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By Abdullateef Aliyu For Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, this is certainly not the best of time in his political career. He is presently waging a war that is critical to his survival as a politician to reckon with in his state, Kwara. As a former chief of staff to a…
The governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, has signed the Violence Against Person Prohibition VAPP, Bill, into law to eliminate gender-based violence in the state. DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the law states that anyone found guilty of committing a rape offence shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. The Public Relations Officer of the state…
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday ordered the spokesman for Kano Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, to pay N1million damages in favour of a social media activist, Bashir Galadanchi. In September 2019, Mr Galadanci was arrested, tortured and detained for five days at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS cell on the orders of…
Keystone Bank in partnership with Mediatent Nigeria Limited, a media company, have unveiled a mini web series for youths. The series, titled, “Adventures of a Nigerian Dude,” was based on the story of a streetwise young Nigerian graduate, who decided to use his knowledge, creativity and talent to create employment for himself and other young…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday downplayed the possibility of the Federal Government granting amnesty to criminals and bandits. Buhari warned that his government would deal decisively with all forms of criminality in the country. He spoke while declaring open a joint security meeting of the Northern State Governors’ Forum, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and delegation…
Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday, warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, against poaching its members, ahead of 2023. Secondus said APC should focus on fixing Nigeria’s broken economy and security, rather than poaching opposition members. The PDP National Chairman stated this during a meeting between former Aviation Minister,…
Gunmen have kidnapped over 300 schoolgirls in Zamfara State. The abduction took place in the early hours of Friday, according to available report. The BBC Hausa Service is reporting that the school, Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, was attacked by several gunmen in the early hours of…
The families of Late Abdullahi Tahir and that of Late Alhaji Abubakar Angulu Agaba, cordially invites the general public to the wedding fatiha of their children: Abdulsalam Tahir and Najat Abubakar,which will take place as follows; Dinner; Reverton Hotel, Lokoja. Date 4th March 2021Time: 3pm. Wedding fatiha: 5th, March 2021 Venue/ Time; Ukwo Okoriko Compound,Koton…
Abductors of the 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State have threatened to starve them to death if the ransom they are demanding is not paid on time, The PUNCH is reporting. One of the abductors stated this in an audio recording obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday from a…
A former Osun State House of Assembly, Minority Leader, Akinwale Akinwole, on Monday, urged the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to accept Senator Iyiola Omisore as a member of the All Progressives Congress. Akinwale, who left Peoples Democratic Party while serving as a member of the State House of Assembly, in 2015, to join…
