Month: July 2025

The Katsina State High Court 9, presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mashi has sentenced two men, Shamsu Lawal, a former security guard, and Tasi’u Rabi’u, a cook, to death by hanging for the murder of former Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Rabe Nasir. Nasir was brutally murdered on December 8, 2021, at his […]

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Kebbi State has directed residents to visit its designated offices to register or revalidate their voter cards in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) from August 18, 2025. The directive was given on yesterday by the INEC resident electoral commissioner,  Hon Abubakar Sarkin Fawa Dambo, at a press conference […]

Minister of National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, has declared that the North has no reason to regret supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because the region is well represented and actively engaged in national governance. Bagudu spoke at a technical session of the “Government-Citizens’ Engagement” organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation at Arewa House […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Yobe State government for massively investing in agriculture to ensure food sufficiency and security in the state. Tinubu spoke yesterday at the launch of the state’s Agricultural Empowerment Programme in Damaturu, the state capital. Represented by his senior special assistant on Political and Other Matters, Alhaji Ibrahim Kabiru Masari, […]

Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen will undergo a medical with Galatasaray this Thursday as part of his €75million move from Napoli. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Nigerian international arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday for the medical examination. He also revealed that all documents relating to the deal have been countersigned. Osimhen spent last season on […]

Kwara State government has alerted the people of the state about the impending heavy rain, which would be accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms. The government said the heavy rain was expected from  yesterday, quoting the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet). In a statement signed yesterday by the director of Public Orientation in the Ministry of Communications, […]

A Nigerian/Canadian charity organisation, the Blue North Initiative, yesterday staged a peaceful march in Abuja, the nation’s capital, demanding an end to human trafficking. The march, which started at the Federal Secretariat and ended at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, was to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (WDATP) in 2025. Addressing journalists […]

The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is repositioning the sports sector as a major contributor to Nigeria’s economy under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking during a stakeholders’ forum in Kaduna, Dikko declared that the elevation of the Federal Ministry of Sports into a full-fledged […]

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council. The Governor, however, appointed Barr Moses Atagher, the former two-term Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, as the new Chief of Staff. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula, described Barr. Atagher is a […]

The ancient kingdom of Arochukwu in Abia State came alive from July 24 to 27, 2025, as indigenes and dignitaries from across the globe gathered to celebrate the first coronation anniversary of His Eminence, Eze Aro Dr. Eberechukwu Oji (9th). The four-day celebration also hosted the 6th edition of the All Aro National Conference (AANC), […]