Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, extends his condolences to the senator representing Borno North, Barrister Mohammed Tahir Monguno, over his father’s death, Alhaji Tijjani Muhammad. Late Alhaji Tijjani Muhammad died on Saturday at the age of 95 and was buried on Sunday in Maiduguri. He left behind 17 children and many grandchildren. Zulum, in…
Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a major milestone in National Gold Purchase Programme. According to him, it aims to increase the country’s reserves and boost the value of the naira, is making significant progress “I am pleased to report that the National Gold Purchase programme, which aims to increase our country’s…
No single day passes without having contact with Oluwo. Whether Kabiesi is in town or not, we will communicate. People discuss Oluwo everyday. We also review what you people say. We note commendation and observe condemnation. One thing is, we didn’t care in as much as we please God. I have observed closely that, there…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has claimed that the recent visit by some prominent Northern politicians to former President Muhammadu Buhari was an attempt to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Senator Sani, on his verified Facebook page on Monday, said, the same Buhari who led Nigeria for eight years left…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has claimed that the recent visit by some prominent Northern politicians to former President Muhammadu Buhari was an attempt to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Senator Sani, on his verified Facebook page on Monday, said, the same Buhari who led Nigeria for eight years left…
The command has reinforced its personnel deployment plans to ensure adequate security and peaceful coexistence in the state. The police have deployed additional armed security personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano. The outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, confirmed this in a telephone…
This week promises to be eventful in showbiz. Here is a look at top entertainment stories to track in the next seven days. DAVIDO, CHIOMA WEDDING ON JUNE 25 The much-anticipated wedding ceremony between Davido and Chioma, his partner, will be held in Lagos on Tuesday. Davido revealed that he and Chioma would tie the…
Oreagba stole the show at this year’s Ojude Oba festival leading to his crowning as the steeze daddy by his social media admirers. Farooq Oreagba, the newly crowned steeze daddy on Nigerian social media, has disclosed that he has an incurable form of cancer but his life priorities changed after he was diagnosed with the…
The Federal Government has spent a total of $15.55bn on debt servicing between 2019 and 2024, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In 2019, Nigeria paid $588.33m in debt service between January and May, while the payment for 2020 was $5.40bn. The debt service payments continued to rise in subsequent…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. Tinubu’ gave the directive on…
