EFCC arraign ABU Ex- VC, bursar over money laundering
Professor Ibrahim Garba and Ibrahim Shehu Usman, former Vice Chancellor and Bursar respectively of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering. The EFCC said they were arraigned before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court on an eight count charge […]
KD governor outlines state’s progress in SDGs
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has outlined the state’s progress in accelerating seven Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the last six years. El-Rufai presented the achievements in Kaduna at the State’s 2022 SDGs Summit 2.0 organised by the SDGs Unit, Planning and Budget Commission. It was to increase awareness, renew commitment, and mobilise resources to […]
Edo Train Kidnap: Security Operatives rescue two more victims – Nehikhare
…reunite Magistrate with family The Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Chris Nehikhare, has disclosed that security operatives have rescued two more kidnap victims of the Igueben Train Station incident from their abductors, placing the number of rescued victims at nine. Making this disclosure during a press briefing in his office in Benin […]
2023 : Collect your PVCs- Wamakko to APC supporters
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto The Leader of the All Progressives Congress in Sokoto state Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako on Thursday urged party supporters in the state to get their PVCs ready ahead of the coming general elections. Wamakko who represents Sokoto North Senatorial District at the National Assembly made the call to a mammoth crowd […]
Kenya researchers discover new strain of gonorrhoea
Researchers from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) say a new strain of gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted disease resistant to standard antibiotics, is circulating in the capital, Nairobi, especially among female sex workers. The gonorrhoea bacteria is spread through unprotected sex Those behind the study blame misinformation as some sex workers who are on a […]
FORMER FALCONETS COACH DIES AFTER
A former coach of the Under-20 Women’s national team, the Falconets, Dan Evumena has passed away in Asaba, Delta state after a brief illness. Sources say he fell sick on December 24, 2022 and went into coma a few days later before his passing on Wednesday at a hospital in the Delta State capital. The […]
INEC RELEASE FINAL VOTER REGISTER FOR 2023 ELECTION
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of Nigerians who registered to vote in the 2023 general elections. A total of 93.4 million eligible voters are expected to participate in the forthcoming elections. According to the figures, the Northwest region has the highest number of eligible voters followed by the Southwest. […]
POLICE GIVES UPDATE ON ABDUCTED TRAIN PASSENGERS
The police Commissioner in charge of the Railway Command Yetunde Longe has said efforts were on by the police and other security agencies to rescue victims who were abducted at Edo train station. Longe stressed that the police and other security agencies were working closely to rescue the victims from the custody of the abductors. […]
Court ban rule that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant
A Nigerian court has struck out a police regulation that forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant, local media report. In a landmark judgment, a judge ruled that the regulation, which calls for the dismissal of any unmarried officer who gets pregnant was discriminatory, illegal, null and void. It followed a suit by a sacked […]
FG calls on Governors to Tame out of school children
The Federal Government has called on governors to stem the tide of rising numbers of out-of-school-children in their respective States by making substantive efforts to ensure increased access, improve quality and systems strengthening of education at all levels in the states. Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah made the call in Abeokuta, Ogun […]