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Zamfara FRSC warns motorists against over-speeding, drugs

NewsDeskNgNov 8, 2024November 8, 20240

Zamfara State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Tijjani Illiyasu has warned motorists to avoid over-speeding, overloading, and using drugs during driving. The Sector Commander gave the warning during a town hall meeting held at UBE Training Centre Gusau, the State capital. Illiyasu said that the essence of the...

Gov. Abba Yusuf – I’ve no rift with Kwankwaso

NewsDeskNgNov 8, 2024November 8, 20240

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he has no rift with his political mentor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso. Yusuf made this clarification while interacting with newsmen, addressing speculations and rumours of discord with Kwankwaso. He insisted that his relationship with the 2023 presidential candidate of...

No woman exempted from ‘she sleeps with everyone’ tag

NewsDeskNgNov 8, 2024November 8, 20240

Aisha Yesufu, a social critic, has suggested that no woman is exempted from ‘she slept her way to the top’ tag. Aisha gave the assertion in a post on her X handle on Friday. She described as the biggest fool on earth any woman who thinks she is exempted from...

Gov Fintiri signs water supply bill, 4 others

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has signed five bills into law, including a bill to do with water supply. The water bill, entitled Adamawa State Water Supply and Sanitation Hygiene Services Law 2024, applies to various state agencies, including the Adamawa State Water Services Regulatory Commission, Private Sector Participation...

Don’t demolish our shops, we will build them by ourselves – Gbagi market traders appeal to Makinde

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

Hundreds of traders at Bola Ige International Market in Ibadan, Oyo State, have appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde not to demolish their shops. The traders made this plea during a peaceful protest held within the market premises on Thursday. Newsmen gathered that there are plans to demolish some shops in...

Nigeria should emulate US successful conduct of elections

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has said that the victory of Donald Trump in the just-concluded U.S. election would deepen democracy globally. In a statement via his official X handle on Thursday, Obi also extended his congratulations to Vice President Kamala Harris,...

Oyo APC – We’ll reclaim Agodi Government House in 2027

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed that the party is ready to wrestle power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state in 2027. Acting chairman of the party, Alhaji Olayide Abas, made this declaration while speaking on Wednesday in Ibadan, the...

Imo Assembly hails renaming of IICC in honour of Iwuanyanwu

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

Imo State House of Assembly has hailed the renaming of the Imo International Conference Centre (IICC) after Chief Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, the late Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General, by Governor Hope Uzodinma. The decision of the lawmakers followed the adoption of a motion moved by the member representing Mbaitoli Constituency, Innocent...

Go after real culprits, not minors – Emir Sanusi tells security operatives

NewsDeskNgNov 7, 2024November 7, 20240

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has challenged security agencies to go after the real culprits of the August 1 #Endbadgovernance nationwide protest, instead of innocent minors. Sanusi stated this on Wednesday when he visited the released minors at the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital, Kano, where they are currently...

Trump wins another key state, Georgia in US Election

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to NBC and CNN. This comes after Trump won the state of North Carolina, one of the key battleground states. Recall that President Joe Biden narrowly beat Trump in the state in 2020. In 2016, Trump won...