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A gang of armed bandits have abducted over 40 worshippers in Gidan Turbe village of Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State. Also, armed bandits have attacked Dogon Daji town in Tsafe Local Government Area of the State, beheading the town’s district head. The bandits carrying sophisticated weapons invaded the village on Monday while residents of […]
The topmost northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has declared that northern aspirants, like other Nigerians, have the constitutional right to contest the 2027 presidential elections against President Bola Tinubu. APC national publicity secretary, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, dismissed such calls and said there was no way to stop any northerner from contesting the […]
At least three patients at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano State have been confirmed dead following a recent power cut at the facility by the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). The facility’s spokesperson, Mrs Hauwa Inuwa Dutse, confirmed the incident to journalists in Kano, explaining that […]
Guinness World Records has confirmed that the Nigerian chef Hilda Baci, who ignited excitement across Africa in 2023, has again entered the record books. ‘This time, her mission is to secure Nigeria’s edge in the long-running Jollof rivalry. New record: Largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice – 8,780 kg (19,356 lb 9 oz) achieved by […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that Nigerians were not thinking or considering making former Vice President Atiku Abubakar president at the 2027 general election. The APC national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, who said this when he appeared on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, ‘Politics Today’, on Monday night, said if Atiku as […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has solicited the support and collaboration from the National Assembly to ensure that its 25 per cent allocation in the new Development Levy was fully realised and effectively deployed. Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, in a statement on Monday, noted that the 25 per cent allocation from […]
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted by the Supreme Court of India has cleared Vantara, a private zoo owned by the son of Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani of infractions in keeping rescued wildlife. The panel held that the wildlife conservation initiative of Vantara was in compliance with provisions of Indian and international laws. According […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has hailed a former governor of the defunct Gongola State and one-time national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on the latter’s 90th birthday anniversary, saying the better part of Tafida of Adamawa Emirate’s years was used for the development of Nigeria’s business sector, political governance […]
The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, on Monday, narrowly escaped death after his convoy was involved in a serious accident on the way to Maigatari Local Government Area of the State. According to Newspoint Nigeria, the Speaker was en route Maigatari to attend a political rally organised […]
Retired Commissioner of Police and security consultant, Emmanuel Ojukwu, has criticised ongoing negotiations between some state governments and bandit groups, warning that such peace deals were unsustainable and may further embolden criminals. Ojukwu, who spoke on Monday night on Channels Television, was reacting to reports that state officials reached agreement with armed groups terrorising rural […]