FG Vows Swift Rescue of Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls, Reaffirms Duty to Protect Citizens By Shalom Oludele The Federal Government expresses deep concern and solidarity with the families of the female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. We share in their pain and are firmly committed…
Bandits kill Vice Principal, abduct students in Kebbi By JAMIL GULMA -Kebbi A wave of fear has gripped the Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State after bandits launched a deadly night attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, located in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. The attackers killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan…
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country, by Hassan Gimba (2) “You have to be very careful introducing the truth to the Black man, who has never previously heard the truth about himself.” – Brother Malcolm X Whenever America wants to invade, it invades. They concoct reasons from the air that make them look…
16-Year-old OAU Female Student Wins NCDMB Annual National Essay Competition The 9th Award and Prize-giving Ceremony of the NCDMB Annual National Undergraduate Essay Competition came to a close on Friday at the Nigerian Content Tower, Yenagoa, with 16-year-old Miss Josephine Oyinkansola Akande, of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, emerging overall winner. The 200-level medical student, who…
Ilara-Mokin Day: Adu ‘Cubana’ donates N5m, drums support for Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, a philanthropist and frontline aspirant for the Ondo Central Senatorial District, Dr (Barr.) Olumuyiwa Adu, fondly known as “Cubana,” has urged the people of the State to continue rallying behind President Bola Ahmed…
Man 20 Caught Having Sex With 5 yrs old, Inside Church Toilet A 20-year old man, Ayomide Oluyori, has been ordered to be remanded in custody at the correctional center Kirikiri town for allegedly engaging a 5-year old girl in sex inside the toilet of the Redeemed Christian Church during a church service in…
₦50m diversion scandal: 12 Ondo Lawmakers move to remove Speaker over alleged misconduct Twelve members of the Ondo State House of Assembly have passed a vote of no confidence in the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, accusing him of gross misconduct and violations of constitutional and criminal provisions. In a formal resolution dated 13 November…
Kebbi police command loss deputy commissioner By JAMIL GULMA -Kebbi The death of deputy commissioner of Police in charge of operations Kebbi state has been announced. According to the command’s public relations officer SP Nafi’u Abubakar, The senior police officer died in a private hospital in Kano while receiving treatment of undisclosed ailment. The command…
Rep Kelechi Calls for Suspension of WAEC CBT Plans for 2026. Nigerian House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to suspend plans by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to introduce Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), warning that the move could result in widespread failure, depression,…
Gov Diri Presents N998bn 2026 Budget Proposal To State Assembly *Infrastructure Gets N298bn, Education N75bn, Pipe-borne Water N10bn The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Thursday, presented the state’s 2026 appropriation bill of N998,371,313,943.04 to the House of Assembly. Governor Diri said the proposal tagged: “Budget of Assured Prosperity II” would be funded…
