INEC Dismisses Statement Claiming It Is Investigating Tinubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming it is investigating the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu. “A press release purported to have been issued by the Commission has been trending online since Friday 11th November 2022,” INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said […]
New naira: ISWAP bans Lake Chad traders from naira transactions
A Boko Haram splinter group, Islamic State West African Province has ordered farmers and fishermen in the Lake Chad region to stop transacting in naira. The move by the terror group was a result of the announcement by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, […]
American TV host, Nick Cannon, welcomes 11th child
American media personality, Nick Cannon, has welcomed his 11th child, Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon. Cannon made the announcement on his Instagram account on Saturday, stating that he welcomed his daughter with disk jockey, Abbey De La Rosa. The duo had earlier welcomed twins, Zion and Zillion, in June 2021. Describing the DJ as a “loving and […]
Kaduna soldiers kill notorious bandit commander, ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’
The Kaduna State Government, yesterday, said security forces have ambushed and neutralised a notorious bandits’ commander known as ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’ responsible for terrorising Kaduna-Kachia road, Chikun and Igabi local councils. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, said the security agencies reported his death to the state government, confirming […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Saturday morning
Good morning below are summary’s from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Security forces have killed Dogo Maikasuwa, a notorious bandit commander in Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan. 2. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected claims that it plans to abandon […]
World cup: Kizz Daniel to perform in Qatar.
Nigerian singer and song writer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe popularly known by is stage name Kizz Daniel as been confirmed to be one of the headline performing artistes at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The World Cup organisers, FIFA, made the confirmation via a post on their official Instagram handle on Friday as they listed […]
Tambuwal govt benefits Sokoto people with projects says Rabah, Wurno , Goronyo council chairmen
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Sokoto state Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial campaign council has geared up towards showcasing the numerous people oriented projects by the governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal administration. The development is coming on the heels of the party’s efforts at wooing support of people in the state ahead of next year’s elections. Driving […]
FAAN reopens Lagos airport runway — four months after closure
Federal Airport Authority Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it has reopened the domestic runway (18L/36R) of Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos, for flight operations. The authority said this in a tweet on Friday. The development comes four months after the runway was closed in July. FAAN said after the installation of the new lighting […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Friday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian newspaper: 1. The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as an “alliance of convenience” that will collapse after defeat in the coming presidential election in 2023. The former Vice President stated this shortly after the […]
TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ON THE KADUNA STATE 2023 DRAFT BUDGET OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY – By Y.I.Goje
This is a State with about 1.3 million farming households (KASS, 2017) in the Sector, contributing between 36-38% to the GDP and employs about 42.4% of the workforce as well as at a time when about 69.4% of farmers use grains as against seeds, less than 200 extension agents expected to cater for millions of […]