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Kano mosque arson: Defendant has no psychiatric history, brother tells in court

An Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State commenced hearing on Tuesday in the case of Shafiu Abubakar, who is accused of setting a mosque ablaze, resulting

Maiduguri flood: Dantata donates N1.5bn, NEDC N3bn to victims

Elder statesman and business mogul, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, has donated N1.5 billion to victims of the flood that ravaged parts of Maiduguri, t

FG issues flood alert as Cameroon opens Lagdo Dam

The federal government has alerted Nigerians of the release of water from Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Serv

UN Women, Nigerian media forge partnership to promote gender equality

The United Nation Women and Nigerian media executives, on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance gender equality and women’s e

FG to split unity colleges into basic, secondary schools

The federal government has announced that the 115 Federal Unity Colleges in the country will soon be unbundled into basic and secondary schools. The M