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A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Adamu Saba, has raised the alarm over the worsening security situation in his constituency, calling on President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and security agencies to urgently intervene to stem the tide of kidnappings and banditry. Saba, who represents Edu, Moro, and Patigi federal constituency of Kwara State, expressed deep concern over recent attacks in the area, which he said have left residents traumatised and living in fear. In a statement issued on Friday by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Bello Hamidu, the lawmaker described the security challenges as “unacceptable”,…

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, has described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as a powerful symbol of hope and a rallying point for industrial advancement across Africa. Speaking during a high-level visit to the 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery in Lagos, Dr. Touray lauded the $19 billion facility as not only a technological marvel but also a testament to what African private sector players can achieve when given the right environment. “What I have seen today gives me a lot of hope, and everybody who doesn’t believe in Africa should come here,” Touray said. “This is exactly what…

[ad_1] Bayelsa State Government says it has started the implementation of the N80,000 new minimum wage for civil servants.Technical Adviser to the Governor on Accounts, Revenue and Finance, Mr.Timpre Seipulo, who stated this over the weekend during the Transparency Briefing for the months of March and April, disclosed that the state spent N12.6 billion on civil servants salary between March and April, 2025. Seipulo, who declared that the state still has over N174 billion as the balance in the State coffers as at the end of April, stated that while the salary of the State civil servants for the month…

[ad_1] Authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced that the 2025 Arafah sermon will be broadcast live in Hausa, Yoruba, Fulani and 34 other languages.This will allow pilgrims and listeners worldwide to follow the sermon in their native language, according a message by the authorities. “The Hajj Khutbah 1446 will be translated into 34 languages on Thursday, 9 Dhul Hijjah 1446,” the post reads.SPONSOR AD “The languages include Arabic, Urdu, English, French, Indonesian, Persian (Farsi), Hausa, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, Bengali, Turkish, Malay (Bahasa Melayu), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Filipino (Tagalog), Amharic (Ethiopia), Bosnian, Hindi, Dutch, Thai, Malayalam, Swahili,…

[ad_1] Most Reverend Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Chairman, Kaduna State Peace Commission, has called on Governor Uba Sani and former governor Nasir El-Rufai to mend fences for saying they should been seen working together not fighting.Bishop Fearon was reacting to the recent media war between the duo in a zoom meeting with some selected journalists in Kaduna. Fearon, who is the Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Southwark and Theologian in Residence at St John the Divine, Houston, further advised them to stop harming themselves but rather work together for the good of the nation.SPONSOR AD Fearon, who was Secretary General…

[ad_1] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N500 billion, which the NNPCL failed to remit to the Federation Account between October 2024 and December 2024.”The suit followed the recent allegations by the World Bank that out of the N1.1trn revenue from crude sales and other income in 2024, the NNPCL only remitted N600bn, leaving a deficit of N500bn unaccounted for. In response to SERAP’s Freedom of Information (FoI) request, the NNPCL had claimed through…

[ad_1] Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the payment of registration fees for 3,526 community and voluntary school students to sit for this year’s National Examinations Council (NECO) and the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) examinations.The Governor’s Special Adviser on Information, Ibrahim Adam, stated this in a statement . Ibrahim Adam said Governor Yusuf decided to cover the registration fees for all community and voluntary school students who passed their qualifying examinations.SPONSOR AD According to him, the Kano Educational Resource Department (KERD) has urged the students to report to their respective schools for data…

[ad_1] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage.This followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano, according to a statement by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. The arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Muhammed Tijjani, and Muhammad Aji Shugaba on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2025 in Kano was a follow-up to the arrest of two pilgrims: Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado at the Mallam…

[ad_1] The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, are set to lead discussions at the maiden edition of the national citizens’ engagement forum on security.The forum, billed as a high-level national event, is an initiative of Voice of Nigeria (VON), aimed at fostering inclusive dialogue between security agencies and the Nigerian public. It is also in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which prioritises citizen engagement and participatory governance.SPONSOR AD According to a statement by the…

[ad_1] Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state has advised activists who are in politics to lead by example and be accountable to the people on whose mandate they are in office.The Governor also argued that “the welfare and security of the people must be our top priority. We must avoid actions that will make the people to lose faith in democracy.’’ Governor Uba Sani gave this advice at the public presentation and formal book launch written by Hon Abdul Oroh titled, “Demonstration of Craze: Struggles And Transition To Democracy.’’SPONSOR AD The Governor who was represented by his Principal Private Secretary,…