Katsina approves ₦3.8bn loan to secure 3,890 Hajj slots
The Katsina State Government has approved a ₦3.8 billion loan facility to secure 3,890 Hajj slots for intending pilgrims from the state for the 2026 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Gov. Dikko Radda disclosed this on Sunday in Katsina during the official farewell ceremony for the state’s intending pilgrims departing for the Kingdom of Saudi […]
Screening, confirmation of 18 commissioner nominees, based on merit, competence, says Speaker
The Anambra House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Mr Pius Okoye, has said that all 18 commissioner nominees submitted by Gov. Charles Soludo were screened and confirmed based on merit, competence, and suitability rather than sentiment. Okoye, who is the House Committee Chairman on Screening and Election matters, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Lagos extinguishes Agege gas pipeline fire, records no casualty
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said the gas pipeline fire that occurred along Agege Motor Road, Ile Zik inward Agege, has been successfully extinguished, with no casualty recorded. The Head of Public Affairs, LASEMA, Mr Olawale Afolabi, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. […]
Aiyedatiwa celebrates Fasoranti at 100
Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has congratulated the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on his 100th birthday. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Aiyedatiwa on Monday in Akure. The governor described Fasoranti as an extraordinary statesman, exemplary patriot, revered ‘Awoist’ and one of the founding […]
11 killed in lone accident on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has said no fewer than 11 persons lost their lives in a lone accident on Eruku bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday. The Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta by the command’s Public Education Officer, Mr Odunsi Afolabi. […]
Pa Fasoranti a surviving pillar of wisdom, moral leadership in Nigeria, Ooni declares
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has described the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti as one of the few surviving pillars of wisdom and moral leadership in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr Moses Olafare, on […]
Southern Kaduna festival targets unity, investment drive
The organisers of the 2026 Southern Kaduna Festival (SKFEST) have said the annual cultural event will promote peaceful coexistence, tourism and investment opportunities in the region. The Chairman, Central Planning Committee of SKFEST 2026, Rear Adm. Ferguson Bobai (rtd.), made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna. He said the festival, […]
Tinubu arrives in Nairobi for Africa Summit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, in the early hours of Monday to participate in the highly anticipated Africa Forward Summit. The President’s aircraft touched down at approximately 00:18 a.m. local time. He was received on arrival by Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, […]
Tinubu eulogises Fasoranti at 100
President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to the leader of Afenifere. The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Pa Reuben Fasoranti who recently clocked 100 years. The president in a statement personally signed by him lauded the Afenifere leader for “his disciplined, Spartan way of life, his belief in principles, and his commitment to noble causes,” […]
ADC crisis: Nafiu-Bala Gombe seeks transfer of case against Mark, Aregbesola
Mr Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a factional leader of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has applied for the transfer of his case against Sen. David Mark-led leadership of the party from Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Gombe, through his lawyer, Luka Haruna, SAN, informed Justice Nwite shortly after the case was […]
