How BVN can be used to steal money from your bank accounts
Bank Verification Number (BVN) is a unique identification number (11 digits) issued to every bank customers and linked to every bank accounts that the customer has in all banks in Nigeria. The BVN was launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 14, 2014 in collaboration with the Banker’s Committee as a centralized biometric identification system […]
Sokoto correspondents’ chapel discontinues boycott of govt activities
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Sokoto state Chapter has resolved to call off its boycott order on covering the State Government activities. The resolution followed a decision reached after series of meetings and consultations involving delegated members as well as executives of the Chapel, the State NUJ […]
Sokoto police arrest 17 bandits, kidnappers , others as villagers rescue two kidnap victims in Wurno LG
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Villagers in Tamba Garka, Wurno local government area of Sokoto state have mobilised themselves and chased after a group of bandits leading to the arrest of one of them, Jabbi Alhaji Wanto and rescued two female kidnapped victims , Hussaina Bairu ‘f’ aged 20 years and Farida Jamilu ‘f’ aged 18yrs […]
Court grants bail to whistleblower, Mahdi Shehu
A Federal High court sitting in Kano has granted bail to Mahdi Shehu who pleaded not guilty to all the six-count charges filed against him by the Katsina State Government The presiding Judge, Justice Ambrose Lewis Allagoa, said the accused should be remanded in correctional service pending the fulfilment of his bail condition. He was […]
Certificate Forgery: Appeal Court dismisses APC’s suit, upholds High Court ruling in favour of Obaseki
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which held that Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki did not forge his certificates to contest for the 2020 gubernatorial election. The members of the Appeal Court panel, which delivered the judgement in the case with suit no […]
Hijab: Muslim, Christian groups clash in Kwara school
The controversy over the use of the hijab on Wednesday degenerated to violence at Baptist Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara State. The school was one of the 10 shut down last month by the state government over the controversy and reopened only on Wednesday. Kwara state government had waded in and ordered the closure of the […]
JAMB 2021: Board Sets To Commence Sale Of Registration Forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says it has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of 2021/2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration forms. The board disclosed this in its Vol. 2, No. 15 Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar and made it available to the News […]
GRAMMYS 2021: Buhari Congratulates Burna Boy and Wiz Kid.
President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Nigerian music star Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, whose entry won the “Best Global Music Album” category in the 2021 Grammy awards, saying he has made notable contributions in the field of music which the world has come to recognize. “Congratulations to Burna Boy on being conferred the 2021 […]
World Planting Day: Group Plant Seed Of Peace & Happiness For Better Tomorrow
A head of world international planting day which is equally (world forestry day) 21th march 2021, Teku international farm and Foundation for the protection of women and children in conjunction with African climate reporters has embarked on sensitizing the general public on the importance of trees planting in their Houses ,schools, markets ,motor parks, places […]
Dangote, BUA, others to participate at 1st Sokoto, Kebbi , Zamfara states joint National Trade , Exhibition fair
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto TWO Nigerian leading business concerns, Dangote Group of companies and BUA Group of companies are debuting at the 1st edition of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states joint National Trade and Exhibition Fair 2021. The ten days event to be hosted by the Sokoto state Chamber of Commerce , Industry, Mines and […]