Foreign toll in Saudi hajj stampede: Iran, Egypt, Nigeria top list
Saudi authorities have yet to provide a breakdown of the nationalities of the 769 Muslim pilgrims they say were killed in the hajj stampede, but a number of countries have announced the deaths of their citizens.
The death toll given below by foreign officials and media is now 990, well in excess of the Saudi figure. The tallies also show another 615 people as unaccounted for:
‘Unruly behaviour’ must end, Buhari tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for an end to “unruly behaviour” in the country, saying progress could not happen without a change in citizens’ attitudes. The call, made in his first Independence Day address as civilian president, will likely remind some of his time as military ruler in the 1980s, when he cracked […]
Nigeria @ 55: Dogara, others congratulate Nigerians
Abuja – The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has felicitated with Nigerians on the 55th independence anniversary of the country. This is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Turaki Hassan, in Abuja. The Speaker said that although Nigeria was facing multifarious challenges, “nonetheless the […]
Nigeria has met U-Report target on MDGs – UNICEF
By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Federal Government for meeting up with its one million targets on ‘U-report’ on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as Nigeria joined other countries to swift to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). U-Report launched by the UNICEF in 17 countries, mostly in […]
States still owe WAEC N2bn registration fees
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), yesterday, said that the council was still being owed N2 billion registration fees by state governments for their candidates who sat for the 2015 May/June WASSCE.
Kogi royal father: Abductors demand for ransom
As search for the abducted traditional ruler of Apaa Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, HRH Oba Adebisi Obademi, intensifies, indications have emerged that the family of the royal father has been contacted for ransom.
