Officials of the Kano State Hisbah Board have arrested 11 Muslims in the state for eating during the day in the month of Ramadan. The arrests were made during Ramadan enforcement operations which involved searching of eateries and markets. Confirming the arrests in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the board’s…
The Kano police command says a point of sale (POS) operator identified as Mohammed Abdulrahman, has returned N10 million mistakenly transferred to his account, to the sender. In a statement on Thursday, Abdullahi Kiyawa, Kano police spokesperson, said the owner of the money is a businessman in Dawanau grain market in Kano metropolis. Kiyawa said…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has called for the exploration of available partnership options between Germany and Ogun State in the area of food production. He said Ogun State is looking at ways of contributing to the food security agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Prince Abiodun stated this when he received the Consul…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria. President Tinubu is the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. The President’s approval of the siting of the Centre in Abuja is part of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. James Enimi Omietimi as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for an initial term of four (4) years, and the reappointment of Professor Sa’ad Aliyu Ahmed as Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, for a second term of…
A combination of cable cuts, resulting in equipment faults on the major undersea cables along the West African Coast, have negatively impacted data and telecom services in several countries of West Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cote de Ivoire, among others. The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said that it occurred somewhere in Cote…
The Amotekun in Osun State has revealed that it has intensified security surveillance among border communities in the state. This revelation was made by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi (rtd.) during a chat with journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. The move, Adewinmbi added, was in response to the alarm raised on…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has assented to the Bulk Purchase Agency and Assets Management and Maintenance Agency Bills earlier passed by the State House of Assembly, into law. This was contained in a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ekerete Udoh and made available to newsmen in Uyo on Thursday….
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has remanded Governor Ademola Adeleke’s appointee, Oyeyemi Olalekan, over alleged acts of terrorism. Olalekan, popularly called ‘Emir’, a member of Osun State Transport Management System, was docked for conspiracy, unlawful killing and malicious damage. The police arraigned him on a 10-count charge of allegedly committing the…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has mourned the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Mahood Olalekan Balogun, saying he left good legacies that would be remembered by many people for years. Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District, said this via a statement made available on Friday. Oba Balogun passed away…
