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Panic as bandits abduct nurses, patients in Kaduna hospital

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from the Primary Healthcare Centre at Kuyallo, eastern part of Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government Day Secondary School, at 9:00...

PDP slams Tinubu over arrest of labour leader Ajaero

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the arrest of Nigerians by security operatives. According to reports, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, was on Monday arrested by men of the Department of State Service, DSS, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International...

Kwankwaso tackles Tinubu for ignoring Kano gov, handing palliatives to APC stalwarts

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso has called out the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government for handing over the distribution of rice palliatives in Kano State to an All Progressives Congress, APC stalwart. The former presidential candidate of the NNPP stated this in a...

HURIWA urges IGP, AGF to investigate pending petition against top Police officers

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun to investigate a longstanding petition written to his offices by a Nigerian-American citizen Mr. Bonaventure Ezekwenna, alleging series of corrupt practices by some top police officers at the Police Headquarters in Abuja. The...

TUC demands immediate release, says arrest sets dangerous precedence

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Monday said the arrest of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Security, DSS, has set a dangerous precedence for the labor movement in Nigeria. Festus Osifo, the President of TUC, who said this in a statement, also demanded...

Makinde returns from one-month leave, announces fresh appointments

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has returned from his one-month leave, according to reports. Makinde had last month embarked on one-month leave and handed over the leadership of the state to his deputy, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal. According to reports, the governor who resumed on Monday has announced more...

River Basins: 100 Civil Society Groups Commend Minister Utsev’s Innovative Approaches, Repositioning of Agencies for Productivity

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

100 civil society groups across Africa have praised Professor Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, for his groundbreaking initiatives in transforming Nigeria’s river basins. Dr. Kolawole Alabi, the Executive Director of Transparency Watch Initiative (TWI) and Comrade Dangana Davies, the President of Good Governance Advocates in Africa (GGAA) made this...

Kendrick Lamar set to become first rapper to solo headline Super Bowl halftime show

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Kendrick Lamar is set to become the first rapper in history to solo headline a Super Bowl halftime show. The National Football League, Roc Nation and Apple Music announced on Sunday that the California-born rapper will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show on February 9th in New Orleans. “Kendrick...

Allow Shaun to earn you – Onyeka tells Wanni

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Onyeka has advised her colleague, Wanni, to take a step back in her relationship with Shaun. According to her, Wanni is committing more to Shaun than she should. She advised her to let Shaun earn her before committing to him. Onyeka said, “Even...

He’s my in-house boyfriend – Wanni clarifies relationship with Shaun

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Wanni has clarified her relationship with fellow housemate, Shaun. During the live show on Sunday, the host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu asked Wanni about the status of her relationship with Shaun and she stated that it was an in-house affair. Ebuka: “Are you and Shaun,...

2027: Fix dangerous loophole in Electoral Act now, Atiku tells National Assembly

NSITF MD Faleye, Commissions ECS Help Desk at Head of Service

APC group applauds Gov Yusuf’s choice of Garo as deputy, predicts party rebirth in Kano

Panic as bandits abduct nurses, patients in Kaduna hospital

PDP slams Tinubu over arrest of labour leader Ajaero

Kwankwaso tackles Tinubu for ignoring Kano gov, handing palliatives to APC stalwarts

HURIWA urges IGP, AGF to investigate pending petition against top Police officers

TUC demands immediate release, says arrest sets dangerous precedence

Makinde returns from one-month leave, announces fresh appointments

River Basins: 100 Civil Society Groups Commend Minister Utsev’s Innovative Approaches, Repositioning of Agencies for Productivity

Kendrick Lamar set to become first rapper to solo headline Super Bowl halftime show

Allow Shaun to earn you – Onyeka tells Wanni

He’s my in-house boyfriend – Wanni clarifies relationship with Shaun