Kano Court Sentences Armed Robber to Death by Hanging

The Kano State High Court, under the leadership of Justice Nasir Saminu, sentenced Abdurrahman Yakubu to death by hanging for armed robbery on Wednesday. Yakubu, from Bele Local Government Area in Nassarawa State, was convicted on multiple counts of armed robbery involving dangerous weapons. One of his victims was Barrister Hajara Lawal Ahmad, from whom…

El-Rufai Has Not Left Our Party; He Remains a Member – Governor Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has clarified that the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) cannot intervene in the ministerial nomination issues concerning former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Sule confirmed that El-Rufai remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), despite the National Assembly rejecting his ministerial nomination in August 2023. “El-Rufai has not left…

Police Pursue Kidnappers of Two Catholic Nuns

Anambra Police Launch Operation to Rescue Two Kidnapped Catholic Nuns The Anambra State Police Command has deployed a team of operatives to rescue two Catholic nuns who were abducted in the state. The nuns were kidnapped on the evening of Tuesday, January 7, while returning from a vocational service meeting in Ogboji, Orumba North Local…

FG Confirms Telcos Will Raise Tariffs

The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has announced that telecom tariffs in Nigeria will soon be increased, though not by the 100% proposed by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Following a stakeholders’ meeting with MNOs in Abuja on Wednesday, Tijani confirmed that consultations are ongoing, and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…

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