The Kano Hisbah board said it has procured items of furniture, food items, articles of clothing among others worth over N800 million as part of preparations for the planned mass wedding by the state government for over 1,000 couples in the state. The Commander General of the Board, Sheikh Aminu …
Read More »Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is shocked and deeply concerned about the latest coup on the continent of Africa, the Wednesday coup in the Republic of Gabon. Gabon’s coup came less than two months after a democratically elected government was toppled by mutineers led by presidential guard commander, General Abdourahamane …
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said if the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, was a better candidate, Nigerians would have voted him in the February 25, 2023 poll. Wike spoke exclusively on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.The ex-governor of Rivers …
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FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and renowned veteran singer 2Face have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that they were named among other Africans in the list released by the organiser on its website on Wednesday. Other Nigerians who …
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A nonagenarian who designed Nigeria’s flag, Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), is dead.Pa. Akinkunmi, aged 93, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. His demise, according to Nigerian Tribune, was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; …
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Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, said it is curating a list of top researchers of Nigerian and non-Nigerian descent from all over the world to join in co-creating a National Artificial intelligence Strategy. This is in line with the National Artificial Intelligence Policy (NAIP) on the …
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The Delta Police Command has announced the arrest of over 100 gay suspects in the State.The suspects were allegedly carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta state.The Command in a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Tuesday, said it would parade the suspects shortly. It stated: “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred …
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A total of 298 stranded Nigerians in Libya have been repatriated back to the country in separate chartered flights early this week. The returnees were sent back to the country directly from Libyan prisons, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The first flight came with 161 returnees on the 21st …
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Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested a woman for intentionally setting her house on fire, killing her seven-month-old child. Police said the 28-year-old woman from Vosman, near Witbank, set her house on fire after a violent argument with her husband, who left after the confrontation. The incident happened around 3:am …
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Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has said that Nigeria’s economic situation is in a big mess, adding that the country is chained by poor governance. Shettima, who spoke on Monday, when he received in audience members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms led by the chairman, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, at …
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