Terrorists release another four Kaduna train attack victims, plans to marry off 21-year old captive
The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, on Friday, released four more hostages including an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu and two others after spending four months in captivity. Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, […]
Editors’ Guild reacts to shutdown of broadcast stations warns of job losses
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has expressed concern over the shutting down of over 50 broadcast stations by the National Broadcasting Commission for failing to pay their renewal licence fees. According to report the NBC, on Friday, directed 52 broadcast outfits, including the African Independent Television, Silverbird Television and the broadcasting corporations run by various […]
Save the Children International applauds Zamfara State House of Assembly for passing the Child Protection Bill.
Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria commends Zamfara State House of Assembly for passing the Child Protection Bill on 16th August 2022, almost 18 years after the Child Rights Act (2003) was first presented to the House to be domesticated. Madina Abdulkadir, Girl Champion, Save the Children International Nigeria said, “I am so happy for […]
CBN to roll out USSD code for eNaira next week, Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will roll out the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) code for eNaira next week. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, said this on Thursday at the eNaira hackathon organised by the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) and the apex bank in Abuja. Emefiele said CBN had concluded the first phase […]
Second KDSG Security Update: Suspected bandits arrested in Lere LGA Kaduna
..Alleged accomplice lynched by locals Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Government that seven suspected bandits have been arrested in Mariri community of Lere local government area. According to the report, the arrests were the result of sustained intelligence gathering. Troops of Operation Safe Haven acted on the credible intelligence, and arrested members […]
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Below are today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulahi Adamu, has lamented that the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is engaging in propaganda to discredit the ruling party ahead of the 2023 elections. Adamu stated this Tuesday when a group of […]
Strike: Total blackout looms as Nigerian electricity workers threaten strike
Nigeria’s electricity supply crisis could worsen from tomorrow (Wednesday) as the organised labour has instructed workers in the power sector to down tools and commence an indefinite strike over pending labour issues with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE ) on Tuesday converged on the headquarters of the […]
Naira drops to N683/$ at parallel market as FX demand intensifies
The naira has dropped to N683 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market, popularly called the black market. The figure represents a depreciation of N3 or 0.4 percent from the N680 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change operators who spoke to TheCable on Tuesday said there is still FX […]
Notorious ‘Kidnap kingpin’, Wadume, bags seven years jail term
Justice Binta Nyako has sentenced notorious Taraba-based kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, to seven years without an option of fine. In the trial that lasted three years, Wadume was convicted on counts two and 10 of the 13 counts brought against him and six others by the Attorney General of the Federation. […]
Kizz Daniel, stars’ buga and the curse of stardom
By Festus Adedayo Asked to write an essay in professor of psychology, Scott Allison’s “Heroes and Villains” class at the University of Richmond, Virginia,Corinne Devaney chose Bob Marley.Marley was a mulatto born in a crime-centric slum neighbourhood of St. Anne in Jamaica.He was a product of a liaison between a black mother, then 18-year-old Miss […]