Collapse Pit Kills Seven Pupils In Kebbi State

Seven pupils of Malam Dan-Umma Qur’anic School at Bayan Science, Badariya in Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State died while one sustained injuries when a pit collapsed on them. Malam Dan Umar, the proprietor of the school who spoke amid tears at his residence in the school premises, said the pupils were assigned to go to the top of the hill near the school to excavate clay and gravel to mend the holes...

Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Seals Supermarket In Abuja

The foreign-owned supermarket ‘4 U’ located at Wuse 2 Abuja has been sealed off by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for the sale of substandard bags of rice, intolerable practices, and information concealing information. Dr Adamu Abdullahi, acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission said the supermarket was engaging suppliers who were re-bagging the stallion rice and described the act as unacceptable. The supermarket had stockpiled stallion and cap rice when Stallion...

Strange Disease Claims Seven Lives, Records 196 Cases In Sokoto

An unknown disease announced by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC on April 9 has now spread to Kaduna State. Some of the identified symptoms of the strange disease include fever, abdominal swelling and pain, vomiting, and weight loss. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr. Jide Idris held an emergency meeting with Commissioners for Health from Sokoto and Kaduna States at NCDC Headquarters in...

2024 Aguata NBA Law Week: AG, Prof. Ifemeje Touts Landmarks and Expectations

The Anambra State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Sylvia Ifemeje, has announced that the end-to-end full automation of the 31 High Courts in Anambra and the Ministry of Justice, when completed by the end of the year, would make the state the first to achieve such feat in the Nigeria justice sector. Speaking after she received the “Amazon of the Frontline Bar” award from the Aguata branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA,...

Africa Illustrious Award congratulates Chess Master Tunde Onakoya on a new Record

The Africa Illustrious Award has congratulated Tunde Onakoya, the Founder of Chess in Slums Initiative Lagos, who has set a record of 43 straight hours playing chess at Times Square in New York. In December 2023, Onakoya was honoured by the Africa Illustrious Award with an award of excellent community service, as a Distinguished Personality of the Year 2023, for his work in the slums of Lagos with his Chess in Slums Initiative. Earlier this...

APC Derides PDP, Describes NEC Communique As “Wailing Of Shambolic Party”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been derided by the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the ruling party describes the communique it (PDP) issued at the end of its 98th National Executive Committee meeting of Thursday April 18, 2024 as nothing short of the hoax and wailing of a shambolic party. The press statement signed by Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of APC, stressing that unsurprisingly, the PDP failed to seize the opportunity of...

Sen Utazi, Larry Popo, Siblings, Others Bid Farewell To Prominent Uvuru Leader

Last weekend, the Ancient kingdom of Uvuru in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was agog when prominent sons and daughters of the town, friends, associates, both political, business and social gathered to bid farewell to a prominent member of the kingdom, Chief Richard Ugwonna Okoro (The Onyishi of Amenugu), who passed away recently. The massive influx of dignitaries from all walks of life in solidarity with Mr Larry Popo, his seven brothers including...

Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello Declared Wanted by EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of Kogi State, wanted. This move follows accusations of financial impropriety during Bello’s time in office. The EFCC alleges that Bello is involved in “economic and financial crimes” amounting to a staggering N80.2 billion. In a statement, the agency called on the public to provide any information on Bello’s whereabouts. Governor Bello, who served two terms from 2016 to 2024,...

FCCPC Vows To Combat Price-Fixing Of Commodities

The Acting Executive Vice Chairman, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Dr. Adamu Abdullahi says the agency will utilize its existing legal framework to enforce fair competition and consumer protection provisions. According to a statement by the commission’s chairman, it is aware of the concerns expressed by Nigerians regarding the continued rise in prices of goods and services, despite the recent appreciation of the Naira against the dollar. The Commission directed its operatives to intensify...

Jamb says Any Parent Found Near JAMB CBT Centre Risk Arrest

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME and directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) center owners nationwide to arrest any parent found near their facilities during the exercise. The agency said the exercise will be held in over 700 CBT centers across the nation. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede gave the order during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday with owners of the...

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