The federal government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims for Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Wednesday in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Shuaib Belgore. The minister wished the Muslim faithfuls a happy celebration and urged them to imbibe the virtues of…
President Muhammadu Buhari says it will cost the federal government N1.8 trillion in interest if the national assembly fails to approve N23.7 trillion in extra-budgetary spending. The president had asked the national assembly to approve the sum he said were funds provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through loans for “emergencies” in the…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from within and outside the country to address the escalating insecurity, spreading like wild fire across the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Chairman of NOSCEF, Mr. Ejoga Inalegwu said the country must not be left to…
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA ) held in Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa state. Some prominent members of the association who attended the meeting, include, Alhaji Inuwa Jibrin, Chief Edward Ujege, outgoing President General of KOBA, Amb. Umaru Suleiman Azores, Vice Chairman KOBA Board of Trustees (BoT), Mr. Robert…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will prosecute one Ejikeme Mmesoma for allegedly inflating her score from 249 to 362 in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) thus parading herself as the 2023 top scorer. JAMB said it also uncovered one Atung Gerald from Kaduna State, who never sat for…
The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN) has condemned the killing of 34 Christians at Angwan Rukuba in Jos on Palm Sunday, describing the incident as part of a recurring pattern of targeted violence in the country. In a statement signed by its Executive Secretary, Bosun Emmanuel, the group expressed “anguish over the murder of…
