Vice-President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the importance of marriage counselling in equipping couples with the necessary knowledge and skills to build stable homes. This recommendation was made during the Muslim Family Summit held in Abuja, where Shettima was represented by Aliyu Modibbo Umar, Special Adviser to the President of General Duties. In a statement on Sunday by Mr Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson for the Vice-President, Shettima stressed the significance of returning to core family values, citing them as the cornerstone for national development. “These values include love and mercy between spouses, maintaining harmony and balance at home, and viewing marriage as…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced the arrest of a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon Peter, for importing 13.30kg of heroin, worth over N3.192 billion, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA also stated that its operatives at three seaports intercepted large consignments of opioids with a combined monetary value N22.7 billion. This was made known in a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. The statement disclosed that Oguejiofor was arrested on Monday 7th October 2024 while attempting to smuggle illicit drug out of the airport. The…
Yusuf Ado Kibiya has been elected as the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kano State. This was announced on Sunday by Halilu Abubakar Mazagani, Chairman of the Election Committee from the party’s national headquarters, Abuja. Kibiya secured a landslide victory, garnering 3,964 votes to defeat his opponent, Nura Nuhu, who scored 244 votes. Following the announcement, Barrister Abdul Fatah Muhammad administered the Oath of Office to the 39 newly elected state party leaders, including Kibiya. The new leadership is expected to steer the PDP’s affairs in Kano, as the party works towards strengthening its presence and…
Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia defeated Kwara Utd Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday in a postponed Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL, match. Sunday Megwo’s 76th minute goal made the difference in the game, giving the maximum three points to the Warriors. The game was scheduled to hold on Saturday evening but a six hour downpour could not allow the game to be played. The situation made the match officials to shift the match to 8:00 am Sunday, with the agreement of both teams. The match was not watched by the usual mammoth crowd, as the time of the…
The Super Eagles flew out to Libya on Sunday morning for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday 4 encounter against the Mediterranean Knights. The team’s chartered fight had a stopover in Kano before proceeding to Benghazi. The Super Eagles were previously scheduled to travel to Tripoli, and then make a two-hour trip by road to Benghazi. The plan was however later jettisoned to avoid stress for the players and officials. Libya will host the Super Eagles at the 10,000 capacity stadium in Benina on Tuesday. The ground is 10 kilometers from Benghazi. The encounter will kick-off at 8…
The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, for allegedly setting his grandmother on fire. The arrest was confirmed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam in a statement on Sunday. According to him, on October 8, 2024, at about 1600hrs, the command was notified of a sad and regrettable incident that occurred in Mu’azu village, Dan Gwanki ward, Sule Tankarkar LG that one Nura Mas’ud, 26, of Mu’azu village, Sule Tankarkar LGA, went to his family house with a petrol canister and poured it on his grandmother, Zuwaira Muhammad, 60, of the same…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to politicians to guard against utterances that could incite Nigerians into violent protest against the government. Oyintiloye said that any politician who might be hiding under the current ongoing hardship in the country to incite the masses against the constituted authorities should be regarded as an enemy of the state. The APC chieftain made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. Oyintiloye said that what President Bola Tinubu needed at this period is prayers and the support of all Nigerians to enable…
The apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday, called on President Bola Tinubu to withhold funds meant for local governments in Nigeria due to the actions of state governors. The body said state governors are arm-twisting local government chairmen over council funds. A statement by Ohanaeze’s factional Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, described the actions of the state governors as an egregious affront to our democratic principles and the rightful autonomy of local government councils across Nigeria. According to Isiguzoro: “This statement follows the alarming revelation that the governors of our esteemed federation have colluded to subvert the very resources meant…
Some residents of Lagos State have expressed concerns over the proposed move by the state government to ban single-use plastics (SUPs) and sachet water, saying that it will lead to loss of jobs and disrupt economic activities. The residents, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, appealed to the state government to rethink the proposed ban. Recall that Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, during a stakeholders’ workshop, recently announced plans to ban SUPs and sachet water by January 2025. Wahab said the policy is designed to establish sustainable guidelines…
Former Everton chairman, Keith Wyness, has urged Manchester United to appoint their former player Michael Carrick as their new manager to succeed Erik ten Hag. Wyness insisted that Carrick, who was Man United’s caretaker coach in the past, is a good manager. Ten Hag is under intense pressure at Old Trafford and is very much fighting for his job amid speculation over his future. “There are various rumours whether they will go for like a Thomas Tuchel or will it be a Michael Carrick and have more of a managerial coach type situation rather than a Tuchel-type bigger name,” Wyness…