The former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has donated ten million naira to the College of Nursing Sciences, St Gerald Hospital, Kaduna, Kaduna state. This was after the Labour Party Chieftain earlier visited Madarasatul Hidayyatul Auladi Muslimima Kawo, Kaduna and FOMWAN Hospital in Badarawa, Kaduna, the Kaduna state capital. Established in 1957, St Gerald Hospital is one of the oldest of such facilities in Northern Nigeria, while the establishment of the College of Nursing Sciences followed thereafter. During the visit, Obi emphasized that by investing in the training of more health workers, Nigeria will build a strong health sector…
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The senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim and four other aspirants have filed an appeal challenging Governor Aiyedatiwa’s victory in the just conducted All Progressives Congress primary elections. The petition was filed with the APC Primary Election Committee, chaired by former Bauchi State Governor, Mr Mohammed Abubakar The appellants, namely; Senator Ibrahim, Folakemi Omogoroye, Olugbenga Edema, Jimi Odimayo, and Wale Akinterinwa are demanding the cancellation of the governorship primary and the conduct of a fresh primary. They described the process as underwhelming, a derision of democracy, and a total disregard for established democratic principles. Senator Ibrahim presented…
Sokoto state Governor Ahmad Aliyu has sacked 15 district heads for allegedly aiding insecurity and engaging in land racketeering. Aliyu also stated that the previous administration did not follow due process in the appointment of the district heads. In a statement issued by the press secretary to the governor, Abubakar Bawa, on Tuesday, April 23, Aliyu approved the reinstatement of seven district heads and placing four others under investigation. He noted that the reinstatement and dethronement was based on the recommendation of the committee set up to review the appointments of traditional rulers in the state. The governor approved the…
The federal government has berated former vice president and presidential candidate of the PDP at the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar for calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevent further devaluation of the naira by carrying out controlled floatation of the naira. The opposition leader stated that Tinubu’s economic policies, especially the unification of the exchange rate, were hastily implemented without proper planning and also lacking in adequate consultations with stakeholders. Atiku said that Tinubu’s economic reforms of the past nine months since assumption of office have led to the depreciation in the value of the…
Following the recent unveiling of Nomad Vigilante Group by Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore in Nasarawa state, the Forum of Ethnic Youth Presidents in the State has expressed worries over the development. Recall that the President of the Miyetti Allah, Abdullah Bodejo, inaugurated 1,144-man Fulani vigilante team on January 17, 2024. A move he said was aimed at tackling banditry, cattle rustling and other forms of crimes across the state. Days after the inauguration however, security agents, said to be soldiers and operatives of the Department of State Services, apprehended Bodejo on January 23 and whisked him away to…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that SIM cards that are yet to be linked to the National Identity Numbers (NIN) will no longer be active by the end of February 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Aminu Maida, revealed this during a meeting with newsmen on Tuesday, February 6 2024. “Pre-registered or illegally registered SIM has been a challenge for a long time. In 2021, there was a policy to link NIN with SIMs thinking that such will take care of the problem but people in the value chain lashed out on loopholes.” Maida…
Authorities of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano State, have announced the suspension of one of its lecturer for subjecting some students of the institution to corporal punishment. Recall that in a viral video that generated widespread criticism on social media, the Kano State-owned university lecturer was shown punishing the students by subjecting them to frog jumps in a lecture theater. Meanwhile a statement issued on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, and endorsed by the Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations Unit, Sai’du Abdullahi Nayaya, of the university noted that the case has been forwarded to…
The federal government has assured of renewed commitment to putting an end on the rising insecurity bedeviling the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave this assurance when he inducted two T129 Attack Combat Helicopters and one King Air Beechcraft 360ER mobility aircraft for use by the Nigerian Air Force held at the 131 Engineering Group Hanger, Nigeria Air Force Base, Makurdi. . The president, who was represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, stated that the acquisition of the helicopters and the induction indicated the commitment of his administration to the nation’s security. He said that the acquisition and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has returned to the Country Tuesday night, after a two-week private visit to Paris, France. It was gathered that the presidential jet, NAF 001, touched down at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 9 pm. Top government officials, including his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike were on hand to receive the president. Equally on the welcoming line were the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani;…
Report has it that the Youth President of the Polako community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State simply identified as Raphael, has taken his own life. Though details of the Incident are still sketchy as of press time, it was however learnt that the deceased was found with a noose around his neck hanging from a tree inside a bush. Raising an alarm on the incident, a Facebook User, Peresuodei Innocent confirmed the incident in a post on Monday, February 5, 2024.
