Northern groups plan confab to reflect on 60 years without Sardauna
Northern groups and institutions under the aegis of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have announced plans to convene a major conference to reflect on the state of the Northern Region, sixty years after the death of Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the ACF, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, […]
Medical emergency forces four astronauts to leave ISS
NASA has bought back four-member astronaut crew to earth due to a medical issue, marking the first such early return in the history of the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts undocked from the ISS aboard a Crew Dragon capsule operated by SpaceX, the company of tech billionaire Elon Musk, NASA live footage showed. […]
Kwankwaso lists conditions for joining APC
The National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has clarified that he has not rejected the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying that he is cautious due to past experiences. He stated this while addressing party leaders and supporters from Rano and Dawakin Tofa at his residence in Kano on […]
Four docked for allegedly stealing raw materials worth N5m
The Police in Lagos on Thursday, dragged four defendants before an Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly stealing raw material from a company worth five million naira. The defendants comprising two male and two female include: Mohammed Ibrahim, 34; Taiwo Ogunsanya, 40; Abiola Adebayo, 37; and Blessing Chukwu, 40. They are standing […]
Edo doctor regains freedom after two weeks in captivity
Dr Abu Babatunde, the medical doctor abducted alongside his brother in Auchi, Edo State, on Jan. 1, has regained his freedom after spending two weeks in captivity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Babatunde, a House Officer at Edo University Teaching Hospital, Iyamho, was kidnapped alongside his younger brother, Abu Tahir, a […]
Burglar jailed two years for stealing books, desks
A Mapo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old burglar, Sadeeq Adeosun, to two years imprisonment for stealing 32 plastic tables, 100 textbooks and other school property. Delivering judgment, the Magistrate, Mrs O.O. Latunji, stated that she convicted Adeosun based on his plea of guilt and the evidence tendered against him […]
Budget Office clarifies allocation in allocation on NEDC
The Budget Office of the Federation has denied recent claims that the North East Development Commission (NEDC) operates a ₦246 billion “salaries budget.” A statement by Tanimu Yakubu, Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, said the statement was misleading, inaccurate, and rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of the Federal Government’s budgeting framework. According […]
Tinubu mourns Mohammed co-founder of Newswatch magazine
President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to the family of Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed, a veteran journalist and co-founder of Newswatch Magazine, who died on Monday night. Mohammed, alongside the late Dele Giwa, the late Dan Agbese, and Ray Ekpu, founded Newswatch Magazine in 1984, inspiring the era of fearless investigative journalism in Nigeria during […]
Akran: Badagry chairman leads councillors, management on condolences visit
The Chairman, Badagry Local Government Area, Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, on Tuesday evening, paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi 1. Aholu Menu-Toyi 1 died on Monday, January 12, at the age of 89 after 48 years on the throne. Hunpe, who led the […]
‘No work, no pay’ policy: JOHESU insists on continuing strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) has insisted on continuing its indefinite national strike, in spite of the Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy. This is contained in a memo signed by the National Secretary of the union, Mr Martin Egbanubi, and addressed to presidents, general secretaries, […]
