Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, is dead. He was said to have died on Saturday, at the age of 62. The veteran actor took ill in October 2023 and requested financial assistance for medical treatment. A month after, his family confirmed that one of his legs had been amputated to…
A non governmental organisation (NGO), The Knowledge for the Blind Initiative (KFBI), has announced the appointment of Ms Blessing Ibi as its brand ambassador. The organisation also announced the constitution of its advisory committee in the North Central zone. In a statement on Sunday, the Executive Director of the KFBI, Andrew Gani-Ikilama said, Ibi is…
The late General Joshua Dogonyaro (rtd), who died on Thursday at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) at a ripe age of 80, will be remembered for many things during his military carrier. One is the coup speech he read when the military regime of then Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the current Nigerian President was…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the continuous detention without trial of 15 community leaders from Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, accused of allegedly killing 706 cows and 75 sheeps belonging to fulani herdmen. The spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Muhammad Jalige, while confirming the arrests…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested members of a notorious sextortion syndicate in the federal capital territory (FCT). The Director-General of agency, Fatima Waziri-Azi who spoke on Tuesday described the arrest as a breakthrough. She added that the arrest followed intense surveillance and undercover operation in response to…
HortiNigeria, an agricultural programme funded by the Dutch government, says it has trained over 1000 farmers in Kaduna state on best practices in agronomy and techniques. The four year project is being implemented by the International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC). The training which held at the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership (SDGP) learning site, Faculty of…
