KANO GOVERNOR YUSUF CELEBRATES GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ABUBAKAR AT 83, HAILS HIS ROLE IN NIGERIA’S DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION
By Aishat Momoh. O. Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on...
BAUCHI POLICE ARREST NOTORIOUS ONLINE FRAUDSTER ‘SNAKE’ LINKED TO MULTIPLE SCAMS SINCE 2019
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected serial fraudster, Umar Yau, popularly known as ‘Snake’, over a string of...
INDIAN BUSINESS TYCOON SUNJAY KAPUR DIES AT 53 AFTER FATAL BEE STING DURING POLO MATCH IN ENGLAND
By Aishat Momoh. O. Prominent Indian industrialist and polo enthusiast, Sunjay Kapur, has died at the age of 53 after suffering a fatal heart attack...
UPDATE: BLACK BOX FOUND AT SITE OF INDIA PLANE CRASH
Agency Report Investigators on Friday recovered a black box recorder from the crash site of a London-bound passenger jet that ploughed into a residential area...
TRUMP URGES IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL, BEFORE THERE IS NOTHING LEFT
US President Donald Trump urged Iran on Friday to “make a deal,” warning that there will be more “death and destruction” after Israel launched deadly...
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER IN ZAMFARA ATTEMPTS SUICIDE, RESCUED FROM DAM
By Aishat Momoh. O. A Chief Correctional Assistant with the Nigerian Correctional Service in Zamfara State, Abdullahi Nura, attempted suicide on Wednesday by jumping into...
STAKEHOLDERS DEMAND END TO BACHELOR’S DEGREE–HND DISPARITY IN NIGERIA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Key stakeholders in Nigeria’s polytechnic education system have renewed calls for the elimination of the long-standing disparity between Bachelor’s Degrees and...
ONDO JUDICIARY SHUTS DOWN AS JUSUN BEGINS INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER FINANCIAL AUTONOMY
By Aishat Momoh. O. Judicial activities across Ondo State were brought to a complete halt on Friday as the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN),...
AIRLINES HALT MIDDLE EAST FLIGHTS AFTER ISRAEL HITS IRAN
Global airlines cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, on Friday as air spaces shut following Israeli strikes...
WORLD NEWS: ISRAEL HITS IRAN NUCLEAR SITES, KILLS TOP BRASS IN MAJOR STRIKES
Agency Report Israel unleashed a wave of strikes on Iran Friday, hitting about 100 targets including nuclear facilities and military command centres, and killing senior...