Hadiza Ismai’il, a 58-year-old female pilgrim from Kano State, has passed away while performing Hajj in Makka Saudi Arabia. Hadiza died on Monday at about 3:15 pm Saudi local time following a brief illness. She was down with a fever when she was rushed to NAHCON hospital for treatment and later transferred to King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makka, where she was certified dead. Hadiza had since been buried in Makka after a funeral prayer in Ka’aba Mosque. Alhaji Laminu Rabiu Danbappa, The Director-General, Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board, while confirming the sad story, condoled with the family of the deceased on…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday closed their case in the ongoing hearing of the Petition filed by the Labour Party, Candidate, Peter Obi. Among the documents submitted to the court is a register purported to be indicating that Obi is not a member of the Labour Party as stipulated by the Electoral guidelines. But apparently unknown to them or they were feigning ignorance that the matter was long settled by the Court of Appeal in a Judgement delivered on Wednesday the 8th of February, 2023 by a team of three Justices led by…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said the Federal Government will support Nigerian firm, UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, and it’s foreign partners for the timely actualisation of their gas project. Speaking on Wednesday at the State House, Abuja, during an audience with the management of the company and its foreign partners, President Tinubu pledged to remove all impediments to the timely completion of the facility. President Tinubu commended UTM FLNG Limited as well as its technical partners, Technip Energies of France, and its Japanese counterpart, JGC, for the initiative and partnership. “Yes, we have abundance of gas on the ground. However,…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has mourned the Publisher of NewsDirect Newspapers Group, the late Dr Samuel Ibiyemi, who died at the age of 56 on Tuesday. According to the NGE, the professional body of all the editors in Nigeria, the late Ibiyemi was described as a committed member who made his mark in journalism as a reporter, business editor, editor, and publisher. “Even when Dr Ibiyemi was struggling between life and death on his sickbed at the hospital, he was still breathing journalism; he wanted to know from his colleagues the latest happenings in our society; he called to…
Drama in Warri as a Sienna driver (name withheld), bit off the ear of a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO, identified as Papu Prosper during an argument while they were on patrol in Warri, Delta State. The incident started with an argument over expired vehicle particulars in the early hours of Friday on Eagle roundabout, by Federal Government College, in Warri. According to Prosper, “I am a Vehicle Inspection Officer, VIO. We went for a patrol team in Warri, Delta State, where we held a driver, whose particulars have expired. In the process, my boss told me to follow him to…
Adele told her Las Vegas audience over the weekend to “stop throwing” objects at performers after a recent spate of incidents. During her residency at Caesars Palace, the Rolling in the Deep singer addressed the trend of concertgoers throwing objects at musicians. “Have you noticed how people are, like, forgetting f**king show etiquette at the moment, throwing s**t onstage? Have you seen that?” she asked, according to footage posted on TikTok. As she fired T-shirts into the audience using a launcher, Adele jokingly continued, “I f**king dare you, dare you to throw something at me. Stop throwing things at the…
Recently, Chininso Aloysius, complained about the fuel expenses for the generator in her tailoring fly, the highest-ever jump since she entered the tailoring business over 10 years ago. She said, “I’ve never bought fuel and paid N10,000 before. Now I buy it and it lasts for three days,” says Miss Chinonso, a tailor in Akute, Ogun State. The day, Mr Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s 16th president on 29 May, He announced the removal of fuel subsidy, a decision that saw the price of petrol jump three-fold across the country. In Lagos, the price of one litre rose from N180…
Polaris Bank, in collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), is proud to announce the successful completion of the Digicorper Programme, an intensive digital capacity-building initiative for Corps members serving across 12 states. The Digicorper Programme, which held its virtual graduation over the weekend was a high-impact capacity-building workshop, aimed to equip 5,000 NYSC members with essential digital skills to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving digital world. The six-month training program, which commenced in November 2022, focused on empowering fresh graduates with the necessary skills required to excel in their future endeavors. Through the strategic partnership between Polaris Bank,…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has begun the probe of the administration of his predecessor, Prof. Ben Ayade, in office with the setting up of a committee to dig into concessioned industries and land related matters. The committee is named “Fact Finding Committee On Cross River State Government-owned and Concessioned Industries and Other Landed Properties.” The committee, which the governor set up immediately after assumption of office, has come out with a call for memoranda. In a statement by its Secretary, Mr Anthony Effiom, the committee called for memorandum from members of the public on the terms of…
The fifth yearly lecture of Freedom Online, one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing online newspapers, will hold on July 18 in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief, Gabriel Akinadewo, says former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Gbenga Daniel, is the Chairman. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State is the Special Guest Speaker while Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State is the Special Keynote Speaker. Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, is the Special Guest of Honour. Theme of the lecture is ‘2023 – 2027: Nigerians, elected leaders and expectations’. Also expected are former Police…