The first batch of 540 Kano State intending pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2018 hajj. The pilgrims departed the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on board a Max Air Boeing 747 aircraft at exactly 12:23a.m. on Saturday. Hajiya Hadiza Abbas, the Public Relations Officer of theContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Special Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged Nigerians in Diaspora to support the president in his fight against corruption. Dabiri Erewa made the call in Abuja on Saturday at a meeting with the Nigerians in DiasporaContinue Reading
By Mustapha Sumaila The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. NBC’s Head of Public Affair, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, said comments made on Raypower’s programme `PoliticalContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun Samuel Adegboyega University in Edo has conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Public Administration on Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ben Aigbokhan at a special convocation held on Saturday extolled the qualities of Aregbesola, which he said stood him outContinue Reading
By Prudence Arobani The Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar-led Commonwealth Observer Group has given a pass mark to the Pakistan’s general election, saying the poll has generally strengthened the country’s democracy. The Commonwealth team said the election marked “important milestone” in the history of the country, following two consecutive democratically-elected civilian governmentsContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sued for a peaceful presidential election in Mali as the country goes to the poll to elect a new president on Sunday. Guterres, in a statement in New York by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said he was closely following developments in MaliContinue Reading
Emeka Ndukwu, 46, a Nigerian-American based in Maryland, has been sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in business e-mail scheme and conspiring to launder more than $900,000 proceeds of scams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in a statement, said Ndukwu tricked seven companies in the United StatesContinue Reading
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Mashal Sadiq Abubakar, has blamed unpatriotic Nigerians over the funding of some terrorist groups in the country. Abubakar made the allegation at the inauguration of Small Arms Shooting Range and some projects at Nigerian Air Force Base, Bauchi. He said it was unfortunateContinue Reading
The All Progressives Party (APC) has expressed excitement over the exit of Benue Governor Sammuel Ortom to joint what it called “club whose philosophy is to share the money and not develop communities”. Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of APC, has said that the party was relieved of Ortom defectionContinue Reading
