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The Defence headquarters (DHQ) says there is no cause to worry over the safety of President Muhammadu Buhari in Katsina state. John Enenche, Coordinator of Defence media operations, said this during an interview on Wednesday morning. The president was in the state on a private visit to Daura, his hometown, when gunmen attacked and abducted over […]
Nigerian artists Stanley Omah Dibia known as Omah Lay and Temilade Openyi popularly known as Tems arrested in Uganda have been released. This was revealed in a tweet on Tuesday by the Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. The artists were arrested in Uganda following a concert at Speke Resort in […]
The abduction of hundreds of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara’s students, has been described as a slap on President Muhammadu Buhari’s face. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III’s led Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), says the boldness of the bandits to carry out the abduction on the day Mr. President arrived Katsina State […]
The West African Examinations Council has approved the barring of students involved in examination malpractice from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This was contained in a press release issued after the 70th Meeting of the Examination Committee of WAEC, which is the highest decision making organ of the council on examination-related matters. […]
The Boko Haram terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in Kankara,Katsina state according to the report of AFP . Abubakar Shekau a factional leader of the terrorist group was said to have claimed responsibility for the abduction in a voice message on Tuesday. “I am Abubakar Shekau and […]
Dr. Obadiah Mailafia,the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria has asked the Nigerian Army to stop making ‘reassuring noises’ and do everything possible to secure the release of the schoolboys abducted last Friday from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Speaking in an interview on Monday, the former CBN deputy governor described […]
The federal government says it has put in place the machinery for receiving 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021. Faisal Shuaib, executive secretary, National Primary Health Care Development Agency, broke the news at the presidential task force on COVID-19 media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said Nigeria is a member of […]
The Senate on Thursday approved the restoration of Abraka State Constituency in Ethiope East Local Government Area from the present Ethiope East State Constituency, in line with the orders of the Federal High Court. The approval was reached in resolutions reached by the Upper Chamber following consideration of a motion sponsored by the Deputy Senate […]
President Muhammadu Buhari today on Wednesday swore-in Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as INEC chairman for a second term. This is after his confirmation by the House of Senate.
The National Population Commission (NPC) says there are an estimated 206 million people living in Nigeria. Nasir Kwarra, chairman of the commission, was speaking on Tuesday at a press conference on the commencement of the 11th phase of the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in Abuja. Kwarra said the figure was arrived at following projections, adding […]
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