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All is set for the very first Thanksgiving party of The Achievers Ladies Club of Nigeria, a social club based in Lagos State. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday January 9 at the Maplewood Estate in Oko Oba, Agege Lagos. President of the Club, Alhaja Nurat Olabisi Ogundipe, who flew in from…

The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation began 2024 on a merry note for the senior citizens it takes care of under its Care for Life Programme with the annual New Year party for them held in Abonnema, Rivers State, on January 1. The event featured praise and worship, dancing, and a cash award of N250,000 each to…

Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (Kaduna Electric) has announced the departure of Yusuf Usman Yahaya as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, citing expiration of tenure. This was contained in an internal memo sighted by The Guardian to all staff from the Head of Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, dated January 5. According to the statement,…

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has lamented the attack and killings in Southern Kaduna Communities where scores of people were also kidnapped by the bandits. Sani said "We have received information from security forces that a band of bandits attacked Dokan Karji general area of Kauru LGA and other locations in Gefe general area…

The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday arrived in Nigeria a few days after his demise. The Guardian gathered that the plane conveying the body arrived in the country at about 3:39 pm. The late Governor's remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. Richard…

Again, daredevil terrorists struck Kaduna, as no fewer than 17 people were killed, while 58 were feared kidnapped in an operation that lasted for 6 hours after the gunmen invaded three communities at Dawaki Ward in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A former Councilor of the Ward, Aminu Khalid, disclosed this in an…

Management of the Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), has dismissed reports in some mediums that inmates in correctional facilities are being fed with N200 as against the N750 daily budget. The agency said the report is false and misleading urging the public to discountence it. NCoS spokesperson Umar Abubakar, in a statement, said that the "misleading…

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has appointed Commandant Ahmed Abodurin, PhD, as the new head of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC). Commandant General of the agency, Dr. Ahmed Audi made the appointment to replace the former Commander of the center, Tersoo Shaapera who has been redeployed. In a statement by…

Angry women from Bokkos local government in Plateau State burned down the residence of the community's traditional ruler. In a video that surfaced online on Thursday, January 5, 2024, the burning of the traditional ruler’s house was in protest over the arrest of some community members. It was alleged that the arrested individuals are involved…

A jihadist attack on a village in northern Mozambique has left three people dead and dozens of homes and businesses burnt to the ground, security sources and local officials said Friday.

The Police Command in Taraba State has confirmed the abduction of ten individuals in the Wuro Musa area of Jalingo, the state capital. According to the Command's Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Usman Abdullahi, the victims were forcefully taken in the early hours of today. Abdullahi assured the public that the police are actively pursuing the…

The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Friday, extended his heartfelt condolences to the paramount ruler of Igala kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Alaji Mathew Opaluwa over the death of his sister, Mallama Meimunat Opaluwa-Sani and her granddaughter. Prince Audu in his condolence message made available by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy…