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BREAKING: Governor Bala Mohammed hospitalised in London
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed has been hospitalized in London for an undisclosed illness. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Mukhtar Gidado and made available to newsmen yesterday in Bauchi, quoted a special message sent to the people of the state by the governor from his hospital bed in London ahead of...
National Assembly Set To Conduct Final Vote On Constitution Amendment
The National Assembly on Monday held what leaders described as the final and decisive joint retreat on the ongoing Constitution review process, marking the last major meeting before lawmakers vote on far-reaching amendments that could reshape Nigeria’s governance structure for generations. Members of the Commitee and Speakers of State Houses of Assembly declared that the window for deliberation had closed...
APC Would Have Lost To Atiku If Osibanjo Got Party Ticket – Joe Igbokwe Counters Sanusi
Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainages, Joe Igbokwe, has countered the former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, over his claim that Nigeria is worse off for not having someone like the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as president. Recall that Osinbajo had in May 2022, contested against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu; former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and...
Ekweremadu: Kinsmen Go Spiritual, Hold All Night Prayer Vigil
The Mpu community held a prayer vigil until the morning of Thursday in hopes of receiving a divine intervention as Nigerians everywhere wait impatiently for the UK court to sentence former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a Nigerian doctor working in the UK, Obinna Obeta. They admitted that the protracted absence of the...
NLC Declares August 2 Nationwide Strike Notice
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August 2. These policies include the recent hike in the pump price of petrol. This is as NLC directed all its affiliates and state councils to immediately begin mobilisation of workers and other Nigerians, including...
Man Arrested Over Rape Of 15yr-Old Step Daughter In Bauchi
A 37-year-old man has been taken into custody by the Nigeria Police's Bauchi Command for allegedly sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter in the Yelwa Tsakani neighbourhood of the capital city of Bauchi. According to police spokesman CSP Ahmed Wakil, last Saturday, the command operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP) acted on credible intelligence, leading to the successful intervention in...
Man Who Tied Dog To A Post Ahead Of Hurricane Milton To Face Five-Year Jail Term
A man who allegedly left his dog tied to a post in floodwaters ahead of Hurricane Milton has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, officials say. Highway Patrol rescued the animal near a Florida highway on 9 October. Bodycam footage posted online, which has been viewed more than 12 million times, showed the dog standing beside a wire fence in water...
Ex-Senate President, David Mark Loses First Son
Former President of the Senate, David Mark, has lost his first son, Tunde Mark. A close family source said that Tunde died in the early hours of Friday in London, England. The source said Tunde died of cancer. His wife is a daughter of Chinese senator and blessed with a daughter. READ ALSO: Sir Micah Onyebuchi Set For Burial Oct 27 Though details...
FCTA Removes Child Beggars From Abuja Streets
Dr Idris Yahaya, Director of Child Development, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Women Affairs Secretariat, says the removal of child beggars from Abuja streets will be a continuous exercise. Yahaya made this known in Abuja during a two-day training organised for child protection actors in the FCT on child protection case management. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
”99 Rescued In Rivers Boat Mishap” – Navy
The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, saved more than 99 people from drowning on a local market boat after a boat accident occurred in the Bukuma River in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The market boat, popularly known as ‘Blood of Jesus’, which was conveying passengers and goods worth millions of naira, set out from Port...
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