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Nigerian Army troops have killed four suspected bandits and rescued 20 hostages in Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said: “The troops have neutralized a total of four bandits during two operations covering Birnin Gwari …

The House Minority Caucus on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to review the price of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) also known as petrol to prevent further hardship for Nigerians. In a statement in Abuja, Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, said the current price of petrol is a huge burden on the general public. However, he expressed concern over the recent statement …

The three tiers of government on Tuesday shared the N1.2 trillion revenue allocation for August. Director (Press and Public Relations) of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of the monthly meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja. This figure is down by …

The Federal Government has decided to split the 115 Federal Unity Colleges in the country into primary and secondary schools. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, disclosed this at the opening of the Unity Colleges Principals Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Sununu said the plan to expand the unitary universities was in line with the National …

Bandits on Sunday morning attacked two churches in Bakinpah-Maro Community in Kajuru local government area of ​​Kaduna State and killed three people. They also kidnapped at least 20 people, including a priest, Bernard Gajera, during services at the ECWA and Catholic Churches in the area. READ ALSO: KADUNA: ‘Bandits kill 446 people, kidnap 985 people in six months’ State police …

My last child, for now, will be 23 years old in December. He grew up calling me Daa. He learnt it from his two elder brothers and their mother. It started with my first child who couldn’t or rather refused to call me daddy. By the time he learnt to talk, which was pretty early, he preferred to simply say …

A media aide to former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has reportedly been thrown in jail for criticizing the incumbent governor’s wife, Fatima Ahmad Aliyu, for spraying dollars at her recent birthday party. According to a user X with the handle @Sarki_Sultan, the victim, Shafi’u Tureta, was arrested after the governor’s wife wrote a petition to the police accusing him …

The banned Igbo separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has warned the Nigerian government of the deteriorating health condition of its jailed leader, Nnamdi Kanu, saying there would be severe consequences if anything happened to him. The group which sounded the alarm in a statement on Monday, lamented that despite Kanu’s failing health, the Directorate of State Services …

Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the Federal Government to identify and publicize flood-prone areas to enhance the safety of citizens and encourage preventive measures. JNI Secretary General Prof. Khalid Abubakar Aliyu stressed the need for proactive flood control strategies, including early warning systems and strengthening vulnerable dams, especially …

The Federal Government will launch a comprehensive strategy on Wednesday to make Nigeria a leading participant in the global Halal economy. The initiative aims to diversify the country’s economy and tap into the growing Halal market, which includes products and services that adhere to Islamic standards of permissibility and embody ethics, integrity and universal values. Ahead of Wednesday’s Halal Stakeholder …