The Presidency, on Saturday, commissioned newly completed female students’ hostels at the Gadau Main Campus and Yuli Campus of Bauchi State owned, Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), under the Presidential Commissioning of the 2024 TETFund Annual Intervention Projects. The commissioning ceremony, held at the University’s Gadau Main Campus, formed part ofContinue Reading
The Chairman of Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Hon. Peter Tanko Dogara, has urged youths to embrace self-reliance and entrepreneurship as a pathway to securing their future and contributing meaningfully to national development. Dogara made the call at a youth orientation programme organised by the Kafanchan Youth ForumContinue Reading
Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Simon Bako Lalong, has donated the sum of N10 million towards the roofing project of St. Joseph Parish, Doemak, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area, under the Catholic Diocese of Shendam. Senator Lalong announced the donation while servingContinue Reading
The Wunti Al-Khair Foundation in partnership with Albasar International Foundation, Makka Specialist Eye Hospital, has organized a One-day free optical diagnostic and treatment outreach for not fewer than 1000 vulnerable residents of Bauchi LGA, aimed at giving back to the society. The Health Officer of the Wunti Al-Khair Foundation, AbduljabbarContinue Reading
A total of 219 people have been injured in clashes between football fans and police across France after Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won the Champions League final against Arsenal. Eight were in a serious condition, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said. Thousands of officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted bus,Continue Reading
By Dr. James Bwala The interplay of identity, symbolism, and electoral coalitions remains a defining feature of political calculations. Prof. Farooq Kperogi’s article, “The Shettima Danger for Tinubu,” brings to the fore a nuanced analysis of the 2023 Tinubu-Shettima political alliance and its implications for the upcoming 2027 elections. AtContinue Reading
Nigeria retained the Afro-Caribbean Football Tournament (The Unity Cup) crown with a surefooted display that flummoxed Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz at The Valley on Saturday. USA-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi netted a brace to cap a brilliant mini-tournament for himself, with stand-in captain Terem Moffi scoring in-between to ensure despair forContinue Reading
Tension gripped Ebenebe community on Saturday after unidentified gunmen invaded the town on motorcycles and forced residents to close shops in observance of Biafra Day. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) had declared May 30 as Biafra Day to mourn those killed during the Nigerian Civil War. An eyewitness saidContinue Reading
Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed strong disappointment over President Bola Tinubu’s failure to fulfill campaign promises made to Nigerians during the 2023 elections. Delivering a homily at the burial mass for Mrs Christiana Onuabuchi Ekweozor, mother of APGA chieftain Dr Augustine Azubuike Ekweozor, atContinue Reading
Senators Victor Umeh and Tony Nwoye have emerged as consensus candidates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Anambra Central and Anambra North Senatorial districts ahead of the 2027 general elections. Both lawmakers, who previously represented their districts in the Senate under the Labour Party before moving to the AfricanContinue Reading