The Federal Government on Monday donated N5 billion as intervention fund for the traders affected by the fire outbreak that razed large sections of the popular Singer Market in Kano. Vice-President, Kashim Shettima announced the donation when he led the Federal Government’s delegation to condole with the traders at the
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count criminal charge against former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State bordering on cybercrime offences. The DSS instituted the charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the alleged involvement of the ex-governor in wiretapping the telephone lines of the
The Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences, (NSNS) has raised alarm over Nigeria’s widening epilepsy treatment gap. The society disclosed this on Monday in a communiqué issued at the end of its 58th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting held between Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 in Kano. The communiqué was
The Sarkin Fulani of Kwara, Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud has appealed to the Kwara Government to formally engage local Fulani youths as vigilantes and forest guards to help combat insecurity in the state. Mahmud stated this on Monday in Ilorin during a news conference organised on the side lines of a
Three friends: Sunday Tajudeen, 21, Ismail Sarafa, 22 and Abdulamid Taiwo, 20, were on Monday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan for allegedly stealing railway bolts and nut. The trio whose addresses were not provided were charged with conspiracy and stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor,
A businesswoman, Ibe Lydia on Monday prayed a Customary Court in Garki to grant her request for divorce on grounds that her husband, Ugonna, was neglecting his duty and has abandoned her. The petitioner, made the allegations in a divorce petition she filed against her husband in court. “Ever since
A six-year-old cancer warrior, Ms Lois Adebayo and her mother, Gloria Adebayo, have appealed to the Federal Government to make childhood cancer treatment free to ease treatment burden. They made the call at an advocacy outreach at Church of Christ Kado, supported by the Akanimo Cancer Foundation to mark the
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 11 persons involved in a fatal road accident on the Enugu to Port Harcourt Expressway. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, gave the confirmation to newsmen in Enugu on Saturday after the tragic accident
.As NDLEA intercepts London-bound cocaine consignment sent from Lagos jail by convicted drug kingpin A China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue and two Angolan citizens: Mbandu Martins Makiadi and Ngoma Wilson Fernando have excreted a total of 236 wraps of cocaine following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug
Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo, All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Chairman Edo State, Sylvester Aigboboh, APC Esan Central Senatorial leader Gen. Cecil Esekhaigbe (rtd) and other top government officials on Sunday 15th of February 2026, joined the family of late Charles Idahosa in a thanksgiving service. St. Peters Anglican