The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has warned district heads and Imams to conduct Eid prayers in Juma’at mosques instead of prayer grounds.

The Ogun State Government has said it is putting efforts in top gear towards safe reopening of churches and mosques in the State.

1. Eyitayo Jegede has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which held on Wednesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Out of the 2111 delegates who voted during the primaries, Jegede who was the standard-bearer of the party in 2016 polled 888 votes to emerge the winner while his closest rival, the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi scored 667. Eddy Olafeso came third in the contest with 175 votes while Bode Ayorinde polled 95 votes with Banji Okunomo scoring 90. Boluwaji Kunlere polled 33 votes and Godday Erewa, 14 votes.

Nigeria has recorded a total of 38,344 confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus in the country.

A former Kaduna Central district Senator, Shehu Sani has strongly condemned the killing of aid workers by Biko Haram insurgents in Borno State.

The Nigerian military on Thursday explained why 602 repentant Boko Haram members swore oath of allegiance to Nigeria.

The Joint Health Sectors Unions, JOHESU, Akwa Ibom State Council had described the threat by the State government to sack any health professional who fails to resume work immediately as empty and lacking in substance.

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a marching order to security chiefs to tackle the challenges of insecurity in the North West.

The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has queried the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori for issuing conflicting press release on Wednesday.

Kebbi State Government, on Thursday, condoled with the Emir of Zuru, Maj.-Gen. Sani Sami (rtd) and the people of the area over the death of Abdullahi Dan-Alkali.