The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the death of 98 persons in Saturday’s tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The Director General of NSEMA, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, who confirmed the casualty figures in a statement on Monday, said 69 people sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident. He added…
The Director General of the campaign council of the Labour Party (LP), Dr. Doyin Okupe has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a high court sitting in Abuja, for breaching the money laundering act. In a judgment delivered on Monday, Okupe was found guilty of 26 out of a 59-count charge preferred against him…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have signed a pact to promote peace in the country ahead of the 2023 elections. In a statement on Wednesday by Samson Ayokunle, immediate past president of CAN, the two religious organisations signed the accord at the international religious freedom…
A former Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Zakari Umaru-Kigbu has been killed by gunmen. His two daughters were also abducted by the criminals. The gunmen were said to have invaded his residence in Azuba Bashayi, Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa state in the early hours of Sunday. Family sources said the…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has joined the global Christian community in mourning the passage of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church. Pope Francis died on Monday after a protracted illness at the age of 88. In a statement, Yakubu Pam,…
Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Presidential Election, Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to join him in his campaign to enshrine probity, accountability in the country. Abubakar made the called on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja on his findings about the controversies surrounding President…
