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Prof Sule Bello, PRP leader, dies at 73

By Salim Yunusa   The national factional leader of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), Professor Sule Bello, is dead.   He died on Sunday in Zaria, Kaduna State,...

Insecurity in the North saddening – Emir of Zazzau

By Salim Yunusa   The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, has expressed sadness over widespread insecurity in the North, calling on the people to...

Kidnapped Zamfara Speaker’s father, Ex-Kogi Provost die in bandits’ captivity

By Salim Yunusa     Alhaji Muazu Abubakar, the father of Zamfara State Speaker, Nasiru Muazu Magarya, has reportedly died of heart attack inside bandits’ enclave.   Older brother...

Sabon Birni residents flee as bandits lay siege in Sokoto

By Salim Yunusa   There has been mass exodus of people from communities in Sabon Birni, such as Gatawa towns in Sokoto state over the escalating...

Nurse killed by bandits in Zamfara

By Salim Yunusa   Bandits have killed a Nurse, Hassan Muhammad, in Zamfara state, on Friday.   A colleague of the deceased made this known to the public,...

Suspected tricycle thief lynched in Warri

*Man with 340 rounds of AK47 ammunition hidden in garri sack From Jake Aimuan in Asaba The Delta State Police Command said on Saturday that it...

Nigeria gets $400m in World Bank financing for Covid-19

By Ismail Auwal Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in...

Suspected tricycle thief lynched in Warri

From Jake Aimuan in Asaba *Man with 340 rounds of AK47 ammunition hidden in garri sack The Delta State Police Command said on Saturday that it...

Kaduna water corporation sacks 298 workers

By Salim Yunusa The Kaduna State Water Corporation (KADSWAC) has terminated the appointment of about 200 of its workers for services no longer required.   Dateline Nigeria...

30 killed, 7 abducted as bandits attack Niger

By Salim Yunusa There has been tension in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, as villagers around Sarkin Pawa Ward vacate their homes following...

BREAKING: First pill for COVID-19 treatment shows strong evidence of efficacy, awaits FDA’s emergency authorization

By Sahelian Times   The trial tracked 775 adults with mild to moderate Covid, who were considered higher risk for severe disease owing to health problems...

Just in : President Buhari directs conditional lifting of Twitter ban

By Ismail Auwal President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the conditional lifting of the ban placed on microblogging platform, Twitter, in Nigeria since June. This is coming...

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