Gunmen on Sunday night killed seven persons at Dong village in Plateau State. The assailants were reported to have suddenly invaded the village, while shooting sporadically. Seven villagers were said to have died from the gun attack. Plateau police spokesman ASP. Gabriel Ubah, confirmed the incident. He said: “On Sunday 23/05/2021 at about 2000hrs, the…
In an unprecedented move, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has mounted a manhunt for 90 travellers, Nigerians and foreigners. According to the PSC the persons are dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, the…
By JETHRO KATUNG At least 75 people sustained injuries and many others feared dead at Al-Ihsan filling station along Sharada road in Kano, following a fire outbreak. Witnesses told Excel News,that the fire started about 4:45pm on Saturday when a petrol tanker was offloading fuel at the filling station. Officials said at least 43 bystanders, eight…
Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to redress the damages done by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the state’s economy during its five-day warning strike, insisting that Government was not in a position to pay redundant workers. El-Rufai, in a radio broadcast at the weekend, commended Federal Government for its…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was missing as the Nigerian Army buried its chief of Staff Lt Ibrahim Attahiru in Abuja. His absence has elicited reactions including anger from Nigerians who wondered why he was absent from the event. The presidency is yet to officially react as at the time of this report to Buhari’s…
By JETHRO KATUNG Kano state Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed deepest condolences to President Muhammadu Buhari who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, over the death of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru along with other officers, including the crew, in a plane crash in Kaduna, Friday. He…
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has again urged his call to people of the state to rise and defend themselves from external attacks, particularly by militia herdsmen. Ortom made the call at Adoka in the Otukpo Local Government Area of the state during an address at the funeral of Mama Enenu Ebute,…
In this piece, we take a look at developments that have taken place after announcement of ceasefire between Israel and Palestine. Soon after the ceasefire, fighting broke out at the al-Asqa mosque compound. However, Isreal has temporarily opened a crossing into Gaza, allowing food, fuel and medicine into the territory. During the fighting atleast…
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The seeming crisis between Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his Kano State counterpart Abdullahi Ganduje seems not ending soon. This is as El-rufai has Ganduje of instigating the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to disrupt economic activities in Kaduna State. The NLC and its affiliate unions shut down major economic activities in…