Politics
Shettima to Lead Federal Delegation to Kano After Market Fire
President Bola Tinubu has directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a federal delegation to Kano following the devastating fire at Singer Market.
The visit is intended to convey government sympathy and deliver assistance to traders who suffered heavy losses in the incident, which destroyed goods worth billions of naira.
The delegation includes senior lawmakers and officials from humanitarian and emergency agencies, who are expected to coordinate relief support and help speed up the reopening of the market.
The President has also ordered a comprehensive investigation into the repeated fire outbreaks affecting markets in the state, stressing the need to prevent future disasters and safeguard livelihoods.
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Lamido reaffirms loyalty to PDP, slams party hoppers
A founding father of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has criticised prominent politicians in Nigeria for abandoning their party and aligning with smaller parties built by others. Lamido, who governed Jigawa state for eight years, reaffirmed commitment to the PDP, saying he would not leave despite its internal crisis. He vowed that…
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Man stabbed to death in Ogun over N25,000 debt
A founding father of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has criticised prominent politicians in Nigeria for abandoning their party and aligning with smaller parties built by others. Lamido, who governed Jigawa state for eight years, reaffirmed commitment to the PDP, saying he would not leave despite its internal crisis. He vowed that…
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Ndume decries Boko Haram attacks on 2 Borno communities
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) has decried the unabated attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, specifically on the last Saturday invasion on Ashigashiya village in Gwoza local government area and Kopul village of Askira-Uba local government area in his Senatorial District. The separate attacks led to the killing of a disabled household who was consumed…