Hoodlums Beat NYSC Member to Death in Plateau

A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Safwan Fade, has been beaten to death by hoodlums in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State. Fade, who was serving at the Federal University of Education, Pankshin, was reportedly attacked at a local stadium by a group of assailants. Confirming the development on Tuesday at the Plateau State Police Command headquarters in Jos, the Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed that two suspects—Samuel Dang...

Police Confirm Arrest of Ohanaeze Youth Leader Igboayaka Amid Abduction Claims

The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka Igboayaka, dismissing earlier reports that he was abducted by gunmen. Igboayaka was reportedly taken from his residence at Works Layout in Owerri, Imo State, at about 7:00 p.m. on Saturday by seven armed men dressed in black. Witnesses said the assailants arrived in a Sienna and a Lexus SUV, forcefully taking him away. The incident...

Ramadan: Sokoto State To Feed Destitute At Designated Centres

Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu says the government is set to create additional Ramadan feeding centres for the destitute across the state during the forthcoming Ramadan fast. Governor Aliyu disclosed this while commissioning the remodeled Ruggar Wauru Jumu’at Mosque in the state, explaining that his administration had so far renovated and constructed several mosques and Islamiyya schools. He said: “Preparations are in top gear for the commencement of the 2025 Ramadan feeding program in the state....

UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Increasing Cases of Polio

Kano State governor Alhaji Abba Yusuf has declared that his administration is determined to eradicate polio by June 2025. Abba stated this while opening an orientation training organized by the state Ministry of Health for health personnel, 44 local government chairmen, and Kano Emirate in Kaduna. The governor, represented by his deputy, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, noted that the challenge of tackling the health issues is a task the government of Kano will pursue to its...

Mass wedding: Kebbi State Government Pays Dowry for 300 Couples

The Kebbi State Government is to sponsor a mass wedding for 300 couples across the state scheduled for Feb. 27 and approved N54m for the 300 beneficiaries. Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, Chairman of the Organizing Committee told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that the wedding is organized in collaboration with Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation, an NGO. Argungu disclosed that various committees had been set up with specific tasks such as pregnancy test, genotype test, HIV/AIDS test...

FG Raises Private University Processing Fees to ₦25 Million

The Federal Government has raised the processing fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million. In a memo issued on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the increment, stating that the decision was part of efforts to reposition private universities and enhance their capacity to meet the needs of Nigerians. The NUC also disclosed that it has reviewed the guidelines for establishing...

Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Indefinitely

 …“Stop Begging for My Release, I Committed No Crime” – Nnamdi Kanu The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been put on hold indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja made the ruling on Monday after Kanu and his lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, insisted that she no longer had the authority to hear the case. They argued that her previous decision to step down...

Senator Awards Scholarships to 5 Kidnap Survivors

The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Sunday Katung, has awarded full scholarships to five students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, who were victims of the 2021 bandit attack and kidnapping. The students were among the 121 pupils abducted by armed bandits on 5 July 2021 in one of the deadliest school attacks in Kaduna State. While most of the kidnapped students have completed their studies, five remain in school and will now receive...

Nigeria Commiserates With Namibia Over Death Of Ex-President  Nujoma

The Federal Government of Nigeria has extended its condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Namibia, the Nujoma family, and the entire Southern African region on the demise of Dr. Sam Nujoma, the founding President of Namibia and a towering figure in the struggle for African liberation and unity. According to reports, the revolutionary leader who guided Namibia to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 and subsequently served as its first...

Be Ready To Step On Toes, Obasanjo Tells Board Chairman, FMC Abeokuta 

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasajo has told the new Chairman, Board of Management of  Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi-Aba Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel to brace up for the  challenges ahead and be ready to step on  toes, if necessary, to have a successful tenure in office. According to Obasanjo, no leader of note he has ever come across achieved without stepping on toes. “If you’re doing a job and you’re not stepping on toes, then...

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