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Kano Hajj Board sets September 5 as deadline for submission of e-passports

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has given pilgrims who have paid their Hajj fees but are yet to submit their e-passports until September 5, 2026 to complete the process or risk losing their slots for the 2027 Hajj. The...

Banditry: Niger, Sokoto, Benue and others complain about internally displaced people

THE security challenges posed by banditry and terrorism have continued to increase in the northern part of the country, as the number of internally displaced persons and camps has continued to increase, placing a significant financial burden on state...

Bellingham and Mbappé, stars in Real Madrid’s victory over Málaga

Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé were on target as Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-0 in La Liga on Sunday to maintain their perfect start under Jose Mourinho. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a magnificent individual effort,...

2027: ‘Don’t be used as political thugs,’ gospel artist warns young people

Evangelist John Kola-Idowu, a Nigerian-American gospel artiste and coordinator of between 1 and 150 Psalm songs, on Friday charged youths to adopt positive values ​​to promote peace and tranquility ahead of the country's 2027 general elections. He advised Nigerian youths...

Falana to NBA: End illegal arrest and detention of Nigerians

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, on Sunday called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to take what he described as decisive measures against the illegal arrest and detention of citizens across the...

Police dismantle bandit camps in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command has dismantled two suspected bandits hideouts during a clearance operation in Makarfi Local Government Area of ​​the state. The operation, carried out on Saturday, August 29, involved officers from the Kaduna State Command and Vigilance...

2027: We are not part of the G-100 summit – Labor Party

The Labor Party (LP) has said it is not part of the proposed G-100 summit, insisting that the party is already a coalition itself and has a well-established structure in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The...

VP Shettima arrives in Angola for extraordinary AU summit

Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in Luanda, Angola, on Sunday to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). A statement by Stanley Nkwocha,...

Troops rescue 16 civilians and repel attack in Sokoto, Zamfara

Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops rescued 16 civilians from separate kidnapping attempts in Zamfara and repelled a terrorist attack in Sokoto. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Joint Task Force Media Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja,...

The Red Cross delivers 700 boxes of therapeutic food to the Sokoto government

The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Sokoto Branch, has handed over over 700 boxes of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to the Sokoto State Government as part of efforts to address malnutrition among vulnerable children in the state. The items were...

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Banks await CBN clearance as audit delays leave investors without key earnings data

Investors in some of Nigeria's largest listed banks are facing a growing information gap as delays in the completion...