Kaduna state governor Senator Uba Sani has visited Kurmin Wali, the community where 177 worshippers were abducted during an attack by bandits on three churches in the community on Sunday. Speaking during the visit on Wednesday, Sani assured that his administration, in collaboration with other security agencies, will ensure the safe return of the victims…
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. Prevost is the first American to be elected pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic church. The 69-year-old new pope adopts the name Leo XIV. White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel’s chimney this afternoon, announcing the election of a…
Former Defence Minister, Theophilus Danjuma, has urged the military to end the lingering insecurity and stop the killings in many parts of the country. Danjuma who spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the public presentation of a book, ‘Big Boots: Lessons from My Military Service’, authored by Solomon Udounwa, a retired major general, tasked service chiefs…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its 8th national convention in Abuja, reaffirming Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Ajibola Basiru as national secretary. Delegates at the convention, held at Eagle Square, also produced a new national working committee (NWC) through a consensus arrangement endorsed by party stakeholders. Ben Nwoye was named deputy national…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani has said that his administration will continue to prioritise workers’ welfare and equip them appropriately within available resources. In his address marking workers day on Wednesday at the Murtala Square, Kaduna, Sani said his government is training and retraining workers to put them in good stead to contribute…
The National Examination Council (NECO), has released the results of the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) conducted between July and August, 2023. Announcing the results at the organisation’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the exam body, Prof. Danlami Wushishi, said 1,296,985 candidates, comprising 616,398 males and 580,587 females, sat for…