A 62-year-old man, Adamu Danga Rijau has been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police in Niger state for allegedly defiling a 6-year-old girl in Minna the Niger state capital. In a statement issued on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, noted that an eyewitness who raised the alarm, caught the suspect raping the minor inside a cemetery. It was learned that the suspect, who fled from the scene, was chased and caught by a group of residents. Abiodun further said that the suspect attributed the reason for committing the crime to alcohol,…
Following soaring prices of food items in the market and the rising cost of living, a viral video of a man weeping in the market over his inability to buy food items with the little money he had on him has generated public reactions. In the viral video apparently filmed in front of a shop where staple food items such as Rice, Beans, Garri and others were being sold, the yet-to-be-identified man was seen asking for the prices of the food items. However, realizing that he couldn’t afford to purchase the food items with the money he had,…
According to reports, Abubakar Ahmad Sirika, the brother of the immediate past minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been found wanting by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N8.06 billion contract fraud in the Federal Ministry of Aviation. As part of the ongoing probe of alleged financial crimes in the Ministry of Aviation during the tenure of the ex-minister, brother to the former Aviation Minister who is said to have been awarded a contract by the former Minister, was apprehended on Sunday, February 4. The anti-graft agency is probing allegations of conspiracy, abuse of office,…
According to reports, Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen is likely not to play at Nigeria’s semi-final clash against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the African Cup of Nations. In a statement on Monday, February 5 by the media officer of the Super Eagles Babafemi Raji, revealed that the striker is suffering from abdominal discomfort. The media officer noted that the African best player of the year did not travel with the team to Bouaké, the city hosting the semi-final clash. Raji disclosed that members of the team traveled from Abidjan to Bouaké today via a 10 pm Air…
Reports has it that a pregnant woman identified as Blessing Godday has been apprehended by the Rivers State Police Command for allegedly stabbing another woman, Mrs Imeran Idema, to death over a bunch of plantain allegedly stolen by the former in Adada community in the Abua/Odual Local Government Area of the state. The 32-year-old, who is a mother of nine, allegedly stabbed Idema for attempting to stop her from running away with a bunch of plantain she reportedly stole from a plantation while trying to get food for her children. Though, the incident happened on January 28, 2003, the…
Renown Christian cleric and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has decried the increasing Naira to Dollar exchange rate, appealing to Nigerians to call on God as a lot of people are going through hardship. Pastor Adeboye stated this while speaking during the February Thanksgiving Service tagged: ‘Let the Wind Blow’, which took place at the Throne of Grace Parish, RCCG Headquarters, in Ebute Meta, Lagos on Sunday, February 4, 2024 While saying that God has foreseen the worsening economic challenges currently being faced by Nigerians from the beginning of the year, the…
A Nigerian Entrepreneur, Isaac Fayose has blamed the free fall of the naira against the US dollar on the activities of some overzealous Nigerian woman who go to any length to get the attention of men. Fayose, who stated this while speaking on AriseNews Tv, revealed that these women who engage in plastic surgeries and body parts enlargement, no longer demand for naira but dollars to fund their lifestyle. He added that such trend has impacted negatively on the naira hence the need for these women to begin tax remittance to the government coffers. Fayose alleged that most men who…
Nigerian popular Fuji sensation, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal professionally known as KWAM 1 or K1, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bring to an end, the overwhelming suffering being faced by Nigerians across the country. The Yoruba singer, decried the situation in a viral video of one of his new stage performances. Recall that the music star sang on Tinubu’s campaign grounds preparatory to the 2023 general elections. He expressed concern over the hardship citizens are going through, blaming it on the removal of fuel subsidy and a persistent fall in the value of the naira. Kwam1 who…
Reports coming in have it that a young man identified as Abdullahi Ali Akwanga, has been murdered by kidnappers who abducted his two brothers in Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa State. It was said that the abductors of his brothers had demanded N3m ransom to free the siblings. It was also gathered the deceased was shot dead by unknown gunmen along the Fadama-Ashiege road on Tuesday night, January 30, 2024, after he successfully delivered the ransom. Meantime details of the ugly incident are still sketchy as of press time but it is alleged that the abductors of his brothers…
A 39-year-old woman reported to have given birth 19 children is pregnant with her twentieth child. Simply identified as Martha, the women who hails from Medellin, Colombia revealed that she does not intend to stop giving birth even after expecting her 20th child. Martha disclosed that she wants to keep having children until her body naturally stops to conceive. Even though it was gathered that she conceived all of her kids with different men, reports say, seventeen of her children are below the age of 18. In an expression of joy for motherhood, Martha was quoted as saying;…
According to reports, a Jimeta Chief Magistrate Court in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Wednesday 31 January, has asked that three fishermen and two businesswomen be remanded at the correctional center for allegedly conniving to steal fish. It was learnt that, Aminu Mohammed (27), Yauba Musa (25), Abubakar Mohammed (31), Halima Musa (21), and Amira Sani (23), all from Gerio Village, Yola, are going through trial before Chief Magistrate Awamem Fwa. Reports say, the police charged the five defendants with criminal conspiracy, criminal trespass, criminal intimidation, theft, causing grievous hurt, and possession of stolen property. Though, all defendants pleaded…
Report has it that a yet-to-be identified man has been electrocuted while allegedly trying to vandalize cables from a transformer mounted in Jattu community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. Sources say, residents of the area woke up on Monday morning, January 29, 2024, to the sight of the deceased lifeless body dangling on two electric poles near a transformer. It was said that the victim had gelded the cable beneath the transformer, stored it aside and ascended up the electric pole to cut the four long cables that connect light to the transformer to the low…
A Benue state indigene identified as Tersugh Aondona, also known as Aterry-Baba, is set to tie the knot with three women on the same day in Benue State. It was said that the marriage ceremony will be held on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in Jato-Aka, Kwande Local Government Area of the state.
