Ilorin The kidnappers of a driver simply identified as Taofeek, who was on his way to New-Bussa, Niger State have reduced their ransom from N1 million N500,000, a member of Taofeek has disclosed. A family member, who simply wants to be known as Olojede on Monday,revealed this in Ilorin while speaking with journalists on phone,…
Lokoja The Code of Code Bureau(CCB) has stressed the need for the newly appointed political office holders in kogi state to declare their assets on assumption of office and at the exit of office. The State Director of CCB, Mr Innocent Ajilima, said this in a statement he signed in Lokoja on Tuesday available to…
Saudi Arabia The Custodian of The Two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah, Saudi Arabia, King Salman has reappointed Sheikh Abdul Rehman Al Sudais as the President of the General Presidency for the affairs of the Holy Mosques for 4 years. According to Haramain Sharifain, King Salman made the announcement of the reappointment of the…
Benin City Former Commissioner for Wealth Creation Cooperatives and Employment in Edo state, Barr. Emmanuel Usoh, has called on political and economic leaders in the state to give back to the society by investing in their native communities. Usoh,a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,( APC) in the state, also advocated the empowerment of youths,…
Ilorin A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, granted bail to the former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara state, Alhaji Ademola Banu, in the sum of N200 million. The accused is standing trial for alleged money laundering to the tune of over N400 million. Duaglobalnews recalls that the Ilorin Zonal Office…
Abuja The Federal Commissioner, National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed, said the agency owed its success to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mohammed stated this when he received a German delegation on migration in his office, at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. He, therefore, commended the present administration…
Kano By Our Correspondent The management of Azman Air recently have taken delivery of sixth aircraft; an Airbus A340-600 double-aisle plane as part of effort to reposition the airline to enable it go into full commercial service on the Umra and Hajj route. In his speech on the arrival of the aircraft, at the…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja Four persons have been confirmed dead in kogi state in nine cases recorded when Lassa fever hit the state about a month ago,the State Ministry of Health has said. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Austin Ojotule, let this out of bag in a statement in Lokoja on Sunday. Ojotule further…
As the casualty in the ongoing coronavirus ravaging China and some parts of the world hit 722 with over 34,500 cases recorded on Sunday, Five British nationals, including a child have been reported tested positive for the new disease in France. The country’s health minister added that the five Britons stayed at the same ski…
By Dada Ahmed A journalist working with one of the federal government media houses in Abuja, Mr Isaac Aregbesola, has shared thought on Lassa fever and cautioned the public to be wary of the danger consuming of garri, at least for now. Garri is an age-long and popular staple food for the masses in…
