News

Kano: Gov Yusuf, APC candidate to know fate Wednesday

The Kano State governorship election petition tribunal will deliver the verdict in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna against Governor Abba Yusuf on Wednesday. The tribunal announced the date in a notice sent to the parties on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as …

Read More »

MSF calls for international support to tackle worsening Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on the international community to immediately scale up support for treatment of diphtheria in Nigeria. MSF, in a statement on Monday, said there was a need to improve treatment, preventive measures, and contact tracing to control the spread of diphtheria in Nigeria. The statement read: “A serious diphtheria outbreak is tearing through Nigeria, where …

Read More »

Former Plateau Gov, Lalong, resigns as Labour Minister, heads to Senate

Former Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, may have resigned from his position as the Minister of Labour and Employment, thus ending weeks of speculations. One of President Bola Tinubu’s media aides, Imran Mohammad who posted the development on X on Monday, said the President had accepted the resignation while a valedictory will be held at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …

Read More »

Troops kill terrorists, recover AK rifles, others in Sokoto

Troops of the 8 Division Garrison in Sokoto have killed several suspected terrorists in the state. The Director Army of Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said many terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds during the operation at Tukandu Village in the North-West state. The spokesman added that three AK-47 Rifles, one …

Read More »

Gambian President bans self, govt officials from foreign trips

The Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has banned all foreign trips by officials, including himself, to reduce public spending. The presidential spokesman, Ebrima Sankareh, who confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Banjul, said the president signed an executive order “suspending all overseas travels for the rest of the year. READ ALSO: UK govt slams sanctions on ex-Gambian President …

Read More »

Timber sellers in Bauchi protests, close markets indefinitely, allege extortion, oppression by hunters’ group (Photos)

Timber sellers in Bauchi State on Monday embarked on a peaceful protest within the main timber market at the Muda Lawal market, Bauchi to express their displeasure at alleged oppression, extortion and maltreatment by government officials. The protest has led to all timber markets across Bauchi State to be shut down indefinitely over the situation they found themselves in. Chairman …

Read More »