Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. On Wednesday, 35 children were killed in a similar incident in Ibadan, Oyo state. In the statement, the police urged members of the public to always adhere strict adherence to event notification. “The FCT Police Command…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) council has approved the promotion of 53 officers. The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information of the NAF, Kabiru Ali, said in a statement on Friday that the promotions include 19 Air Vice-Marshals (AVMs) and 33 Air Commodores (air cadres). He said the the promotion reflects NAF’s commitment to…
Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN), on Thursday organised Town Hall meeting for the Town Hall Meeting for Christian leaders in Northern Nigeria at the Epitome Hotel, Kaduna, to brainstorm on the controversial Tax reform bills before the National Assembly. The event with the theme: “Church and Society: Tax reform and matters arising”, was attended…
Yakubu Dogora, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. on Thursday lashed at Northern leaders, especially, governors for the backwardness of the region. Dogara accused some of the governors for spending public resources, junketing around the globe with their family members in the name of looking for investors. Dogara stated this in a…
The federal executive council has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) to Yakubu Gowon University. The minister of information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Monday while addressing journalists at the end of the National Executive Council Meeting at the State House, Abuja. The minister said the renaming of UniAbuja is to honour …
The Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Sunday, flagged off the rebuilding of the historic Abdulkarim Juma’at Mosque in Zaria. In August 2023, a section of the 187 years old most caved in, killing six worshippers while 10 others were injured. Over N2 billion was realised by the committee that was set up to…
