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Death toll in stampede during Bauchi almsgiving zakat rises to 7

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that three more women have died following a stampede at the venue of an almsgiving Zakat, bringing the number of deaths recorded to seven. According to reports, the stampede occurred at about 10 am at the Shafa Holdings Company Plc headquarters along Jos...

Ezekwesili – Politicians’ schemes can’t prevail over determined people

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has sent a warning to political leaders, saying, “it is the people and not their politicians that own democracy, politics, government and governance.” Her statement followed the report that opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye has emerged as favourite to win Senegal’s presidential election, after...

Stakeholders sign peace pact on Abomege, Ishinkwor land dispute

NewsDeskNgMar 25, 2024March 25, 20240

Stakeholders of Abomege and Ishinkwor community, both in Onicha local government area of Ebonyi State, have signed peace pact to end the age-long land dispute that has claimed several lives and property. Performing the rite at the old Government House, EXCO chamber, Abakaliki at the weekend, leaders of both communities...

Convert dollars in your possession to Naira — Oluwo begs Nigerians

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has appealed to Nigerians to convert the dollars in their possession to Naira. The Osun monarch who challenged Nigerians to demonstrate patriotism, blamed the exchange rate crisis on Nigerians hoarding the foreign currency. Akanbi who made this call in a statement by...

Labour Party crisis: Lagos chapter demands Abure’s resignation

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party, LP, has asked the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, to resign to sustain the party’s integrity. Rasheed Bamishe, the LP chairman in Lagos State, made the call at the party’s secretariat in Lagos on Saturday. He urged the National Working...

Kaduna gov meets Tinubu over kidnapped Kuriga school children

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has continued to strategize on effective ways to bring back the over 200 kidnapped Kuriga school children. Recall that bandits abducted over 200 school children in Kuriga on March 7, 2024. However, since the abduction of the school children, the governor had met with various...

Nigerian Govt spends N800m to bring Nnamdi Kanu to court – IPOB leader’s family alleges

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

The family of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised fresh concerns over his failing health. According to his family members, the pro-Biafra agitator needs urgent medical attention to avert a major health crisis. The family also says it would like to know those...

Makinde: Street trading, illegal dumping of refuse at road medians not Civil

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that street trading and illegal dumping of refuse on road medians are uncivil acts that must be eradicated in the state. Makinde made this declaration while speaking during the commissioning of Idi Ape, Civic Centre, Agodi Gate junction improvement projects on Friday....

OAU denies issuing leases, agreements to miners

NewsDeskNgMar 23, 2024March 23, 20240

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State has denied claims of issuing mining licences for mining activities on the campus of the institution. The university also denied that it has entered into any form of lease and agreement in that respect with illegal miners. The university...

Stakeholders call for state policy against SGBV

NewsDeskNgMar 22, 2024March 22, 20240

Stakeholders have called on state and federal governments to enact laws as well as drastic measures to deter sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria. They have stressed the importance of a policy document from the government to tackle the menace. The call was made at a one-day training on sexual...