The Federal Government has blamed the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the economic hardships Nigerians are facing. “It is a fact that many of the PDP Governors have not paid N30,000 minimum wage to their workers since it took effect more than 4 years ago. All of these anomalies in their states contribute significantly to the economic pressure their citizens face,” the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said on Tuesday. The statement by the minister comes a day after the PDP governors decried the free fall…
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The Minister of Sports Development John Enoh is rallying Nigerian star Alex Iwobi after the player was subjected to cyberbullying in the wake of the country’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) loss. Nigeria slumped to Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 AFCON late Sunday with Iwobi, who played about 80 minutes in the game, coming under heavy criticisms which later morphed into cyber abuse. While the footballer later deleted all photos on his Instagram handle, locking the comment section of the only post he left on the platform, Enoh has condemned the abuse meted to the…
Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has sought an extension of the 12th February deadline stipulated for registration and payment of fare for 2024 hajj. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has shifted the deadline for the second time to enable prospective pilgrims make deposits despite the new Saudi Arabia regulation. The Director-General of the state board Alhaji Laminu Rabi’u Danbappa, made the plea on Monday while supervising the ongoing registration of new intending pilgrims at the board’s headquarters. He emphasized that there are significant number of people intending to pay for this year’s Hajj, warranting…
The police command in Kano State says the Divisional Police Headquarters in Nasarawa Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Hussaini Gumel, told NAN in Kano on Monday that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. ‘’At about 05.45 am the Divisional Police headquarters was engulfed by fire and a major part of the building was burned down completely. This is despite prompt response by the State Fire Service,’’ he said. Gumel said an investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the…
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State presided over an emergency meeting on food security in the state. The meeting expresses deep concern over the hoarding of grains and other essential commodities, creating artificial scarcity with more hardships to the people. A communique issued at the end of the meeting stated via Mamman Mohammed, the Director General, Press and Media Affairs, Government House Damaturu, said the state government had taken measures to check bulk purchases from the markets in the state. The communique stated that the Yobe State Government is liaising with security agencies to check…
Nurses under the auspices of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, took to the streets on Monday to voice their discontent with the latest verification certification guidelines issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The protest, which unfolded at the NMCN’s office in Abuja, highlighted the nurses’ frustration and concerns over policies they believe could restrict their professional advancement and access to career opportunities. The nurses’ grievances stem from a circular released by the NMCN on February 7, 2024, which outlined revised guidelines for the verification of certificates for…
Security measures have been put in place in Kano State ahead of today’s visit of the First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu. Sanusi Bature, the Director-General of Media and Publicity to Governor Abba Yusuf, dropped the hint yesterday, said the President’s wife will during her visit, inaugurate the Faculty of Law Building named after her at the Maryam Abacha University, Kano. Bature said: “Adequate security arrangements have been made to ensure hitch-free activities during the visit by the First Lady.” According to him, the state government, alongside the police, had drafted a compressive security network on how to provide the required…
To ensure absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagements. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja, on Thursday, the President, in a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, emphasised the imperativeness of respecting national values, promoting the nation’s ideals, and abiding by its established norms. Before I left home this morning, I asked for…
The management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, in Kano, has suspended a lecturer accused of subjecting 200-level students of the institution to physical torture. Report says that a petition filed by a Kano-based Lawyer against the university after the viral video of the said lecturer where he was seen forcing his student to corporal Punishment. The said victims were asked to go through the painful torture amid the entire class during lecture having been accused of obstructing the lecture with noise. The video generated a lot of controversy and condemnation as it was never expected…
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the family and friends of the iconic actor and playwright Jimi Solanke, who died on Monday, at the age of 81. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Monday in Abuja. “President, who Tinubu mourned the literary and cultural virtuoso, described him as one of the finest of Nigeria’s creative artists and bastion of the cherished Nigeria’s mores and cultural heritage. The President condoled with the Solanke family and all those who mourn this painful…
