Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has received the Daura/Sandamu/Mai’adua consensus candidate, Hon. Yusuf Muhammadu Buhari, who presented his nomination and expression of interest forms to the Governor at the Government House, Katsina. Those in attendance included the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ibrahim Kabiru Masari;Continue Reading
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, May 2nd, on a visit to Kenya, Rwanda and France. President Tinubu’s first stop will be in France, after which he will depart for Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the Africa-France Summit scheduled to begin next week. Co-chaired by President Emmanuel MacronContinue Reading
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), in collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has commenced the validation workshop for a major diaspora study titled, “A Six-Continent Survey of Nigerian Professionals in Diaspora: Policy Measures for Harnessing Contributions to National Development.” The workshop, held at BONContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has announced that his administration approved and released ₦45.89 billion to settle a backlog of gratuities and death benefits inherited from 2019, covering 14,560 beneficiaries across the state, local governments, and local education authorities. The Governor made the disclosure on Friday at theContinue Reading
Senator Yayi’s ‘diplomatic shuttle’: Bridging the chasms ahead Ogun 2027 guber poll By Segun Olatunji As the Ogun State political landscape keeps buzzing with the euphoria of the recent endorsement of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola by the ruling All Progressives Congress as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 gubernatorialContinue Reading
The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week globally and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world’s biggest fertiliser producers. Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive ofContinue Reading
A man has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, earlier this month. On 2 April, Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, entered the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program and fatally stabbed the infants – Eteku Gideon, Keisha Agenorwoth,Continue Reading
Maverick showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has eulogised former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s strength and agility at 89. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the all-time social activist celebrated the former president in a post on his social media page captioned, “Obj The grand wizard”Continue Reading
The terrorism threat level in the UK has been increased by the government from “substantial” to “severe” – meaning that a terrorist attack is considered highly likely in the next six months. It comes after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London on Wednesday in an attack the MetropolitanContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has picked up his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2027 Governorship Election. The forms were presented to the Governor on Thursday at Government House, Katsina, by the APC National Legal Adviser, Barrister Murtala Aliyu Kankia, who facilitated their purchase andContinue Reading
