The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Friday expressed dismay over the ongoing Ramadan feeding programme in the Kano metropolis. Yusuf expressed his disappointment with the programme during a surprise visit to one of the feeding centres in Gidan Maza, Municipal Local Government Area. Recall that the state government budgeted over N5 billion for the…
South Africa will hold pivotal national elections May 29 as polls show the ruling African National Congress could lose its majority for the first time since it came to power with the fall of apartheid 30 years ago. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the date Tuesday as Africa’s most developed economy faces a myriad of problems…
The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba AbdulRafiu Olaniyi Ajiboye Oyelaran is dead.According to reports, the traditional ruler died in the wee hours of Saturday .gathered that he died in his mid 70s after a protracted illness that lasted over one year. It was further gathered that the late monarch was declared dead…
The naira maintained a steady appreciation against the United States dollar on Thursday, gaining N18 to close 1,382/$ at the official market. This came as Presidency warned currency speculators to desist from unpatriotic act against the national currency, saying racketeers would have their fingers burnt. The naira gain came a day after the local currency…
Gunmen opened fire at a rock concert in a Moscow suburb Friday, killing at least 40 people, wounding 100, and setting off an inferno in the theatre, authorities said. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the building, opened fire, and threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, according to a journalist for the RIA Novosti news…
Seven million people are eligible to vote Sunday in the traditionally stable West African nation set to become an oil producer, but where more than a third live in poverty and half the population are aged under 20. After the last-minute withdrawal of two candidates, 17 contenders remain in the race for president, with campaigning…
More than two years after invading Ukraine, the Kremlin has said that Russia regards itself to be at “war” due to the West’s intervention and support of its neighbour.So far, the Kremlin has insisted that the attack on Ukraine ordered on February 24, 2022, was only as a “special military operation” to ensure the “demilitarisation…
One week after the authorities of Nigeria Customs Service following the directive of the Presidency to reopen the Illela land border between Nigeria and Niger Republic, the government of Niger Republic on Friday afternoon opened their border in Konni for operations.A source, Nuhu Samaila, who briefed our correspondent from Konni, in Niger Republic said the…
The Head of Information of the school, Abraham Habu, disclosed this to Channels Television via a telephone conversation. He said the school had received palliatives from the state government to distribute to the students to cushion the effect of the economic hardship. According to him, the palliatives were billed for distribution on Friday at the…
