Mass Defection Hits APC Again, as Over 1,000 Join NNPP in Kano
In a major political shift and mass exodus in Kano, more than 1,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), aligning themselves with the Kwankwasiyya movement led by former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The defection took place in Tofa and Ghari Local Government Areas, where the…
admin2Kano : NUJ Lauds Gov Yusuf’s Giant Strides in Health and Education, Honours him as Grand Patron
By Omagha Idam The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Chris Isiguzo, has commended the significant achievements of the Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, particularly in the health and education sectors. In a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, it was revealed that Comrade Chris,…
Ebonyi State Govt Hails Engr Eni Oko for Winning the Prestigious NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science.
By Sharon Akuboh The Ebonyi State was again under global surveillance as the State Government congratulated, Engr. Eni Oko, Ph.D, for his extraordinary feat in the field of sciences, which has earned him the highly coveted and prestigious NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science, 2024. This was contained in a Statement issued by the Commissioner Information…
Erudite Scholar, Prof Aja Akpuru Aja goes Home : Burial Arrangements Released
Foremost and widely published academic, globally acknowledged Professor Aja Akpuru Aja is dead. Aged 66, he died on March 16, 2024, following a brief illness. Burial date fixed. A statement by Prof A. O. Unagha, Chairman, Burial Committee and Dr. E.J. Okorie, (Secretary), on behalf of the family of Nigeria’s first Minister of Education, Onyibe…
Ebonyi, for fear of the gods : Nkalaha Community begs Gov Nwifuru to reverse presentation of Staff of Office to new Ezeogo
Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara More appeals has been made to RT Hon Francis Nwifuru, Governor of Ebonyi State to reconsider the presentation of Staff of Office to a new Ezeogo of Nkalaha in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state pending when the former Ezeogo Augustine Okwor (now late) will be laid to mother earth. Members of…
Deputy Senate President endorses book on financial prudence
Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara Senator Barau Jibrin, the Deputy President of the Senate, has endorsed a book on financial prudence written by one of his Legislative Aides and former Special Assistant to the immediate past of Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze. He described the book as a valuable resource for all….
Nigerian-born Qatari, Asian, World Athletics Champion, Organizes World Athletic Challenge in Abuja
The Femi Seun Ogunode Foundation (FSO) has brought its talent-discovering and promoting initiative, FSO Athletics Challenge 2024, to Abuja. The foundation initiative has previously been hosted in Lagos and Ondo States with the primary aim of promoting sports development in Nigeria by discovering and grooming the next generation of athletics champions and giving young aspiring…
Taraba : Plan to Demolish age long Central Mosque, Ukwe Palace will trigger Crises in Takum – KYN President
Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The National President of Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), a cultural umbrella body of Kuteb world wide, Comrade Emmanuel Ukwen, on Saturday, said it has opposed the planned demolition of Takum Central Mosque and the Ukwe Takum’s palace in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba. Weekenders magazine Correspondent reports that tension has built…