Kano residents laud Yusuf for imposing curfew

Some Residents of Kano Metropolitan Local Government Area have lauded  Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State  for imposing a 24-hour curfew in the state amidst the ongoing protest. The residents said this in telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano. They said that the decision would  curtail  mass looting…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has given a breakdown of how it disbursed the sum of N2,026,163,340 as institutional fees to six tertiary institutions in the country. In a post on its official X handle on Saturday, the Fund confirmed The Guardian story which listed the names of the six institutions of higher learning…

The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri, said the projectiles were discovered on…

Uganda has detected its first two cases of mpox (monkeypox), the health ministry said on Saturday, a day after the Africa Union allocated $10.4 million in funding to combat the outbreak. The cases were discovered in the western border district of Kasese, in the towns of Mpondwe and nearby Bwera, the director general of health…

Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis on Saturday for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government weathered a worsening backlash over a deadly police crackdown on protesters. Rallies against civil service job quotas sparked days of mayhem last month that killed more than 200 people in some of the worst unrest of Hasina's…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it has not suspended or halted Arik Air’s flight operations, which continued as scheduled and did not affect the airline’s ability to operate remaining fleet. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Michael Achimugu, the NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, on Friday in…

The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have been abducted alongside some of his aides.…

An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a busy beach in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 32 people and wounding scores more, in one of the deadliest attacks in months, police said on Saturday. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the internationally backed federal government for more than 17 years and have…

Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II, has condemned the destruction and looting of public and private property during Thursday's protest, insisting that the criminal act ought to have been avoided. Besides, the 16th Emir cautioned residents against purchasing any stolen property found on sale but rather drawing the attention of security agents to apprehend…

Gunmen have attacked and kidnapped the caretaker chairman of the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Michael. The news was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), William Aya, on Saturday. Aya told reporters that the caretaker chairman was kidnapped on Friday night along the Kaaba-Okene Road in the Kaaba…