The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dissociated itself from a comment asking Nigerians to avoid eating bread made and sold in the country. The agency made the clarification in reaction to what it said was a misconception that trailed the statement made by NAFDAC South-west Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi, recently,…
Like the House of Representatives, the Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State, invoking its constitutional powers under the amended 1999 Constitution. The approval grants President Tinubu the authority to enforce emergency measures while mandating a review of the situation at any time, but no later than…
Some constituents in the Edo South Senatorial District, on Friday issued a 14-day notice to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Senate and anti-graft agencies to take action on a petition seeking the recall of their Senator, Neda Imasuen. The constituents who declared a loss of confidence in Imasuen, are seeking the recall of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the…
The Oyo State House of Assembly has raised an alarm over a looming public health crisis following the withdrawal of support from the United States’ Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has historically sustained HIV/AIDS treatment and care across the state. In a motion moved by Hon. Mrs. Olufunke Comforter Olajide, representing Ibadan…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that the return flights for Nigerian pilgrims who performed the 2025 Hajj will begin on June 9. This date corresponds to the 13th day of Dhul-Hijjah, an important time in the Islamic calendar. The announcement was made by the Commission’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Professor…
Bello Kano, the Chief Executive Officer of Bell-Bank Online Banking and a well-known business personality in Farm Center GSM Market, announces his candidacy for Chairman of Farm Center GSM Market in Kano State, as an international businessman with over a decade of experience in the market, the confident people have in his ability to transform…
A mother, Veronica Panarello, received a 30-year jail term for murdering her son because he discovered she was having an affair with his grandfather. Veronica Panarello strangled her son Loris Stival with electrical cables then abandoned his body in a remote gully in Santa Croce, Sicily, Metro UK reported. She thereafter lied to the police…
A Kano magistrates’ court sitting at No 47 in Norman’s land, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, has sentenced two TikTokers for posting vulgar videos which violate religious and moral sensitivities of the state. Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa of Ladainai area in Hotoro Quarters were arrested by the state Censorship Board, and were…
Retired military personnel on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. This protest follows a similar action in December, during which the retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims. For months, the retirees…
