Governor Siminalayi Fubara made his first public appearance on Sunday since the president declared state of emergency in Rivers State. The embattled governor attended a special prayer, worship and thanksgiving service at Salvation Ministries Headquarters, GRA, Port Harcourt. The Governor was accompanied by top politicians, major stakeholders, elders and leaders of the State, and associates…
The Federal Ministry of Education on Friday said the University of Maiduguri was named after late former president Muhammadu Buhari as a result of Buhari’s unwavering commitment to education. This was made known in a statement by Folasade Boriowo, the Ministry of Education’s director of press. According to the statement, President Bola Tinubu approved the…
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved a “game-changing” twice-daily pill that is said to slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer. The drug, Truqap, developed by AstraZeneca, targets the AKT protein, a molecule known to fuel the multiplication of cancer cells. By inhibiting AKT’s action,…
Several property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Saturday, in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State. The affected building comprises of two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor of tte building was gutted by fire that reportedly started from the front flat…
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that malaria has become a rare disease in the state, urging residents to question diagnoses and avoid unnecessary medications. Abayomi, who spoke in an interview with Channels Television on Saturday, said recent findings from extensive laboratory investigations across Lagos show that only a small fraction…
The Presidency has downplayed the significance of a recent order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, which directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release documents related to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reacting to the development in a statement on Sunday, Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga stated that the materials in…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a hardline stance against former governors Nyesom Wike, Samuel Ortom, Ayo Fayose, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi after they issued a six-point ultimatum to the National Working Committee (NWC), declaring that the party will not be blackmailed or hijacked. The clash came to a head in Abuja on…
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to visit the United States on Tuesday amid the allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria and threat of military action by US President, Donald Trump. Presidential sources told Sahara Reporters that Tinubu will be in the US on Tuesday for top level diplomatic engagements with the US government. SaharaReporters further…
The naira appreciated strongly on Monday at both the official and parallel foreign exchange markets, opening the new week on a positive note. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed that the naira gained significantly, closing at N1,506.84 per dollar on Monday, compared to N1,514.87 on Friday. This indicates that the currency strengthened by…
The Kano State Commissioner for Transportation, Ibrahim Ali Namadi, has resigned hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the report of the investigative committee probing his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Aminu Danwawu. According to the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the Commissioner said his decision was made…