The Federal government has approved the renaming of the University of Abuja to Gen Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Briefing newsmen, Idris explained that the Council's…

The death toll from people drinking tainted alcohol in Istanbul jumped to 37, the governor's office said Monday. "Thirty-seven people died and 17 others are still receiving treatment" over a period of six weeks, the governor's office said. It said a total of 77 people had been poisoned since November 1, 23 of whom had…

Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State has submitted a list of six commissioner nominees to the House of Assembly for approval. Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Jibrin Falgore, announced this while reading a letter from the governor during Monday’s plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the nominees include: former Chief of Staff…

A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called on the judiciary to maintain its integrity by purging itself of bad eggs. Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law Week and 70th Anniversary Celebration of the NBA,…

The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) launched a series of raids against illegal street traders within the Ibadan metropolis. The operation, led by the agency's Chairman, Major Adekoya Adesagba (rtd), spanned a day and targeted the Oritamerin, Gege, Agbeni, and Ogunpa areas of the state. According to Adesagba, who was accompanied by the…