UPDATE: ABBA KABIR OF NNPP WINS KANO GOVERNORSHIP RACE
The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabir, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the...
VOTE BUYING: EFCC ARRESTS SUSPECTS IN SOKOTO, PORT-HARCOURT, OTHERS WITH BALES OF FABRIC AND MONEY-GIFT CARDS
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), monitoring the ongoing governorship and state houses of assembly elections have intercepted bales of fabric meant for...
DSS ARRESTS TWO SUSPECTS OVER CALL FOR VIOLENCE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA IN KANO (VIDEO)
By 'Leke Yusuf The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the duo of Sharu Abubakar Tabula and Isma'il Iliyasu Mangu for deliberately inciting...
EL-RUFAI INSTRUCTS KADUNA COLLECTION AGENTS TO ACCEPT OLD N500, N1000 NOTES
By 'Leke Yusuf The Kaduna State government on Sunday announced that it directed its ministries, departments and agencies to ensure that their collection agents continue...
KANO GOVT SHUTS DOWN SUPERMARKET FOR REJECTING OLD NAIRA NOTES
By 'Leke Yusuf The Kano State government on Sunday shut down a popular supermarket, Wellcare Alliance Limited, situated along Hadejia Road, in the state...
ARMY RESCUES 30 KIDNAP VICTIMS ALONG KADUNA-BIRNIN GWARI ROAD, DISLODGE BANDITS
By 'Leke Yusuf Troops of the 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna; on Thursday dislodged armed bandits kidnapping commuters at Manini village along...
27 HERDERS KILLED IN FRIENDLY AIRSTRIKE BURIED IN NASARAWA
Agency Report Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has confirmed that the 27 herders killed in friendly airstrike of Tuesday have all been buried. Additionally,...
THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER RAPE AND MURDER OF UNILORIN UNDERGRADUATE
Three out of the eight accused persons alleged to have raped and murdered a 24-year-old University of Ilorin student, Olajide Blessing Omowumi on June...
ABUJA/KADUNA RAILWAY OPERATIONS: IGP DEPLOYS ADEQUATE PERSONNEL, LOGISTICS, AS OPERATIONS RESUME MONDAY
By 'Leke Yusuf The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered immediate deployment of armed personnel drawn from the Police Mobile Force, K-9, Force...
BUHARI TO SUPERVISE FIRST CRUDE OIL DRILLS IN BAUCHI AND GOMBE STATES
By 'Leke Yusuf President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Tuesday, supervise the first oil drill in oil fields located in Bauchi and Gombe States. ...