Report says two teenage sisters have reportedly been kidnapped at Guita community, Chikakore in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Nation’s capital. It was gathered that the gunmen numbering six whisked away with the girls, who were said to be 16 and 14 years old through the forests and hills in the area. Confirming their abduction, a security source in the area, said that the gunmen took three of a man’s children, two girls and one boy, but they went away with two girls and released one (the boy to return home and inform their father to prepare N30m ransom…
According to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, the anti-graft agency has unraveled how a religious sect in Nigeria is laundering funds for terrorists. The Chairman of the Anti-graft agency made this disclosure while speaking at the Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, during a one-day dialogue tagged, “Youth, Religion, and the Fight against Corruption,” on Wednesday 31 January 2024. Olukoyede, revealed that another religious body was found to be safeguarding a money launderer after some money alleged to have been laundered was trailed to the bank account of the organization. He maintained that religious organizations,…
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, Ondo state has remanded a man identified as James Emmanuel, for allegedly raping a 55-year-old woman, Mrs Deborah Abiodun, to death. It was gathered that the 35-year-old man was apprehended by the Ondo state police command for allegedly killing the woman who was his colleague at the Oke-Odu Area, of Akure on 17 January, 2024. Reports say that after the accused allegedly raped the woman, he hit her head with a stone and trashed her lifeless body inside a waste pit. James was eventually charged to court and arraigned on two-count bordering on…
After scaling through the Confederation of African Football (CAF) random anti-doping tests, Super Eagles’ players Victor Osimhen, Moses Simon, and William Troost-Ekong are now cleared to feature in their quarter-final clash with Angola on Friday 2 January. Recall that the CAF had earlier selected Nigeria international striker Victor Osimhen alongside Super Eagles winger and defender, Moses Simon, and William Troost-Ekong for random drug tests after their last group match and 2-0 Round of 16 victory over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The African best player of the year, Osimhen was one of the star performers when the Super Eagles squad…
One Adebayo Adeyemi, a student of one of the privately owned health technology institutions in Ogun State is in the net of the Ogun state police command for the murder of his girlfriend and schoolmate identified as Mercy. The accused was said to have killed his lover after she seized his phone over an alleged infidelity in their relationship. Media reports have it that the incident began in September 2023 when Mercy took Adeyemi’s phone and kept it in her custody after discovering that he was unfaithful to her in the relationship. Upon refusal to return the phone, Adeyemi left…
Following the planned relocation of some of its departments from the FCT headquarters to Lagos state, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has said that it is deploying at least 1,500 members of its staff to resume at its Lagos office beginning from Friday 2 January. According to sources from the bank who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the strongly criticized relocation plan is still active as the Apex bank is already mobilizing the affected members to resume at the Lagos office on Friday. “Yes, the plan is still on and they will resume work by February…
Minister of Works David Umahi has requested a redesign of the Abuja-Keffi Expressway, specifically adding a flyover, in order to alleviate the frequent traffic congestion on the Nyanya-Mararaba axis in Karu, Nasarawa state. The minister made this known during a site inspection of the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Abuja-Mararaba-Keffi Road. The project is expected to be undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited as part of the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. Umahi charged the company to produce the redesigned plans within seven days, stressing that it would effectively reduce the traffic gridlock on…
