President Tinubu suspends EFCC chairman,

The chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdurashid Bawa has beeb suspended by President  Bola Ahmed Tinubut to allow for proper investigation...

KANO: About 156 intending pilgrims lose 2023 hajj

About 156 intending pilgrims from Kano State may lose the 2023 hajj, the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Agency has reported. This development was attributed to...

Katsina Governor, Dikko Radda appoints HoS

Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina state has appointed Alhaji Usman Isyaku as the new Head of Service. The appointment is with immediate effect. This...

About 100 lives lost in boat accident

Over one hundred lives were lost in an accident on the river Niger after a  boat capsized early on Monday morning.  Al Jazeera reported that...

House of Representatives: Hon Tajuddeen emerges Speaker

The 10th House of Representatives has chosen Hon Tajuddeen Abbas as its speaker, defeating Ahmed Idris Wase, the former Deputy Speaker of the 9th...

Senate Presidency: Sen Akpabio wins

Sen Godswill Akpabio has won the Nigeria' s Senate Presidency, scoring 63 votes against Sen Abdulaziz Yari who went away with 46 votes.  Akpabio is...

Salary padding: FG suspends several workers

Several workers accross many  Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been suspended  over their alleged involvement in salary padding on the Integrated Personnel and...

House Speakership: Abbas consolidates lead,; Betara, Gagdi withdraw

As the campaign for leadership of the 10th House of Representatives hots up the coalition of members-elect of the 10th House of Representatives across...

THE REAL SUBSIDIES ARE NOT FOR THE POOR

 BY FEMI FALANA, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but...

Turkey seizes fake $1 billion meant for Africa

Turkish security forces have seized $1 billion of counterfeit money in Istanbul, and arrested six people involved in the operation, including one Ghanaian and...