Chidinma, foster father lied about Ataga’s death – Police (Punch) A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Olusegun Bamidele, on Tuesday, told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of the Chief Executive…
Islamic year: Kano declares Monday public holiday
The Kano State Government, on Thursday, declared Monday, August 1, 2022, as a work-free day to mark the beginning of the 1445 Islamic (Hijrah) New Year. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba,…
Ganduje’s Commissioner resigns, ‘defects to NNPP’
Shehu Na’Allah Kura, Kano State commissioner for finance and economic development, has resigned. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammadu Garba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Kura resigned from Ganduje’s cabinet after his Chief of Staff, Ali Haruna…
*Yul Edochie’s second wife ready to tell her side of the story (Guardian)*How I escaped death in Lagos building collapse – Tenant (DailyTrust)
Yul Edochie’s second wife ready to tell her side of the story (Guardian) Judy Austin Moghalu, second wife to Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, has revealed that she might be ready to tell her side of the story. The actress hinted…
Ganduje mourns as 40 passengers drown in Kano
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has expressed shock over the Tuesday evening Bagwai boat mishap that led to the death of about 40 persons. Ganduje spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, in a statement issued on…
Ganduje, NUJ mourn death of veteran journalist
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State commiserates with the families of Abba Lawan Kurmawa, a veteran journalist, who passed away early Tuesday morning. Abba Lawan who died at Nasarawa Hospital, Kano and left behind an indelible mark in media practice…
*Kidnapped LASU student released (Punch)*Food security: Lagos sets to launch 5yr agricultural devt roadmap (Vanguard)
Kidnapped LASU student released (Punch) A 300-level student of Lagos State University, Kehinde Olowa, has been released to his family by his abductors on Monday. The PUNCH had reported that Kehinde was abducted by unknown gunmen on April 9 at…
Kano singer, Sarkin Wakan arrested over alleged anti-Ganduje songs (Punch)
Singer, Nazir Ahmad, popularly called Sarkin Wakan Kano, has been arrested for allegedly releasing two uncensored musical albums and operating an illegal studio. The albums, which were released about three years ago, were said to have violated some provisions of…
*Horrible Lagos-Badagry road: Motorists’ nightmare, cash cow for miscreants (Punch) * Man who climbed airplane wing at Lagos Airport, Nigerien, says Police (Punch)
Horrible Lagos-Badagry road: Motorists’ nightmare, cash cow for miscreants (Punch) If there was a competition for bad roads in Lagos, the Lagos-Badagry Expressway will most likely outshine other numerous ones across the state. But the large potholes in-between Trade Fair…
Abolish herdmen’s North-South movement, Ganduje tells FG (Punch)
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called on the Federal Government to abolish the movement of herdsmen from the northern to the southern part of Nigeria in order to curb farmer/herders clashes. Ganduje, however, said that the Ruga settlement was…