His eminence the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammad Saad Abubakar has declared Wednesday 10th April 2024 1445AH as the day of SHAWWAL 1445AH. In a statement signed by Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council Sokoto, Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu says the Sultanate together with the National Moon Sighting Committee across the country did not receive any report confirming the sighting of the new crescent SHAWWAL today Monday the 8th […]
A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to death. Frank, who lives in Railway Quarters Kano, was convicted on one count charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji, held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond the reasonable doubt. “The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended all programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). This is further to the ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of the agency and its programmes. A memo from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Friday notified that all four (4) Programmes administered by NSIPA, viz; N- Power Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Government Enterprise […]
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eleven (11) new Chief Executive Officers for agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy. In a statement on Friday, Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity listed the appointees as follows; (1) Tola Akerele — Director-General, National Theatre (2) Dr. Shaibu Husseini — Director-General, National Films and Censors Board (3) Mr. Obi Asika — […]
Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio. Report says masked gunmen broke into public television channel TC's live studio during a broadcast, forcing staff to the floor. According to report, Police made 13 arrests following the attack, which injured two employees. At least 10 people have been killed since a 60-day state of emergency began in […]
US former First Lady, Melania Trump has announced the death of her mother, Amalija Knavs, at the age of 78. "Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity," she said. Reports say the cause of death was not disclosed in the brief statement on X, formerly Twitter. Donald Trump mentioned month at an event in Florida that his Slovenia-born mother-in-law was "very ill". […]
By Georgina Humphrey The Federal Government has reiterated readiness to partner Saudi Arabia’s mining sector to optimise the industry’s contribution to the economy. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake made this known when he led a delegation of Nigerians to the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Alake explained that the collaboration would drive investment in the sector and reduce the country’s dependence on oil […]
The burial date for late Rotimi Akeredolu, former Governor of Ondo State has been announced to take place on February 23 and 24, 2024. Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa fixed the dates on Monday after a state cabinet meeting. Akeredolu died on Wednesday, 27, 2023, at a German hospital where he was receiving treatment. He died of leukemia and prostate cancer, two ailments that had made him incapacitated for several […]
By Nkiru Okeke The Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin and Togo Republics. The suspension followed a recent publication by an online newspaper which unraveled how a Cotonou university issued a degree certificate to an undercover journalist within 6 weeks and participated in the NYSC scheme. In a statement by Augustina Obilor-Duru on behalf of the Director Press and Public Relations of the […]
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