Sarkin Gobir: Condolences and lessons, by Aliyu U. Tilde
In the various cases of kidnapped traditional rulers across southern and northern Nigeria, none has caused as much sorrow and ...
Month: August 2024
Fire razes 2-storey building in Lagos
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said a two-storey building was gutted by fire at the Ebute-Metta area of ...
Court freezes 32 bank accounts over hunger protests
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies’ linked to the 10-day ...
NDLEA intercepts N2.2 billion codeine bottles at Lagos port
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319,200 bottles ...
Tinubu mourns Emir of Ningi
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the people of Ningi Emirate and the Bauchi State government over the passing of ...
Marital values key to nation building — Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasised the importance of marital and family values in building a strong nation. He spoke ...
Emir of Ningi, Yunusa Danyaya, dies at 88
The Emir of Ningi, Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya, is dead. The monarch died Sunday morning in Kano. He was 88. ...
FORECAST: NiMet predicts rains, thunderstorms from Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy activities across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather ...
Food poisoning, NAFDAC, and public health workers
Statistics of persons who died from suspected food poisoning in various states across the country in recent weeks are alarming ...
My ‘crashing’ into Chelan Harkin
I stumbled, literally, upon poet Chelan Harkin and his intriguing poem "I no longer pray". Never knew or ever heard ...