and the African leaders attending a summit in St Petersburg have agreed to promote a multipolar world order and fight “neocolonialism” as he offered debt write-offs and grains to woo allies across African continent. “Russia’s attention to Africa is steadily growing,” Putin said on Friday at the end…