A female suicide bomber, on Sunday, killed herself and a soldier at an army barracks in Gombe State. It was gathered that the bomber hugged the army officer, which resulted into the blast, killing the two of them and injuring other soldiers in the area. The bomber was said to have rode on a motorcycle…
Major streets of Kano have been occupied by violent demonstrators who are kicking against the emergence of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano. The former CBN Governor was named as the new Emir by the state government on Sunday, following the demise of Ado Bayero, who passed away on Friday in…
Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been announced as the new Emir of Kano. The former Nigeria’s chief banker was, on Sunday, named as successor to late Ado Abdullahi Bayero, by the state government. Addressing the media on Sunday at the Government House in Kano, the Secretary to…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has advised those in the All Progressives Congress, APC, a party he recently left, who are now threatening him, to back out or he would be left with no option other than expose their “evil” deeds. The out-spoken lawyer turned politician, in one of his regular Facebook posts, stated…
A new Emir of Kano will be announced on Sunday, June 8, 2014, the state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has disclosed. A new successor to the throne became necessary following the demise of the former occupier of the post, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, who passed away on Friday in Kano. Kwankwaso told the king makers who paid…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has expressed shock over the death of its former Director General, Prof Dora Akunyili, whose tenure saw the agency tirelessly fought fake drug dealers in Nigeria. The former DG died on Saturday morning in India, where she was flown to for treatment few weeks…
Nigerian $exy singer, Tiwa Savage-Balogun has been announced as the winner of the Best Female Act at the MTV Africa and Music Awards, MAMA, holding in South Africa at the moment. The singer mounted the stage with her husband, Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun to receive the awards. She thanked her husband, her Mavin Records label…
The Gombe State Government has approved the appointment of Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe. The new Emir is the son of the late Emir of Gombe, who died on May 27, 2014, at a London hospital. Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Bage, on Friday, presented the letter of appointment to the…
In a bid to further rid the society of youthful restlessness and all forms of hooliganism, a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dayo Saka Fafunmi has extended free computer training to about 450 youths in Ifako/Ijaiye Constituency 1, which he is representing. The youthful lawmaker, who was proud to say that…
Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Anthony Anenih, has stated that the ruling party is not in competition with the All Progressives Congress, APC, because the opposition party has nothing to offer to the people. Anenih, speaking at a PDP rally held in Ikere-Ekiti, on Saturday, disclosed that the PDP…