The National Population Commission (NPC) has said all birth certificates issued by local governments and hospitals are not acceptable for official purposes in the country. The commission insisted that only the birth certificates it issued are acceptable as it remains the only agency legally authorised to issue such documents in […]
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2023 Presidency: See who Arewa youths declared support for
Yerima Shettima, President of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has said the group is against the zoning of the 2023 presidency to any geo-political zone in Nigeria. The AYCF president made this known in an interview with Daily Independent. Recall that the President’s nephew, Mamman Daura recently said competence should […]
Edo election is ‘do-or-die’ to Oshiomhole –Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State and the Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, has said for the sacked national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, the upcoming Edo State governorship election was a matter of life and death. Wike, who is also […]
Scores killed, as Boko Haram seizes Borno communities
Boko Haram terrorists have invaded many communities in Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State, killing scores of farmers and herders after rustling hundreds of their domestic animals, mostly cows. Magumeri is North and about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, which has witnessed a series of Boko Haram […]
Our mistakes cost APC some states in 2019 — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said that the mistakes made by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration led to the party losing some states to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2019 elections. The President also said that if not for the respect the APC has for the […]
Makinde sacks Commissioner, swaps two others
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Monday sacked his Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Professor Raphael Afonja. The governor communicated the sack in a letter dated August 10, 2020 and signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun. The termination of appointment takes immediate […]
Insurgents recruiting more members, North East governors tell Buhari
State governors from the North-Eastern part of the country on Monday met with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the deteriorating security situation in the zone and appealed to him to address the causes without further delay. They also lamented the rate at which more members are being […]
Blasphemy: Kano court sentences man to death by hanging
A Kano Upper Shari’a Court on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old man to death by hanging for blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. The Presiding Judge, Khadi Aliyu Muhammad Kani, gave the judgement after finding Yahaya Sharif-Aminu guilty as charged. Sharif-Aminu, a resident of Sharifai in Kano metropolis, was accused of committing blasphemy against […]
COVID-19: Naira Marley fined N100,000 for flouting Lockdown order
Nigerian musician Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley has been fined N100,000 for breaching the lockdown regulations. The artist has admitted he broke COVID-19 lockdown rules when he travelled to the capital, Abuja, for a musical concert. Recall that the musician was arrested on Thursday alongside […]
Obaseki behind siege of Edo Assembly, says APC
The All Progressives Congress has said the governor of Edo State, Governor Obaseki, was responsible for numerous siege to the Edo Assembly complex. It also rubbished claims that its leadership “ferried police from Abuja” to block the Assembly complex. In a statement by the Chairman of the state Media Campaign […]