President Muhammadu Buhari will leave the country on Sunday, December 11, for Washington, USA to attend a weeklong United States-Africa Leaders Summit. This was made known in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, on Saturday. He says, US president Joe Biden, will be looking forward to, “working with African…
Ex-terrorist commanders who surrendered to Nigerian troops have disclosed that Abubakar Shekau, the late Boko Haram leader, left behind 83 concubines before he took his own life. Recall that Shekau was killed during a supremacy battle with a faction of the terrorist group in Sambisa forest in May 2021. Special Adviser to Borno State governor…
A fire outbreak on Friday night at the popular Mami market in Gembu, the administrative headquarters of Sardauna local government council of Taraba State has razed down parts of the market. The fire was said to have destroyed goods worth several hundreds of millions of Naira in the market. The inferno, which lasted for several…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria. He accused the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, of targeting the political class with the cash withdrawal limit policy unveiled by the apex bank on Tuesday. Controversies have continued to trail the planned policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria to…
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has spoken about the new naira notes. The CBN governor says the newly redesigned Naira notes are already in banks and ready for issuance. According to a statement in CBN’s official twitter handle, Emefiele said so in Daura while on a visit to…
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has talked about the rising food prices. He says the rising prices of food in Nigeria will come down as more food is produced. He said this in Abuja on Thursday at the 9th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s Scorecard Series (2015 to 2023). He said…
No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead following Thursday’s invasion by bandits in Amtawalam and Pobawure Communities of Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State. Speaking during an assessment visit at the scene of the incident on Friday, Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, decried the killings and destruction of food items. The governor…
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent cash withdrawal limit policy. According to George, the new withdrawal policy of the apex bank is inhumane, too sudden, and will bring more hardship to Nigerians. George said this on Thursday at a reception in Lagos organised…
President, Muhammadu Buhari, has lot his niece, Hajiya Laraba Dauda. The President, on his second day at home in Daura, Katsina State, has condoled with his extended family members on the demise of his niece, Hajiya Laraba Dauda, who died leaving behind children and grandchildren. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, the…
A 35-year-old man identified as Haruna Ezekiel has been apprehended by men of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly killing his 80-year-old paternal uncle over witchcraft allegation. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 8, 2022, said the suspect had confronted the deceased, Sunday Saleh,…