GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has vowed to arrest and prosecute parents who fail to send their children to school in the state because begging is un-Islamic and those who allow their wards to engage in it are contravening the koran's teaching.
NIGERIA has been identified as one of the most fertile nations on earth by the United Nations Population Division after a recent survey revealed that it is one of the few nations on earth where males outnumber females.
DIASPORA community body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has called for calm after a Nigerian Ewohime Apkovweta was arrested by the Metropolitan Police for damaging cars belonging to the high commission in London yesterday.
PRESIDENCY officials have condemned yesterday's poor officiating that led to the Super Falcons being defeated 0-1 by France in the Fifa Women's World Cup after the referee allowed the French team to take a penalty twice in the dying minutes of the game.
NIGERIA runs the risk of seeing a dramatic growth in illiteracy and a rise in the number of out-of-school children after the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned that an increasing number of parents are keeping their kids at home due to security fears.
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered an investigation into a mysterious case of a missing N6.8m ($19,000) after it was reported that the money generated from visitors to the Zoo during the just concluded Sallah was swallowed by a pet gorilla.
ZAMFARA State's Governor Bello Matawalle has announced plans to with security experts in Dubai as part of a comprehensive programme to tackle the ongoing insecurity across the state that has turned it into a haven for armed bandits.
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles lost their last pre-African Nations Cup friendly against Senegal 0-1 yesterday thanks to a first half goal from Everton's Idrissa Gueye at a game played at Ismaili Stadium in Egypt.
ONDO State's Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been barricaded in his office by youths from Local Government Area of the state who are protesting his neglect of the oil-producing region.
Ilaje is one of the two local governments in Ondo State that is oil-producing but despite being cash cow that generates millions of dollars for the economy. As a result, the youths from the area protested the alleged diversion of funds meant for the region by the governors' administration.
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has vowed to arrest and prosecute parents who fail to send their children to school in the state because begging is un-Islamic and those who allow their wards to engage in it are contravening the koran's teaching.
NIGERIA has been identified as one of the most fertile nations on earth by the United Nations Population Division after a recent survey revealed that it is one of the few nations on earth where males outnumber females.
DIASPORA community body the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) has called for calm after a Nigerian Ewohime Apkovweta was arrested by the Metropolitan Police for damaging cars belonging to the high commission in London yesterday.
PRESIDENCY officials have condemned yesterday's poor officiating that led to the Super Falcons being defeated 0-1 by France in the Fifa Women's World Cup after the referee allowed the French team to take a penalty twice in the dying minutes of the game.
NIGERIA runs the risk of seeing a dramatic growth in illiteracy and a rise in the number of out-of-school children after the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) warned that an increasing number of parents are keeping their kids at home due to security fears.
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje has ordered an investigation into a mysterious case of a missing N6.8m ($19,000) after it was reported that the money generated from visitors to the Zoo during the just concluded Sallah was swallowed by a pet gorilla.
ZAMFARA State's Governor Bello Matawalle has announced plans to with security experts in Dubai as part of a comprehensive programme to tackle the ongoing insecurity across the state that has turned it into a haven for armed bandits.
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles lost their last pre-African Nations Cup friendly against Senegal 0-1 yesterday thanks to a first half goal from Everton's Idrissa Gueye at a game played at Ismaili Stadium in Egypt.
ONDO State's Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been barricaded in his office by youths from Local Government Area of the state who are protesting his neglect of the oil-producing region.
