At least four worshippers have reportedly died and several others injured after the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna State collapsed during the observance of the Asr prayer on Friday Mallam Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, confirmed the tragic event, stating that it occurred during the Asr prayer at around 4 pm. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA learnt that the collapse happened even after a crack in the mosque’s wall had been identified a day earlier. A survivor, Mallam Shehu Nagari, who was worshiping with victims in the Mosque, said the incident happened when they were in the second Sujud of…
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has approved N50 million and the construction of staff quarters and students hostels for the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB). Zulum gave the approval on Friday in Maiduguri while receiving the management of the university led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kyari Mohammed, who paid him a courtesy call. “In-shaa Allah, we will provide accommodation for staff as well as hostels for students’ use at the university. “On this note, I want to direct the Commissioner for Works and Housing to come up with an architectural design for the project,” Zulum said. The governor also…
Kano State Commissioner for Information and Internal affairs, Baba Halilu Dantiye, has charged Directors of public Enlightenment of various ministries, Department’s and Agencies to be up and doing in the discharge of their duties. The Commissioner made this known during an interactive session with the Directors of public Enlightenment under government ministries. The event, as conveyed in a press release by Ismail Garba Gwammaja, Director of Public Enlightenment at the Kano State Ministry of Information, aimed to ginger the directors and commend them for their resilience and dedication towards propagating government policies and programmes at their various stations. READ ALSO:…
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has called on all Islamic clerics and Imams of Juma’ah mosques in Kano and beyond to devote special prayers during today’s (Friday) congregations for peace and tranquility to return to Niger Republic. Prayer is needed, according to Alhaji Bayero, in order to “beseech the Almighty to restore harmony, guide our brothers in Niger Republic and end the suffering of the innocent citizens.” In a statement issued on Thursday, by Abubakar kofar Naisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Kano Emirate Council, the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano also called upon the coup leaders to…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has warned the newly sworn-in commissioners that his administration will not tolerate absenteeism and lateness to work. Zulum gave the warning while presiding over the swearing-in of 17 commissioners, three chief Special Advisers and a permanent Secretary in Maiduguri. “This administration will not allow any commissioner who is absent himself from office to unpunished”. Zulum tasked them on dedication to duty to enable his administration meet its obligation of transforming the state. READ ALSO: Emir of Dutse seeks British Govt. support to enhance museum The governor also promised to settle other politicians who worked for…
The Emir of Dutse, Alhaji Hamim Nuhu-Muhamma, has solicited the support of the British Government to enhance the emirate’s museum. Nuhu-Muhammad made the appeal in Dutse on Thursday when he received the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, who paid him a courtesy visit. He also called on the British government to establish a branch of the British Council in the state, as it has done in many Nigerian states. “We have two requests, the first one is that we have a small museum here which my father wanted to make known worldwide, but couldn’t do so…
The Chairmen of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have rejected the recent dissolution of the party’s executives in seven states by the National Working Committee (NWC). The aggrieved chairmen on Thursday described the dissolution as “gross abuse of power” and”unacceptable.”. GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the NNPP’s NWC had on July 28, 2023 announced dissolution of the party executive councils in seven states; Enugu, Ekiti, Rivers, Niger, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara, over anti-party activities. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr Major Agwo, who had announced the dissolution in Abuja, said that a five-man Caretaker Committee had been constituted…
The three Zonal and 21 Local Government Areas Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have defected to the APC in Kogi, an official has disclosed. M Onogwu Mohammed, Media Aide to Gov. Yahaya Bello, made the disclosure in a statement in Lokoja on Thursday. He said the SDP top executives, who made their decision to join the ruling party publicly at the Government House in Lokoja, said they weighed their options and chose the continuous development of the state and wellbeing of indigenes above other considerations. SDP’s Zonal Chairman for Kogi East, Suleiman Isah, who is the spokesperson of…
Thirty-eight of the Inmates Continuing Education Centre at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kurmawa, Kano have successfully completed the 2023 NECO Senior School Certificate Examination. They also graduated from the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies examination. Speaking at the graduation on Thursday, Controller of Corrections at the Kano Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr Suleiman Inuwa, appreciated the Service for preparing the inmates for better future. Inuwa said the gesture was part of the Service’s reformatory programme to rebrand and reposition inmates to become productive and to make the nation proud after serving their terms. READ ALSO: Kano…
In a bid to seek a peaceful resolution to the ongoing political impasse in neighboring Niger Republic, Katsina State organized a prayer session on Thursday. The event, held at the Peoples Square within the Government House premises, aimed to invoke divine intervention for harmony and tranquility in the region. The two-hour prayer session commenced at 11 AM and drew a gathering of government officials and Islamic clerics, who recited Holy Quran at the two-hour prayer session. Notable attendees included Governor Dikko Radda, Deputy Governor Alhaji Faruq Jobe, and the Secretary to the Government of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Faskari. Radda,…
