Members and stakeholders of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) in Anambra State have expressed concern over what they described as attempts to undermine and sideline the party’s State Chairman, Mr. David Patrick Chukwudifu. The concerns were raised during a peaceful rally held in Onitsha on Thursday, where party supporters publiclyContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has flagged off the second disbursement of School Improvement Grants valued at Six Billion, One Hundred and Sixteen Million, Three Hundred and Forty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred and Seventy-Seven Naira (₦6,116,343,477.00) to benefit 110 schools across Katsina State. The Governor made this announcement atContinue Reading
Contrary to claims by a national media outfit, ‘Sahara Reporters’ that Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State hijacks Local Government statutory allocations, the Chairman of the state chapter of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON), Jamilu Abubakar says the claim is not only unfounded but misleading. In a pressContinue Reading
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. “They startedContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Idris Sadaukin Zuru It was a carnival sort of environment at Haliru Abdu Multipurpose Stadium, Birnin Kebbi, where stakeholders and thousands of the All Progressive Congress (APC) members convergded for the affirmation of Comrade Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State as the candidate of the party for 2027Continue Reading
Cuba poses a “national security threat” to the US and the likelihood of a peaceful agreement is “not high”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. His comments come just a day after the US charged Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 downing of twoContinue Reading
Arsenal skipper Martin Odegaard has been named captain of Norway’s 26-man squad for this summer’s World Cup. The newly crowned Premier League winner is joined by Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, Fulham’s Oscar Bobb and Crystal Palace forward Jorgen Strand Larsen. A unique squad announcement was delivered by the KingContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has expressed warm appreciation to the people of Katsina State for the massive turnout at the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections. The Governor particularly commended stakeholders and members of APC who came out en masse to reaffirm their support and loyalty. GovernorContinue Reading
The Presidency wishes to inform Nigerians and state clearly that there is no truth to the viral fake story claiming that President Bola Tinubu seeks to carry out constitutional amendments that will change Nigeria’s name to the United States of Nigeria and abolish Sharia Law in the Northern region, amongContinue Reading
China and Russia have condemned a US decision to charge Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro with murder. The Chinese foreign ministry called on the US to stop using “coercion” and “threats” against its ally, while the Kremlin said the pressure being exerted on Havana “borders on violence”. The US hasContinue Reading