Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has congratulated former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary. In a statement on Thursday, the Vice President who lost the presidential primary, said for many decades Tinubu has shown passion, patriotism, courage and determination in the cause of nation-building. He…
The University of Jos have ordered students on campus to vacate their hostels with immediate effect following increasing insecurity. The University also announced the suspension of all academic activities for the 2019/2020 session pending improvement in the security situation. Jos city has been facing serious security challenges following the killing of over 20 communities along…
The family of Maharazu Ismail Tsiga, abducted former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have debunked reports of his release from captivity. Tsiga was abducted by bandits in his village – Tsiga, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina state, on Thursday, February 6, 2025. There had been reports that Tsiga had been…
An Abuja federal court has granted bail to former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Godwin Emefiele in the sum of N300 million. Emefiele was also asked to produce two sureties in like sum, who must have certificates of occupancy and titles of properties within the Maitama district in Abuja. The former…
Northern Ulamahs have condemned what they described as “local and international propaganda falsely alleging genocide against Nigerian Christians, describing such claims as misleading and divisive”. In a communique issued in Kaduna on Thursday, at the end of their “special summit on contemporary issues facing the Nigerian Muslims”, the Ulamahs said Muslims have also been disproportionately…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced that the crescent for the commencement of the Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on Wednesday night, Abubakar said Muslims in the country should commence fasting on Thursday, March 23. The sultan said…
