NUJ Condemns Abduction Of Kaduna Journalists, Families as Police Confirm The Tragedy
The Police Command in Kaduna State, on Sunday confirmed the kidnapping of two Journalists and their families in Kaduna at about 10:30pm on Saturday. The command Public Relations Officer, Mansir…
Islamic New Year: Kano Declares Monday Public Holiday
Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared Monday, July 8, 2024 as public holiday in commemorations of the beginning of new Islamic calendar 1446 AH. In a statement by…
We Didn’t Cut Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s Overhead – Katsina Govt.
BY: ABBAS BAMALLI, KATSINA The Katsina State Government says it did not cut the overhead of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU). Prof. Abdulhamid Ahmed, the Commissioner for Higher Technical…
Multiple Bomb Blasts in Borno: ICRC Surgical Team Support Hospital Treating 41 Victims
The surgical team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) supported the State Specialist Hospital of Maiduguri in performing lifesaving surgeries and in providing emergency treatment for people…
Kano Govt. to Support Alfjar College’s Conversion to University
The Kano State Government has pleged to support and facilitate the actualization as well as upgrade of Alfjar College of Education to University status. The State Commissioner for Higher Education,…
You Have No Power to Appoint Anyone, Sokoto Govt Tells Sultan
The Sokoto State Government has said that the Sultan of Sokoto is not constitutionally empowered to appoint anyone. Daily Trust reports that the Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, stated…
NAF Debunks Report On Helicopter Crash In Kaduna
The Nigerian Airforce has debunked reports making the round that a helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier today. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the…
National Environmental Sanitation Day: Kano Purchase Chemicals to Disinfect Wells Over Cholera Outbreak
The Kano state government has purchased chemicals and equipments for the Chlorination and disinfection community wells and other sources of water as parts of its proactive measures in preventing the…
Kano Governor Rolls Out N5 Billion Second Phase Pension Benefits
The Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has launched N5 billion second phase of retirement and death benefits. The benefits cover entitlement of about 4,000 state and…
Journalist Urges FG to Revive Monthly Environmental Sanitation,… Kebbi Govt. Introduces Mobile Court
BY: ABDULLAHI ALHASSAN, KADUNA and KEBBI CORRESPONDENT As Nigeria celebrates National Environmental Sanitation Day on June 28th each year, a tradition that began in 2005 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure,…