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  Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has commended the efforts of the Directorate of State Services for its swift and decisive action in apprehending five suspects linked to the kidnapping and brutal murder of a one-year-old girl, Sakina Mamuda, in Duhun Bake village, Gwarzo Local Government Area.   This ...

  The United Arab Emirates has agreed to contribute to a huge gas pipeline project that will connect Nigeria to Morocco and eventually reach Europe.   Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, told lawmakers on Tuesday that the UAE is now one of the supporters of ...

  The Senate leadership on Thursday cautioned the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, against making public statements that could create friction between the National Assembly and the executive led by President Bola Tinubu.   The warning came after Badaru publicly dismissed a planned two-day national security summit by the Senate, ...

  The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to establish more permanent orientation camps and rehabilitate new ones to enhance the seamless participation of prospective corps members in the National Youth Service Corps scheme.   The resolution of the House followed the consideration of a motion on ...

  Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has disclosed intentions to give away nearly all of his $200 billion wealth, leaving only one per cent for himself, as he shuts down the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.   The Microsoft co-founder stated on Thursday in a post on his personal blog, Gates ...

  The Edo State Chapter of People Democratic Party on Thursday said the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku is a staunch APC loyalist, describing his Tuesday defection to the All Progressives Congress as comical.   Agbebaku, alongside two other PDP lawmakers, Sunny Ifada (Esan Central Constituency) ...

  President Bola Tinubu has been conferred with the chieftaincy title of ‘Dike si mba Anambra’ by all the royal fathers from the 179 communities of Anambra State.   Tinubu was conferred with the title by the Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Chidubem Iweka (Ogalagidi, Eze Iweka ...

  The Defence Headquarters has attributed the recent spate of violent attacks on communities in Benue, Plateau, and other parts of the country to foreign herders who have infiltrated Nigeria through porous borders.   Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Markus ...

  Bauchi State Government has signed a financial agreement for the implementation of the Value Chain Programme in the state.   According to a press release issued on Thursday by the Special Assistant on Media, Bauchi Deputy Governor’s Office, Muslim Lawal, the $158 million Value Chain project is designed to ...

  The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has issued a formal letter of sanction to Kenya Airways following multiple violations of consumer protection regulations involving three passengers, including Gloria Omisore.   The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, made this announcement on his official X ...