The Kaduna police command has announced a ban on all forms of unlawful gatherings by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), including its planned Ashura procession. In a statement issued by Mansir Hassan, the spokesperson for the command declared that the police will enforce the ban strictly and warned that the full weight…

The Federal Government has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow Nigerian passport holders to obtain visas for travel to the Arab nation starting today, July 15, 2024. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement released on his X handle. It reads ‘’FG, UAE Reach Agreement…

As part of measures to cushion the food crisis being experienced across the country, the Federal government has announced that it has donated about 20 trucks of rice across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with each state receiving 20 trucks containing 1,200 bags of 25kgrice. Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this…

The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has received two looted artefacts from the University of Iowa Museum, United States of America. The returned artefacts, a mother hen and a bronze plaque, were part of the ones looted at the Benin palace when it was invaded in 1897 by the British. Receiving the items…