ISIL claims killing 11 soldiers in Borno state
ISIL fighters killed 11 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on the northeastern town of Gajiganna, the group has claimed through its news agency AMAQ. The armed group said on Saturday the attack on the soldiers took place in the town in northeastern Borno state on Friday. It published pictures of burned barracks and dead bodies […]
Teku Farms voluntarily Trains 150 Youth On Horticulture, Fish Farming To Tackle Unemployment, Insecurity and global warming
By Ibrahim’s Yusuf In an attempt to support the Government to tackle unemployment and insecurity bedevilling the nation, Teku Int’l Farms and Agro Allied Services Limited, Kaduna on Saturday, May 11, 2019, commenced free training for 150 youth on horticulture and fish farming business which include flowing plants, economic trees,land scaping fumigation,orchard designation,fish hybrid seedling […]
Banditry: Tambuwal engages all security agencies, vows not to concede any community to attackers
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto IN what seem like a wake up call against the ravaging bandits attacks on villages in the state in recent times, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has vowed not to concede any part of the state to bandits particularly Isa, Sabon Birni, Kebbe and Gudu local government areas where […]
JAMB: 15-year-old boy emerges best overall student – Registrar
…As JAMB releases 2019 results. A 15-year-old boy, Ekele Franklin from Imo, has emerged the overall best candidate in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), conducted between April 11 and April 15. Franklin, who made University of Lagos his first choice, scored 347 and may not be admitted because of his age. Prof. Ishaq […]
Partner with Police to secure your communities – Prince Oscar Opara Tells Communities
By Ehis Agbon The Director General of Youth Crime Prevention Initiative, Patriot Prince E.O Opara Oscar, has called on youths in crises and crime prone communities to partner with the government and Nigerian police to secure their communities. He made this call on thursday when he made a crime prevention awareness campaign to two crises […]
Court Orders Ganduje To Stop Creation Of New Emirates In Kano
A High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Clerk of the Assembly, and the Attorney-General of the state to abstain from creating five additional Emirates in the state. According to an ex parte motion dated May 10, 2019, filed by […]
Buhari Nominates Godwin Emefiele For Second Term
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the Governor of the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for a second term. The letter for his tenure elongation was sent to the Senate on Wednesday and read during plenary on Thursday. Emefiele was first appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2014 and was retained after Buhari […]
Okorocha: The evil I feared in PDP has befallen me 10 times in APC
Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says the evil he feared in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been haunting him since he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okorocha had defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), where he contested and won the 2011 governorship election. The outgoing governor […]
Election Petition: Tribunal adjourns Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency pre-hearing for wrong service
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Governorship, National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto had Tuesday adjourned for wrongful service to May 16, 2019 the pre-hearing session into the petition filed by Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki. Dasuki a lawmaker on the platform of (PDP Sokoto), representing Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency in the Hoyse of Representatives […]
Election : Senator Wamakko wants Tribunal to strike out Senator Maccido’s petition against his election
…as Justice Akhihiero adjourns pre- hearing to May 10th in Kalanjeni’s petition By Ado Hassan, Sokoto The Chairman of the Northern Senators Forum, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, has urged the National and States Assemblies Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Sokoto, to strike out the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) defeated candidate in the 2019 […]