The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Yakubu Garba has appealed for calm among protesting residents of the Minna metropolis. Garba appealed that the state government was very much aware of the economic hardship faced by its citizens and was working to alleviate same. The state government’s appeal followed a protest by angry youths and women, who converged in their numbers, on Monday, to express anger over the current economic hardship they face in Minna, the Niger State capital. Frustrated by their financial difficulties, the protesters who blocked Minna Bida Road at Kpakungu around 7.30am, hinged the…
Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organization (CSO), that monitors and reports on Hajj and Umrah activities has commended the leadership of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), for coming up with the most realistic Hajj fare for 2024 Hajj pilgrims. NAHCON had on Saturday announced this year’s Hajj fare for intending pilgrims from Nigeria in which those from the southern part are expected to pay N4, 899, 000 while their counterparts from the north will pay N4,699,000 while pilgrims from Yola and Maiduguri are to pay N4,676,000. …
The Executive Governor of Kano State, His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has condoled with the families of Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Kashim Shettima over the death of his Stepmother, Hajia Hauwa Abba Kormi. In a statement issued by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Gov. Yusuf arrived in Maiduguri in the early hours of Saturday 3rd February 2024 and visited the family house of VP Shettima. While condoling with the family of the deceased, the people and Government of Borno State, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf prayed to…
Three persons have been apprehended by the police in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, for allegedly defrauding four residents of food grains worth over N81m. The police arrested the suspects for criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal breach of trust. The suspects were identified as 44-year-old Hajiya Zainab Ahmed of Anguwan Sanusi, Kaduna, Sunday Ezra Haruna, 35, and Ishaku Abdulsalam, 40, of Hotoro Ward in Kano. Dungus Abdulkarim, the Yobe State Police Command’s spokesman, in a statement, explained that, “the suspects allegedly specialised in disguising themselves as workers of a non-governmental organisation to purchase grains…
Kano residents woke up on Friday morning to a peaceful protest by makers of Gurasa, locally baked bread in the ancient city and many parts of northern Nigeria. The peaceful protest took place at Jakara in Dala Local Government Area in Kano. The leader of the protesters who is also the chairperson, of the Association of Women Gurasa Bakers, Fatima Auwal Chediyar, threatened an indefinite strike over the high cost of flour in the country. She said the high cost of flour forced them to stop their work until the situation is resolved or…
A protest has rocked Katsina city, the capital of Katsina State, over an alleged blasphemous social media post made by a Christian resident, Mani Habu, against a prophet of Islam. Habu, who hails from Sabon Garin Alhaji Yahuza Village in the Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state, allegedly made the statement via a Facebook post in Hausa language which the locals deemed as blasphemous. This, in effect, sparked outrage where an angry mob set his residence and vehicle ablaze. The alleged blasphemous statement, which is now deleted from Facebook, claimed…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted he commiserated with the people of Oyo State within 24 hours after the explosion that rocked Bodija area of Ibadan. Atiku was responding to Governor Seyi Makinde’s remark that he never reached out to him over the explosion that rocked Ibadan. The explosion of January 16 in Bodija left five people killed, with 70 others injured. Makinde had blamed the explosion on illegal miners who stored explosives in one of the buildings. But while playing host to the…
Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, says the team is getting better with each game at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Lookman whose brace helped Nigeria tame the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 2-0 in the Round of 16 clash on Saturday in Abidjan said the Eagles were poised to soar in the tournament. The diminutive winger who was named TotalEnergies Man of the Match said after the game that the win was a collective effort. “Wow, we’re so happy to qualify for the quarter-finals. The more we play together, the…
Vice President Kahsim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu has approved the “Pulaaku Initiative.” Pulaaku is a non-kinetic solution to deal with insurgency and banditry in the North, and, according to the VP, Tinubu has equally allocated the sum of N50bn to the initiative, in its first instance. Shettima spoke during his opening address at a two-day Roundtable on Insecurity in Northern Nigeria, organised by the Coalition of Northern Groups, with the theme “Multi-Dimensional Approach to Tackling Insecurity in Northern Nigeria.” The former Borno Governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Hadeija, said the…
By Editor The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has finally invited his erstwhile political godfather and presidential candidate to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to return the fold of the ruling party. Ganduje extended similar hands of fellowship to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and former senator representing Kano Central, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau to APC. Ganduje who made the appeal on Thursday at the end of the APC stakeholders meeting in Kano declared that the ruling party is willing to absorb all members of the opposition parties back to APC.