Russian grain deliveries to Africa to start within a month – Ifax cites agriculture minister
October 6, 2023 Russia will start delivering its grain to African countries within a month to six weeks, the Interfax news agency cited Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev as saying on…
Court Jails Fake Bureau De Change Operator gets 87 Years sentence for N325m Fraud in Sokoto
Oct. 6, 2023 Justice Malami Dogondaji of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced Ahmad Abubakar Ahmad to 87 years imprisonment, for criminal breach of trust and obtaining…
Armed men kidnap 9 in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state – Say residents
October 6, 2023 At least nine people were kidnapped in an attack on Friday by gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, residents said. Kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs is…
Tinubu’s certificate: Setting the records straight, by Tunde Rahman
Former Vice President and roundly defeated presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was a pitiful sight to behold on Thursday at the Shehu Yar ‘Adua Centre, Abuja as he sat…
UNICEF says weather-related disasters have displaced millions of children
October 6, 2023 UNICEF on Friday said floods, storms, and other weather-related disasters have driven millions of children from their homes, with the situation set to deteriorate if action is…
Umahi seeks N217bn to fund 260 roads, 8 bridges
Oct. 6, 2023 The Minister of Works Sen. David Umahi says that the ministry needs a total of N217bn to reconstruct 260 road projects and eight bridges across the country….
FCTA arrests 2 land racketeers, says no compensation for victims
Oct. 6, 2023 The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has arrested two suspected land racketeers for selling plots of land illegally to unsuspecting residents of Ungwan Zaki, in Jahi District,…
Troops recover rocket propeller, IEDs making materials from IPOB/ESN
Oct. 6, 2023 The troops of Joint Task Force South-East Operation, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA II’, has conducted clearance operations in the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern…
NSCDC arrests 65-year-old man for allegedly chaining, starving wife
Oct. 6, 2023 The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Yobe has confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old man, Mohammed Baburam, who allegedly chained and starved his wife…
MURIC welcomes ban of some textbooks in Kano schools over inappropriate, sexually explicit content
Oct. 6, 2023 The Muslim Rights Concern(MIRIC) has commended the Kano State Government for prohibiting some textbooks in nursery, primary and secondary schools due to harmful and sexually explicit contents….