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Old students of Rimi College, Kaduna, who graduated in 1982, will hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of their Class Forum in Kaduna from October 24 to 25. A statement from the class forum president, Peter Sofa, and secretary, Daniel Audu Laaki, said the AGM will be held in the College Assembly Hall. It says the General Assembly will host …

Nigeria congratulates Equatorial Guinea on its independence anniversary The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, extended warm congratulations and best wishes to His Excellency Simeón Oyono Esono Angue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Diaspora of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, on the occasion of the Independence Anniversary of Equatorial Guinea. As the Republic …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Joash Amupitan, the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “prioritize and ensure effective prosecution of politicians and their sponsors allegedly responsible for electoral violations, including violence, bribery, vote buying, conspiracy and undue influence during general and off-cycle elections since 2015.” SERAP urged him to “prioritize …

Agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, have arrested a 52-year-old billionaire businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, after it emerged that he had ‘swallowed’ 127 wraps of cocaine that he was trying to smuggle into Nigeria. NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi who disclosed the arrest of Emeka in …

Eager to get into prison and help his nephew in there, a 60-year-old man from Guadeloupe, an overseas region of France, robbed a local supermarket at gunpoint and then waited patiently to be arrested by police, Oddity Central reported. The unusual accident occurred at the end of September in Sainte-Rose, a municipality in the north of the Guadeloupe archipelago. The …

Muslim girls in 25 public and private secondary schools in Abeokuta South and North Local Government Areas have been urged to pursue excellence and leadership with strong moral discipline and faith-based values. The appeal was made during a career guidance seminar held to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child 2025 at Egba Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta. The event, …

Nigerians reacted angrily to the presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by hanging in 2020 after she was found guilty of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, at their residence in Abuja on November 19, 2017. Maryam was among 175 convicts granted presidential pardon by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday based on the prerogative of mercy …

Drones have been a common sight in Gaza for a long time, but they have always been military in nature. The drone’s whine is enough to trigger fear in many people in the region. But now, drones are providing something different – ​​long, sweeping footage of the destruction that has occurred. Gaza. And the picture is quite surprising. Gaza latest: …

The Kaduna Baptist Theological Seminary has warned the United States government against designating Nigeria as a country that violates religious freedom, warning that such a move could worsen insecurity and deepen religious tension across the nation. In a statement signed by the president, the seminary’s board of governors, Rev. Joseph John Hayab, and the interim president, Rev. Dr Mannaseh Panpe, …

The Nigeria Customs Service has called for a collective commitment from all stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) initiative to streamline Nigeria’s import and export processes through a unified digital platform. The Service Zonal Coordinator for Zone “A”, Assistant Comptroller General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, made the appeal during the National One Stop Shop Stakeholder …