The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has announced the suspension of the State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and the Commissioner of transportation, Muhammad Diggol. The State party Chairman, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, confirmed this to our reporter late Monday. Earlier, an audio clip where he announced the suspension of…
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the safe return of the senior national football team to the country after their ordeal in Libya, saying he was “deeply moved by the inhuman treatment endured by the Super Eagles”. The President has therefore called on the Disciplinary Board of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to conduct a…
Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, President of the Libyan Football Federation, has tendered his resignation. According to The Libya Observer, Al-Shalmani’s resignation was announced during a regular meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly on Sunday. “I do not want to be part of the failure in Libyan sports,” Al-Shalmani stated. While expressing gratitude to his colleagues, he forgave…
The national electricity grid has collapsed again, The PUNCH reports. The grid collapsed at about 6:18 pm on Monday, leaving Nigerians in darkness. Checks by our correspondent confirmed that power generation dropped from 3.87 gigawatts at 5 pm to 3.56GW at 6 pm and 0.00GW at 7 pm and 8 pm. The Enugu Electricity Distribution…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the sum of N77,000 as the minimum wage for the lowest worker in the state, and the payment takes immediate effect. This decision was revealed after a meeting of the State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, and the leadership…
Barely one month to the governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission has begun a three-day training session for some security personnel for the off-cycle poll. The trainees include the men of the state police command, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Airforce, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigerian Security and Civil…
Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu, on Monday, inaugurated a special committee on the sales of assorted food items to the people of the state at 55 per cent discount rates. The governor also said his government has procured food items and other essential commodities meant to be sold at a 55% discounted rate to…
The Nobel Prizes, established by the will of Alfred Nobel, continue to recognise the most outstanding achievements across various fields. Spanning six prize categories—Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences—the Nobel Prizes are announced every October and presented in a grand ceremony on 10 December. In 2024, the laureates honoured will have…
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has launched the 20th Carnival Calabar Dry Run as part of preparations for the 2024 Calabar Carnival. The event took place on Sunday, 13 October 2024, in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State. Represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem,…
The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has strongly condemned the recent actions of Libyan authorities, who held the Nigerian Super Eagles and their official’s hostage at Al Abaq Airport. This incident occurred after the Nigerian aircraft, originally en route to Benghazi, was diverted to another city over a two-hour drive from…
