Nigeria

Four notorious bandits, several others killed in Kaduna

By Salim Yunusa Four notorious bandits have been neutralised in a valley popularly known as Maikwandaraso in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The development...

Islamic new year begins Tuesday

By Ismail Auwal His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Tuesday, 10th August, 2021 as 1st Muharram 1443 AH. This is contained in a press...

Islamiyya student pens open letter to Ganduje on bad roads threatening education

By Ismail Auwal Road conditions within and outside Kano metropolis are posing danger to learning at schools. As the rains become established a good number of...

Exclusive: 15 year-old boy hit at head by police’s stray bullet in Kano cries out for help

By Ismail Auwal Khalifa Abubakar, a 15-year-old student from Rimin Kebe, Ungoggo Local Government, Kano State, was allegedly shot on his head, by the Anti-Daba...

NNPC records ₦43.57bn trading surplus in April

Press Release The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a trading surplus of ₦43.57bn in April 2021 representing a 23.64% increase over the ₦35.24bn...

Lagos-Kano train service to begin full operation Friday

Agency Report The Lagos-Kano train service is to resume operation from Friday, August 13, the regional district manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Ismail Adebiyi,...

Senate denies proposing creation of 20 new states

By Ismail Auwal The Nigerian Senate has denied media reports that the Senate Committee on Review of 1999 Constitution as amended has proposed the creation...

Nigerian Army General takes charge of MNJTF

By Salim Yunusa   The newly appointed Force Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Abdul-Khalifah Ibrahim, a major-general, has on taken over the command of...

Malaysian court sentences Nigerian to death by hanging for killing nurse

By Salim Yunusa A court in Malaysia has sentenced a Nigerian, Alowonle Oluwajuwon Gilbert, to death for killing a nurse.   Gilbert will die by hanging after...

MTN celebrates 20th Anniversary, gifts customers data

By Salim Yunusa Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, celebrates its 20th anniversary today, by gifting out 200mb to its customers. A cross section of Nigerians have...

ACF, Afenifere back IBB on next President’s age

By Salim Yunusa   The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Middle Belt Forum (MBF), and Afenifere have reacted to the comment by a former military President, General...

FG to partner with China in mineral exploration

By Salim Yunusa The Federal Government says it will collaborate with China Railway Investment Group Limited (CRIG) to harness the versed mineral deposits across the...

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