Moshood Abiola stadium not banned – says NFF
Nigeria Football Federation has denied reports claiming that the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja has been banned by world governing body FIFA. The stadium in Abuja was desecrated last Tuesday by irate fans after Nigeria failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The three-time AFCON winners lost on away goals following a 1-1 […]
Police defuse second bomb within 24 hours in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has defused another bomb at the Rigasa community in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. This is coming barely 24 hours after bomb experts from the State Command anti-bomb squad defused an object suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device at the same community, a few kilometers away from […]
2022 Ramadan: Moon Sighted In Saudi Arabia, Fasting Begins Tomorrow
The Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening, acccording to Alarabia report.This marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday, April 2, 2022, according to an official announcement from the Kingdom’s Supreme Court.Read Also 2022 Ramadan: Sultan Asks Muslims To Watch Out For Moon Today Muslims follow […]
Media Body moves to make Kaduna Residents more Environment-friendly
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – In a renewed move to make residents more environment friendly and halt the fast changing climate – largely due to negative human activities – a Kaduna-based outfit, Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF), during the week trained Journalists and critical stakeholders on specialized environment reporting; disaster risk reduction with special emphasis […]
Diesel: Telcos lament high operational cost, seek FG’s intervention
Telecommunication providers under the aegis of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria have said the rising cost of diesel has impacted negatively on their operational costs and that they are set to approach the Federal Government for special interventions. The President of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this during a press conference on […]
Terrorists attempted to cross, not barricaded Kaduna-Abuja highway – state govt
A former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, says bandits have blocked the Abuja-Kaduna highway, preventing travellers and other road users to access the road. This is as the Kaduna State Government countered the claim, saying the terrorists only attempted to cross the highway but were engaged by security forces. In a tweet on his Twitter handle […]
Insecurity: Reps consider National Assembly shutdown over Buhari’s ‘inaction’
Some members of the House of Representatives have proposed that the National Assembly be shut down to force the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to wake up to his responsibility of ensuring protection of life and property in Nigeria. This is just as a lawmaker called for the resignation or sacking of the National […]
Edo Assembly passes anti open Grazing bill
Edo State House of Assembly has passed the bill for a law to prohibit Open grazing of cattle and regulate other livestock in Edo state. The bill was passed after the house continued it’s clause by clause consideration at the committee of the whole. Sections considered at today’s plenary include; amendments to sections 5(7) and […]
Kaduna train attack: El-Rufai talks tough, warns residents against protecting criminals
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has cautioned communities against shielding suspected criminals in their midst as government strives to tackle insecurity in the state. El-Rufai gave the warning on Wednesday when he visited the Chief of Kagoro, Mr Ufuwai Bonet, at his palace in Kaura Local Government Area, to condole with him over the […]
Kaduna Train attack: Eight bodies recovered, 26 injured, several unaccounted for
The Kaduna State has received from the Nigerian railway cooperation the (NRC), the detailed passenger manifest for the Abuja-Kaduna train service AK9. In a statement released by the commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home affairs Kaduna State , Samuel Aruwan, disclosed that documents received from NRC showed that 398 had bought tickets for the […]