Professor Sagir Abbas, the Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University Kano(BUK), says the university has secured scholarship for 500 indigent students, after making contact with philanthropists and wealthy individuals. Abbas said this when he received the leadership of Kano Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in his office in Kanobon Thursday. He said that the donors included prominent Kano politicians and philanthropists like Sen.Rufa’i Hanga who offered sponsorship to 200 students. Abbas said that the university was still making contacts with other wealthy individuals toward securing additional scholarship for more indigent students. He said that the recent hike in…
As the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State approaches, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Dino Melaye, has rallied residents to resist intimidation and violence allegedly orchestrated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Following a meeting of Kogi PDP stakeholders from the state’s three Senatorial zones and the members of the National Working Committee (NWC) at the party headquarters in Abuja, Melaye addressed journalists, revealing that the gathering had established a strategy to challenge APC’s hold on power. “They should not be Intimidated by the threat, violence, the humiliation by the APC, it should not deter them…
The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a Supplementary Appropriation Bill of N21 billion to fund the state administration. The Bill is for a law to authorise the issue out of the consolidated revenue funds of the state. This development followed a letter dated Aug. 9, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Alhaji Tukur Bala, by Gov. Ahmed Aliyu, and presented at the plenary. Aliyu said the request followed the need to carryout modifications in the budgetary provisions to accommodate additional income and earnings of all the projected revenue in the state’s budget. As the Bill gets…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Thursday assigned portfolios to 23 newly sworn in Commissioners and members of the State Executive Council for his second term in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the figure, six served as commissioners in the first tenure out of whom three retained their former Ministries. Those who retained their ministries are: Iliya James (Demsa), Ministry of Entrepreneurship; Adamu Atiku (Jada), Ministry of Works and Ibrahim Yayaji (Yola North), Ministry for Local Governments. Those deployed to other ministries are: Aloysius Babadoke (Jada), Culture and Tourism; Dr Umar Pella (Hong), Education;…
The National and State House of Assembly elections petition tribunal in Kano has on Thursday, invalidated the election victory of Mukhtar Yerima, the representative of Tarauni Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives. Headed by Justice I.P. Chima, the three-member tribunal panel concluded that Yerima’s election was void due to his disqualification on the grounds of presenting a forged primary school certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yerima had secured victory in the February 18th, 2023 election on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), defeating his rival Hafizu Kawu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved the sum of N675 million for the payment of furniture allowance to the 21 elected local government council Chairmen in the state. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Alhaji Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. Idris quoted the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Umar, as saying that “the approval is for 2022 to 2024.” READ ALSO: Gov Idris approves N675m furniture allowance for elected Council Chairmen While appreciating…
Gunmen have reportedly killed 17 persons in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, as reported by The Punch. The attack occured within the Heipang community during the early hours of Thursday, as confirmed by a grieving parent, Julius Pam, who lost family members in the incident. Pam shared, “Good morning sir. On a sad note, there was an attack early this morning in Heipang community. A total of 17 people were killed, including my brother, his wife, and children, all killed.” While the Plateau State Police Command’s spokesperson, Alabo Alfred, remained unreachable for comment, sources at the…
The Jigawa Government has rolled out palliatives to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy among people in the state, including entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Scale Business (SMEs) operators. The State Commissioner for Information, Youths, Sports and Culture, Mr Sagir Musa, stated this when he addressed newsmen on the resolutions of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Dutse. Musa said the state government had approved N134 million for the purchase of five trucks of rice for distribution to less privileged people. He explained that the approval was to complement the efforts of the Federal Government which donated…
Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, the Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has said that the state will enact a law to take care of working mothers and students. Mohammed disclosed this on Wednesday at a media dialogue in commemoration of the breastfeeding week, organised by UNICEF, Bauchi Field Office, in Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area. According to him, the law will also take care of the six months or four months maternity leave for breastfeeding mothers and students if eventually approved by the State House of Assembly. He said this was necessary because exclusive breastfeeding…
The Maigatari Local Government Council of Jigawa has disbursed N10 million support to 1,000 poor and vulnerable households in the area. The Information Officer in charge of the area, Alhaji Daudu Sulaiman, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Wednesday. Sulaiman said the council’s Chairman, Mallam Uzairu Nadabo, announced the disbursement while launching the exercise on Tuesday in Maigatari, indicating that each of the benefiting households, selected from the nooks and crannies of the area, received N10,000. He quoted the chairman as saying that the gesture was aimed at reducing the suffering of the…