Chairmen and Secretaries of the All Progressives Congress in the 16 local governments that make up Kano South Senatorial District have called on Senator Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila to return to the party. The APC Chairman of Albasu Local Government Area, Iliyasu Hungu, made the call on behalf of the ...
Read More »Ogun community raises the alarm over rising burglary, human trafficking
A community in the Magboro area of Ogun State have raised the alarm over the increasing spate of burglary and suspected human trafficking in the area, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. An investigation by NAN reveals growing concern and anxiety, particularly among those living in Happyland Estate, over ...
Read More »Cross River gov welcomes PDP deputy gov candidate, Emana, to APC
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Sunday received the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, into the All Progressives Congress. Her visit to the governor came hours after she announced her defection to the APC via her X handle. Emana was ...
Read More »Liverpool set for ‘big summer’ of transfers, says Van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk says he expects a “big summer” for Liverpool in the transfer market as he reportedly closes in on a deal that will secure his future at Anfield. Arne Slot’s men are on the brink of a record-equalling 20th English league title after Sunday’s 2-1 victory at ...
Read More »Tinubu orders clampdown on illegal tertiary institutions
President Bola Tinubu has directed relevant education regulatory bodies to intensify efforts in clamping down on illegal tertiary institutions operating across Nigeria. Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday, the President ordered the National Universities Commission, the National Board for ...
Read More »‘You’re naive,’ Zulum slams minister over Borno blast comments
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has criticised the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, describing him as “naive” about the country’s security realities following a deadly Boko Haram attack on the Damboa-Maiduguri Road on Saturday. The explosion, which occurred on the major road linking the state capital, Maiduguri, to Damboa, ...
Read More »Palm Sunday: Pope defies doctors’ advice, delights crowd in Vatican square
Pope Francis on Palm Sunday delighted worshippers with an impromptu tour of St Peter’s Square, against the advice of his doctors to avoid crowds while recovering from pneumonia. For the second Sunday in a row after the longest hospital stay of his papacy, the 88-year-old pontiff left his Vatican ...
Read More »Surge in kidnappings worries Nigerians, says ex-Osun lawmaker
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has expressed concern over the growing rate of kidnapping for ransom across the country, saying the trend is causing fear among Nigerians. Oyintiloye, a former member of the Osun State House of Assembly, urged President Bola Tinubu ...
Read More »Police arrest three for hijacking 45,000 litre-petrol tanker in Oyo
Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol on the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road. A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso in ...
Read More »Tinubu, Trump’s representative discuss strategic economic, security partnership
ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu met on Thursday in Paris with a representative from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to discuss the development of a strategic economic and security partnership between Nigeria, Africa, and the United States. According to a statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the U.S. delegation ...
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