The vice president of the Dangote Group and brother to Aliko Dangote, Sani Dangote, is dead. In a statement obtained by National Telescope on Sunday, November 14, 2021, Sani Dangote reportedly died after a protracted illness in the United States on Sunday. The statement read in part, “INNA LILLAHI WA …
Read More »Kwara Gov appoints Arabic Education Board members
•Abubakar Sadiq Seko named SA Poverty Alleviation• Soliu Habeeb Babaoloye is SA PLWD By Adebayo Olodan | Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed a seven-person Board of Arabic Education, comprising top Muslim scholars, academics and community leaders versed in the subject matter. This was made known in a …
Read More »NDLEA detains 12 dockworkers over N9.5bn cocaine
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have detained 12 dockworkers at the Apapa seaport in Lagos following their alleged connection with the importation of a 32.9 kilograms of cocaine worth over N9.5 billion. A Federal High Court in Lagos had granted an application by the agency for …
Read More »Buhari mourns, consoles families of slain General, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday expressed sadness over the demise of Brig.-Gen. Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers who paid ”the supreme sacrifice while fighting terrorists in the Northeast zone of the country”. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the President’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. He …
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