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The Kano State Fire Service on Sunday confirmed five persons dead while six others survived a boat mishap at Kanwa Dam in Madobi Local Government Area of the state. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone conversation in Kano...

By Sylvester Udemezue See:(A). “Again, ex-NBA president Okey Wali abducted in Rivers” [Peoples Gazette; 18 April 2023];(B). “NBA begs kidnappers to release ex-President, Okey Wali” [Tribune; 18 April 2023]; and(C). “Whereabout Of Kidnapped Ex-NBA President Still Unknown” [Leadership Newspapers; 20 April 2023].The last news item has it that “The whereabouts...

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader departed Saudi Arabia via King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. NAN...

A pro-democracy group on the platform of the National Political Movement of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth (NPMONY) has revealed plan to honour Senate President Ahmed Lawan for his ‘excellent performance’ as the chairman of the National Assembly in the outgoing 9th Assembly. The group also said it is focused on mobilising...

…calls for extension of service chiefs tenure Dr Mike Uyi, the President General, Global Peace Movement International, GPMI UK has called on the incoming administration of the President-elect, Sen Bola Tinubu, to ensure justice and fairness to all Nigerians. Uyi made the call in a press release on Monday in...

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and other dignitaries on Sunday attended the eighth-day fida’u prayers of the late former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bola Ajibola, at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State....