The Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace has dismissed as “propaganda” a viral video in which a clergyman, identified as Rev. Dachomo, alleged a mass mobilisation of Fulani fighters through Nyerwai village in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, Plateau State, and accused security forces of collusion. ...
Read More »117 northern students depart for Algeria on medicine, engineering scholarship
No fewer than 117 beneficiaries from northern Nigeria have departed for Algeria to pursue various academic programmes under a fully funded study scholarship facilitated by the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation. Speaking during a send-forth and orientation ceremony organised for the beneficiaries in Bauchi, the Chairman ...
Read More »Air France to extend suspension of Madagascar flights
Air France said Tuesday it would extend the suspension of its flights to Madagascar at least until Friday because of unrest in the African country. “The resumption of operations will remain subject to a daily assessment of the situation on the ground,” the French national airline told ...
Read More »NiMet predicts three-day sunshine, cloudiness from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the nation. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies on Monday with patches of clouds over the northern region. It anticipated prospects of isolated thunderstorms with light rains over ...
Read More »Customs recorded N6.6bn revenue in one month – NOA
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, says the Nigeria Customs Service recorded over six billion Naira in September. Issa-Onilu made this known at the Monthly National Joint Security Press Briefing on Monday in Abuja. The briefing organised by NOA is supported by ...
Read More »Fans mark third anniversary of BBNaija Rico’s tragic death
Three years after the tragic passing of Big Brother Naija star and singer, Patrick Fakoya, popularly known as Rico Swavey, his management and fans have paid emotional tributes to his memory. In a heartfelt post shared on Monday on X, the management described Rico as a beacon ...
Read More »No bandit invasion in Kebbi – Official
The Kebbi State Government has rejected reports claiming that bandits attacked Maku-ku village in Sakaba Local Government Area, labeling the news as false and misleading. The claim, which was broadcast by a local FM radio station in Birnin Kebbi, suggested that several people were killed in the ...
Read More »Trump arrives in Israel as hostages freed from Gaza
US President Donald Trump landed in Israel aboard Air Force One on Monday as a first group of Israeli hostages returned home from Gaza after two years’ captivity. The US leader was greeted on a red carpet at Ben Gurion airport by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin ...
Read More »Shehu Sani condemns Kano Pillars fans’ attack on 3SC players, referees
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has condemned the violent conduct of Kano Pillars supporters who invaded the pitch and attacked players, match officials, and staff of Shooting Stars Sports Club following Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League clash at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano State. PUNCH ...
Read More »Hisbah arrests couple, three others over illegal marriage in Kano
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested five youths for allegedly conducting an illegal marriage ceremony without parental consent. The Deputy Commander General of the board, Dr Mujahideen Aminuddeen, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Kano on Monday. He said those arrested included ...
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