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Chuks Okocha in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd); National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have commiserated with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye over the death of his son, Pastor Dare. The Federal Executive Council (FEC); Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha and Secondus have also consoled t...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku and his administration have been accused of looting the treasury to the tune of N39billion naira. The Taraba Integrity and Accountability Group Jalingo (TIAGJ), petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, PRNigeria reports. The organization claimed the accounts of the Taraba Government House, in Jalingo, and the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, are channels through w...

Mama Taraba laid to rest in Jalingo Aisha Alhassan died on Friday in an Egyptian hospital at the age of 61. ADVERTISEMENT The remains of a former Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Al-Hassan, popularly called Mama Taraba, have been laid to rest in Jalingo, Taraba State. She died on Friday in an Egyptian hospital at the age of 61. Her funeral prayers took place at the palace of the Emir of Muri in Jalingo. The prayer was led by the Chief Imam of the palace, Nuruddeen Sallah, late on Monda...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The management of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), has debunked news making the rounds on social media that a student was found dead on its new campus. Lamara Garba, Secretary, Information and Publication Unit of the University, in a statement said social media post alleging that a student of BUK was found dead on the campus is fake, malicious and with no substance. “Investigation has revealed that the deceased identified as Adamu Shanono was not a student of the un...

Kano: Police withdraw personnel from Bashir Tofa-led KCCI activities Published The police authority has ordered the withdrawal of police security to members of a Kano-based non-governmental association, Kano Concerned Citizens Initiative, KCCI, headed by Alhaji Bashir Tofa. The order, which came on Monday, followed an earlier arrangement with the state’s police command to provide security to members of the group especially as they embarked on Ramadan palliative to patients in some of the publ...

This is, however, subject to approval and announcement by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), which is headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. NASRDA in a statement by its spokesman, Dr Felix Ale, on Monday, said from its calculations, the agency found out that the conjunction of the moon will occur at about 8:00pm on Tuesday 11 May 2021; while the first astronomical lunar crescent will only appear in Nigeria on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at about 8:30am. Ale...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in Abuja, while congratulating Muslims on this occasion. Aregbesola urged Nigerians, at home and abroad to use this year’s Eidul-Fitr celebration to pray for peace, stability and economic transformation in the nation. Aregbesola admonished all Nigerians to be law-abiding and embrace the spirit of love, self-discipline, kindness and tolerance, as taught by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon Him)...

Share The Sector Commander, Taraba Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Selina Williams, on Monday led a team of the state command on a sensitisation campaign on road safety consciousness amidst Covid-19 pandemic to motor packs in Jalingo. Williams noted that the event was part of the commemoration of the year 2021 West Africa Road Safety Organisation (WARSO) Day. According to her, the action was with a view to further integrating the imperatives of road safety management to the motoring public. She expla...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Zamfara State Government has confirmed the release of Alh. Bala Afuro Gusau, the father of a popular businessman in the state, Hon. Sanusi Bala Sarkin Dawaki Maituta. A statement from the state’s Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, said Bala, who was abducted a month ago by his kidnappers, was released on Saturday. The commissioner explained that the victim was freed unharmed. He, however, revealed the state government did not pay ransom to facilitat...

Gov Fayemi mourns ex-Minister Aisha Al-Hassan On Kayode Fayemimi Ekiti State Gov. Kayode Fayemi has described the death of former Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, as shocking and disheartening. In a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode,  on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, Fayemi described the late Al-Hassan as a woman who believed in hard work, excellence and service to humanity. He said Al-Hassan worked her way to the top of her professional calling ...