Category: Headlines
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40 people killed, dozens injured in trailer crash in yobe town
At least 40 people were killed while many passengers were serious injured when a trailer over-speeding alone Nangere- Potiskum high way road in yobe state. According to eye witnessed account, one of the trailer overturned and was found on its side, the accident which led to several degrees of injuries occurred on Wednesday along Nangere-Potiskum…
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Gombe Gov Mourns Slain Islamic Scholar:
Promises Justice, Enhanced Security By Lateef Taiwo Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has received with deep sorrow the tragic death of an esteemed Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ibrahim H. Musa Albani Kuri, who was brutally murdered by heartless thieves who invaded his house located at Tabra area along the bypass in Gombe in the…
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Time To Bow Out
By: Inuwa Bwala In a few hours time, my duty tour of Hawul Local Government as Transition Committee Chairman will come to an end. For the past six months. I had the previledge to oversee the affairs of over three hundred thousand people, in one of the most sophisticated Area councils in Borno State: perhaps…
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Lagos PDP recognizes and appreciates the resilience and tolerance demonstrated by residents on June 12.
Lagos PDP Extols Resilient and Tolerant Residents on Democracy Day The Lagos State Chapter of the PDP extends its admiration to the residents of the state for their unwavering resilience and remarkable tolerance since the restoration of democracy in 1999. In a message commemorating the anniversary of Democracy Day on Monday in Lagos, Mr. Akeem…
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DSS Apprehends Suspended CBN Governor, Emefiele, on Terrorism Charges
In a surprising turn of events on Friday, the Department of State Services (DSS) successfully arrested Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), shortly after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu. The decision to suspend Emefiele did not come as a shock to many, given the widespread criticism he faced for…
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VP Shettima, Lawan, Zulum, Buni attend funeral of Borno’s former SSG in Maiduguri
… Our loss is huge, say Shettima, Zulum Vice President Kashim Shettina, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, led dignitaries to the funeral of Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, immediate past Secretary to Borno State Government. The funeral held on Sunday afternoon in Maiduguri. Shuwa died…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS FEMI GBAJABIAMILA COS, SEN. IBRAHIM HADEJIA, DCOS, GEORGE AKUME, SGF
By Abdulateef Bamgbose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Abuja announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff. In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also…
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Gov. Lalong, Tallen honour late Air Force spokesman
Gov. Lalong, Tallen honour late Air Force spokesman By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday extolled the virtues of the late former spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the late…
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RTEAN unveils cashless payment application for travellers to eliminate fraud
RTEAN unveils cashless payment application for travellers to eliminate fraud Unveiling of Karrygo Cashless Programme of RTEAN in Abuja By Salisu Sani-Idris The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), in partnership with Wema Bank and Digix Technologies, has unveiled a cashless payment application for travellers known as Karrygo Cashless Programme. The Executive National…
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Lagos Balogun market on fire
Lagos Balogun market on fire Fire has gutted a section of a five-storey building in popular Balogun Market, Lagos Island. The fire which started in Tuesday morning and still on going has, destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The cause of the incident is yet unknown but the media aide to governor…