The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed deep shock and heartfelt sympathy over the fire that engulfed some shops at the popular Kantin Kwari Textile Market on Saturday. In a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Sunusi Tofa, Yusuf extended his sympathies to the affected traders, their families, and the entire community of Kano state. He described the incident as …

A rescue team of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has rescued three accident victims and recovered N8,620,000 at the scene in Kaduna State. The accident occurred around 7 pm on Monday, September 30, at Area G Samaru, along Zaria-Funtua road. Spokesman of the FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, 1 October, …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured President Bola Tinubu of the Parliament’s readiness to mobilise the required support to complement the efforts of the Federal Government in the mitigation, prevention and tackling of disasters. He also commended the Tinubu-led Federal Government for its timely intervention in the deadly floods that affected Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and other states, …

Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, National Presidential Aspirant, Garba Muhammad Project (GMP), Friday expressed his sympathy to the victims of the flood disaster in Borno and called on the relevant agencies and government to as a matter of urgency attend to the needs of the families of the affected. Speaking with newsmen, Muhammad expressed his desire to work with government …

Severe flooding in the Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people from their homes, relief officials said on Wednesday. A day after water from an overflowing dam swept away thousands of homes in the North East city, Head of Media and Public Relations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ezekiel Manzo told …

Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol conducted on 13 July 2024. With the latest arrest, NNS Beecroft which is in Lagos has so far apprehended 33 stowaways between January and …

Abducted victims recently freed from captivity have revealed that kidnappers used poisonous snakes to terrorise them. Some of them, who recounted their ordeals in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, said that there were many snakes in the forests inhabited by the bandits. They said that the snakes often bite both the kidnappers and the victims. One of …

All the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their December salaries to the victims of the bombing mishap that took place in Kaduna last Sunday. Senate Deputy President Barau Jibrin announced this on Sunday at the Kaduna State Government House when he led a high-power delegation of Senate members to the state. The Senators were received …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued at least four kidnapped victims and destroyed bandits’ camps in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In a statement on Wednesday, acting Deputy Director, of Army Public Relations 1 Division Nigerian Army, Lt. Colonel Musa Yahaya said the kidnapped victims were rescued by the troops on Monday. “In continuation of its …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said troops deployed for internal operations across the country killed 59 terrorists, rescued 88 hostages and recovered 68 weapons and 1,364 ammunition. In a statement on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the troops also arrested 88 criminals, 10 kidnappers and 20 gunmen. “As at 28 July 23, the …