Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has told his successor Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to prioritize education instead of flyovers in the state. Commenting on Ganduje’s plan to construct a flyover with a N20bn loan at Hotoro roundabout in Kano Metropolis in an interview with BBC Hasua Service on Friday March 26, Kwankwaso said the project is the…
Eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have reportedly been kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State. They were reportedly abducted on Friday evening, March 26 while on transit along Kachia Road in the southern part of the state. Leader of the men’s fellowship of the church in the province, Elder Adaji told…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said there will be no increase in the pump price of petrol until it completes its negotiations with organised labour. The group general manager, group public affairs division of NNPC, Kennie Obateru, disclosed this in a statement released on Friday, March 26. This development comes hours after…
Four suspected traffic robbers alleged to have attempted to rob some operatives of the Rapid Response Team (RRS) have been arrested by the police in Lagos. The suspects identified as Adewale Ismaila, 30; Chinadu Okafor 26; Tote Victor 19 and Abdulahi Olalere a.k.a ‘Orobo’ 20, were arrested around Abiola Garden, Ojota, by an undercover police…
Governor Seyi Makinde has said that his second term bid will not stop him from fighting corruption in Oyo state he governs. Makinde said this at the public presentation of two books written by the immediate past Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Professor Temitope Alonge. He stated…
Ibrahim Shamaki, father of one of the students kidnapped from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Kaduna state is reportedly dead. Channels Television reported that Ibrahim who is the father of Fatima Shamaki, one of the girls with hijab seen in the video that was released by bandits, died of heart attack after he fell ill…
Victoria Rabo, the wife of a staff member of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) who was abducted from her home at the staff quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Heipang area of Plateau state on Thursday night, March 24, has regained her freedom. Commissioner of Police in Plateau State, Edward Egbuka confirmed her…
Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church aka Winners Chapel has commented on the recent hijab controversy in Kwara state which has continously made headlines. Oyedepo described the incident as a “nasty development” and also asked those behind the decision to leave the schools for their Christian owners and go to Muslim schools. He…
Taylor Swift has donated £36,000 to a mother of five whose husband died of Covid. The singer and her mum gave the money to a GoFundMe appeal set up to support Vickie Quarles and her five children. The woman’s husband, Theodis Ray Quarles, 48, of Memphis, Tennessee, US, died before Christmas, according to the…
Dr. Rachel Levine, 63, has become the first openly transgender official confirmed by the U.S. Senate. The vote was 52-48 in favor of her confirmation on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Levine was previously Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, where she led the commonwealth’s COVID-19 response. She will now serve as the assistant secretary of Health and…
