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Hisbah destroys 196,400 bottles of alcohol in Kano

September 23, 2019 0

The Kano state Hisbah Board has destroyed over 196,400 bottles of different brands of alcohol in the state. Speaking shortly after flagging off the destruction exercise at Kalebawa in Dawakin Tofa local lovernment area, Kano […]

2015 PDP campaign funds: Shekarau, Wali, others ‘in fresh soup’

September 23, 2019 0

A Kano Federal High court sitting at Court road Monday, ordered former Kano state governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, former minister of foreign Affairs Bashir Aminu Wali and former director general of Ex- president Goodluck Jonathan’s […]

Tennis: Barty’s No 1 spot under pressure from Pliskova

September 23, 2019 0

Ashleigh Barty remains the world No 1 for another week, according to the latest WTA rankings released Monday, but the Australian faces a tough battle in Wuhan if she is to stay on top. Barty […]

Federer: Keeping Grand Slam record ‘not realistic’

September 23, 2019 0

Roger Federer has accepted that keeping hold of his record tally of 20 Grand Slam titles is “not realistic” after Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic both gained ground on him in 2019. The 38-year-old failed […]

Aubameyang responsible for penalties – Emery

September 23, 2019 0

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is still Arsenal’s first-choice penalty taker, despite Nicolas Pepe’s success from the spot against Aston Villa on Sunday, Unai Emery has confirmed. The former Borussia Dortmund striker is the Gunners’ regular penalty taker but eschewed […]

When President Buhari’s policy got Sanusi’s applause

September 23, 2019 0

The new economic team put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari has received the nod of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was perceived as one of the worst critics of the president. […]

Drivers, travelers panic as federal roads ‘collapse’

September 23, 2019 0

In spite of the efforts of intervention bodies such as the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), many federal roads across the country remain in deplorable condition, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

Breaking: Callum Hudson-Odoi set for Chelsea comeback

September 23, 2019 0

Callum Hudson-Odoi will make a long-awaited return for Chelsea in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash against Grimsby. The winger has not played since rupturing his Achilles tendon in April and has watched from the sidelines while […]

Average price of medium agric eggs decreases -1.37% in August

September 23, 2019 0

The average price of one dozen of Agric eggs medium size decreased year-on-year by -2.58 per cent and month-on month by -1.37 per cent to N461.89 in August 2019 from N468.31 in July 2019, the […]

Appraising Governor Bala’s 100 days in office

September 23, 2019 0

In these days of 100-days appraisals by state chief executives, NAJIB SANI writes that Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, has also written his name in gold. Combining ministerial and legislative experience On Friday September 6, […]

NDLEA arrests 16 drugs suspects in Jigawa APC office

September 23, 2019 0

The Deputy Commander of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Jigawa state command, Mr Oko Michael, has said 16 persons suspected of consumption of hard drugs were arrested at the All Progressive Congress (APC) […]

Senior Pastor and founder, Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has said he will replace President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president in 2023. He said while Buhari is the 15th president of Nigeria, he would […]

50 runners sign up for Onitsha City Marathon – Official

September 23, 2019 0

No fewer than 50 runners have so far signified intrest in the maiden Onitsha City Marathon (OCM) event slated for Oct. 5, in Anambra. Mr Philip Balepo, OCM Head of Media and Publicity made the […]

When President Buhari’s policy got Sanusi’s applause

September 23, 2019 0

The new economic team put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari has received the nod of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was perceived as one of the worst critics of the president. […]

Appraising Governor Bala’s 100 days in office

September 23, 2019 0

Xenophobia: New face of ‘apartheid’ in South Africa

September 21, 2019 0

The recent waves of xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other black Africans in South Africa as well as reprisal on South African owned businesses in Nigeria opened another diplomatic row between Nigeria and the South […]

Sam Ewang, Sarafa Ishola: Where are they now?

September 21, 2019 0

These former public officers: Sam Ewang, Saudatau Bagudu, and Sarafa Ishola, left impressive records while in office, however, their whereabouts afterwards is not known. ELEOJO IDACHABA in this piece asks where are they now? Sam […]

As Matawalle prioritises education in Zamfara state

September 20, 2019 0

Zamfara state, in the nearest past, was in the news for the wrong reason. It is however now poised to recover its lost glory among the comity of other states as the state government is […]

Taraba’s health sector under Gov Ishaku

September 20, 2019 0

Governor Darius Ishaku marked 100 days in office recently. ANDREW OJIH writes on his scorecard in the health sector. For the people of Taraba state, Governor Darius Ishaku has raised the bar of expectations of […]

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