Hundreds of residents are fleeing Damari community in Birnin Gwari Local Council of Kaduna State, as bandits moving on motorcycles invaded the villages yesterday Some of the villagers alleged that the bandits were in pursuit of members of a group loyal to a notorious warlord, Malam Abba, whom the Kaduna State Police Command, in 2020,…
Nigerian Music producer, Samklef has claimed that a lot of young Nigerians “are into ritual” because of what they see in Nollywood movies. Samklef alleged that Nollywood promotes “fetish stuff in all their movies”. The music producer further advised Nollywood to have better scripts, adding that everything is not “religion or juju”. His tweets read,…
Former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died, Malian state media channel ORTM reported on Sunday. He was 76. Keita was in office for seven years, from September 2013 to August 2020, before being ousted in a military coup. Special forces commander Assimi Goita was one of several colonels who overthrew Keita in August 2020, after which the interim authorities…
Following the meeting of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) will meet on Tuesday to announce the date and venue for the national convention. The APC governors were locked in a meeting at Kebbi Governors…
Senator Kashim Shettima has said the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu must be given a choice of first refusal as the 2023 presidential election approaches. Shettima who was a former Governor of Borno State stated this, Monday while delivering a keynote address at the Support Group Conference in Abuja….
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has charged African leaders and citizens to be united in promotion of the continent’s intrinsic greatness through improved trade relations among African countries. He disclosed this at the formal launch of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), which is a centralised payment and settlement infrastructure platform for intra-African…
Nigerians, and not any purported agreement, will determine who becomes the next President of the country, the 2023 NewTribe Project, a presidential campaign team of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has declared. Addressing a press conference, yesterday, at Bristol Palace, Kano, a team leader of the NewTribe Project, Simon Kawu, stressed that Nigerians would not fall…
Lafarge Africa Plc., an innovative and sustainable building solutions company, has reaffirmed its commitment to host communities in Cross Rivers State with the inauguration of several development projects to mark its annual community day celebration. Speaking at the 2021 community day and stakeholder engagement event which held recently, the Production Manager of Lafarge Africa Plc Mfamosing Plant, Cross River state, Mrs. Idara…
…Governor honours departed service personnel, says Lagos prioritises welfare support for deceased’s families, veterans Trust Africa News, By Ayomide Otitoju The solemn sound blaring from an array of bugles and the energetic flight taken by a flock of white pigeons lifted the spirits of members of the Nigerian armed forces in Lagos State on Saturday, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu…
