News as it breaks
Actress Chizzy Alichi is expecting her first child with husband after 5 years in marriage. The nollywood actress revealed the good news on her instagram page with the post, “He made everything beautiful at his time. Ecclesiastes 3:11.“ Congratulations to them
President Bola Tinubu has sent a five member delegation to the Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio is the head of the high-powered delegation while other members are; the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador…
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has signed into law four bills to establish new agencies designed to strengthen institutional frameworks and accelerate sustainable development across the state. A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Tofa, the new agencies are the Kano State Protection Agency, the State…
World Malaria Day, observed April 25 annually, aims to raise awareness on the global efforts to control and ultimately eradicate malaria. Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted through the bites of infected female anopheles mosquitoes. It is a global infectious disease which has remained a leading cause of…
The Vatican has announced the death of Pope Francis II. In a statement, Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced that the pontiff died at the age of 88 years. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor Benedict XVI resigned.…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Kano State has the second-highest number of drug abuse cases in the country. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Brigadier General Muhammad Buba Marwa stated this during the commissioning of a new accommodation and rehabilitation center for the agency’s…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly has reinstated the suspended Member representing Talata Mafara North Constituency, Shamsudeen Hassan Basko, following the submission and acceptance of his written letter of apology to the House. In a statement issued by press secretary of Zamfara state House of Assembly Bello Madaro, the Speaker…
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested forty suspected internet fraudsters in Bida and Minna Local Government Areas of Niger State. This is contained in a statement issued to Newsmen by the Head, Media and Publicity EFCC, Dele Oyewale…
Police in Delta have arrested 106 suspects for various offences ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping,murder,cultism , rape and defilement. Briefing newsmen at the police headquarters of the Delta State Command in Asaba, the Commissioner of Police, Olufemi Abaniwonda said the police rescued 13 kidnapped victims, and recoverd 14 stolen vehicles…
The Federal Government has launched a suite of national policies and guidelines aimed at transforming maternal health outcomes in Nigeria. At the commemoration of the 2025 Safe Motherhood Day in Abuja, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Mohammed Ali Pate announced that no woman should die while…
