A 400 level student of the Department of Animal Production Oluwaseyi David Adebayo has died hiking in Minna. Oluwaseyi Adebayo was said to have gone on the hiking expedition with some of his colleagues on August 10 when the incident happened. It was gathered that the deceased slipped from a hill and landed in a…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has announced that there will be no concessionary rates or government subsidy for the 2025 Hajj exercise. This update was disclosed by NAHCON’s Commissioner for Operations, Anofi Elegushi, following a virtual meeting with Private Tour Operators (PTOs). According to a statement released by the Commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Usara,…
The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori. Our correspondent gathered they were suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and State Orientation,…
Comic actor and MC, Ayo Ajewole popularly known as Woli Agba, and his wife have announced the arrival of their newborn baby. Woli Agba shared the exciting news on Instagram on Wednesday, July 29, posting a photo of the baby’s hand. He expressed his gratitude to God for the new addition to his family, calling…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reacted to allegations made by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, accusing President Bola Tinubu of attempting to mortgage Nigeria’s future through the acquisition of OVH Energy by NNPC Ltd. In a statement titled “OVH Acquisition: The Facts, by NNPC Ltd,” the company denied any personal interest…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has declared that he never betrayed Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ex-presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. El-Rufai made the remark while praying that opposition leaders like Atiku, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Rivers ex-governor Rotimi Amaechi, and Rauf Aregbesola should join the Social Democratic Party, SDP. The former governor who…
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day. Ramadan falls on the ninth month of the…
Police have arrested one John Gambo, a student of the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa (FPN) for allegedly hacking one one Ibrahim Matthew, a part-time student of the same institution to death with an axe and a knife during a violent altercation in their lodge. Ramhan Nansel, the spokesperson for the Nasarawa Police Command announced this in…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, is reportedly evading arrest after police in Ogun State arraigned nine of his associates in an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. They were accused of assaulting officials from the Ota Zonal Planning office of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The suspects including Nurudeen Warris…
The Oyo House of Assembly Chairman on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Dr. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide has extolled the virtues of the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislature in Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Edward Adebo Ogundoyin on the occasion of his birthday. In the message she made available via her Media team, she described…