The death toll from the flood that ravaged Tiffin Maza and Anguwan Hausawa communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger on Thursday has risen to 115. When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, Ibrahim Hussaini, made this disclosure on behalf of the Director General, Ibrahim Baba Arah.

Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reached the final decision concerning his future. The 40-year-old Portugal international is set to sign a new deal that will keep him at the club beyond the summer of 2025. Ronaldo’s current deal with the club expires in the summer, and there were speculations about the player leaving the

The Kano State Government has said it will give N1m to each of the families of the 22 athletes who died in a road accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The announcement was made by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, during a visit to

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has warned officers to be professional in dealing with all political parties in the forthcoming local government election in the state. He urged them to avoid being partisan. The CP gave the warning during a strategic meeting in Minna with senior officers of the command, which

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of Kano athletes who died in a road accident on Saturday while returning from the just concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State. This was contained in a post on his official Facebook page on Saturday. In his message, Senator

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed sadness over the tragic loss of 22 Kano athletes to a road accident on Saturday. The accident occurred when the Kano athletes and officials who took part in the recently concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State, were returning home. Their bus plunged off a bridge leading to

The Nigerian duo of David Akintola and Ibrahim Olawoyin registered their names among the goal scorers as Caykur Rizezpor defeated Hatayspor 5-2 on Saturday. It was the final league game of the season for both clubs. Akintola scored the game’s curtain raiser in the 42nd minute. The 29-year-old finished the campaign with three goals from

At least two people have been killed and several others abducted after armed bandits launched a fresh attack on Sabon Sarah, a community in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State, early Wednesday morning. The incident was revealed in a post by security analyst Bakatsine on his X handle. According to the post, “Bandits attacked

Four herders and nine cows were reportedly killed, in two separate attacks in Bokkos and Bassa LGAs of Plateau State on Tuesday. Five other people also sustained varied degrees of injuries during the attacks. The incidents occurred a few hours after an earlier attack that resulted in the death of seven family members in Kopmur

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested five suspected cultists and recovered firearms in the Ibesikpo Asutan area of the state. DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Uyo. John said the arrests took place at the cultists’ hideout in Ikot Etuk village