The significance of Buhari’s visit to UAE
By GARBA SHEHU The visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting on Thursday, by President Muhammadu Buhari signifies the importance attached to Nigeria’s ties with the prosperous Arab nation. President Buhari will be meeting the new President of the UAE, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to convey his condolences on the passing of the former President and...
Buhari signs National Health Authority Bill into law
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. This was made known via a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday. Speaking at the signing of the...
Osinbajo: I didn’t promise APC delegates accommodation, feeding
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied promising to provide hotel accommodation and feed 7000 delegates from Niger State during the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in Abuja. The Special Adviser to the Vice President, Babafemi Ojudu, was reported to have made the vow in Minna, the Niger State capital on Wednesday while wooing the APC delegates to vote for...
El-Rufai raises concerns over B’Haram terrorists in Kaduna
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has raised concerns about the emergence of Boko Haram elements, terrorists’ enclave and the activities of ANSARU insurgents in Birnin Gwari and Chukun local government areas of Kaduna State. The governor also expressed concerns over the high incidence on the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the state, which suggests that terrorists have moved into the state. El-Rufai made the...
Kano finance commissioner resigns, picks NNPP forms for Reps seat
Kano State Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Shehu Na'Allah Kura, has obtained the expression of interest nomination forms of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to contest for House of Representatives seat in 2023. Hon. Kura is believed to be a loyalist of former Kano State Governor and Senator representing Kano Central, Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, who officially joined...
Obasanjo: I’ve ‘mad’ passion for Nigeria
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he has a "mad passion" for Nigeria. Obasanjo said he has no apology for being “mad” about Nigeria "because I have no other country I can call my own and I have no other country I can go to and say yes, I have come to live here." The former President said this when...
Abductors free Kano monarch, keep varsity lecturer
A traditional ruler, who was abducted last week in his Karfi village in the Takai Local Government Area of Kano State, Abdullahi Ilu, has gained freedom from captivity. The abductors, however, hold an associate professor of Kano State University of Science and Technology (KSTU), Huzaifa Karfi, who reportedly delivered the ransom to the kidnappers. The Star had earlier reported that Abdullahi...
WHO raises the alarm as monkeypox spreads to Italy, Sweden
Italy and Sweden became the latest countries on Thursday to report cases of the rare disease, monkeypox, with Britain, Spain, Portugal and the United States already dealing with the outbreak. Monkeypox occurs in Central and West Africa, often in proximity to tropical rainforests, and is considered endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it was first discovered in humans...
Gunmen abduct 4 Kaduna college students
Gunmen have abducted no fewer than four students of Kaduna State College of Education (KSCOE), Gidan Waya in the Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The abduction of the students was disclosed via a statement issued by the spokesperson of Kaduna State Student Union (KADSSU), KSCOE Chapter, Comrade Benjamin Fie. Fie noted that the students were abducted in Mile 1...
Buhari departs Abuja for UAE
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Nigeria for Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a two-day visit to the country. This was disclosed via a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Thursday. Shehu stated that President Buhari, while in Abu Dhabi, will meet the...
