By Gloria Abutu The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Yola, the Adamawa State capital witnessed an unprecedented turnout of voters on Saturday to exercise their franchise. As early as 8 o’clock in the morning, voters had already started queuing in their respective polling units. In all polling units visited like Kofare, Ajiya, Luggere, Dougirei, […]
By Shekara Anthony About two hundred and eighty intending pilgrims from Adamawa and Lagos states have departed Nigeria for pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel. The 8th batch of intending pilgrims were airlifted from Yola International Airport on 27th February, 2023. In his remark at the orientation programme for the intending pilgrims, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian […]
Following the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the swapping of old naira notes to new notes, Nigerians have begun to lament the challenges involved in the process despite the extension to February 10, 2023. Checks by The Fombina news showed that the people are not only experiencing challenges in swapping the old […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto State has reinstated the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Dauda Lawal, as the candidate representing the party in the 2023 governorship election in Zamfara State. The judgment has set aside the ruling of the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the state capital, which had earlier disqualified Lawal […]
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on the Nigerian Army, Hon. Abdulrasak Namdas, has said officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces needs electoral education, as the 2023 general election draws near. Namdas gave the advice at a two-day seminar in Abuja, organised for heads of security agencies, titled ”The role of security agencies in the […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three traffickers with a total of 256 kilogrammes of illicit substances seized from them during interdiction operations in Kwara, Kogi and Niger. The Director Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that on Dec. 26, […]
Owerri- Following the death of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ambassador George Obiozor, last Wednesday, on Friday, the leadvership of Ohanaeze announced the burial date, 4 February, 2023, for the Deputy President General, Joel Kroham, who died last August. The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Secretary General, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, made this known to newsmen in […]
A skin-care therapist, Pamela Onyeagusi, and an Abuja National Industrial Court judge, Justice Zainab Bashir, have traded blame following unsuccessful cosmetic procedures which left burns on the latter’s skin. The therapist accused the judge of harassing and making life unbearable for her after she (Bashir) complained that the cosmetic treatments were not successful. However, Justice […]
Nigerian singer, Sina Rambo’s estranged wife, Kiedi Korth has raised the alarm over numerous alleged death threats she has been receiving. This comes after she accused her estranged husband of violence on Monday. She issued a public warning to individuals responsible for the hateful tweets, telling them to stop or face retaliation. Kiedi, who noted […]
A new study conducted in Korea has identified a possible link between increased alcohol intake and alcohol-related cancers and all cancers. The Korean researchers said they discovered that individuals who increased the amount of alcohol they consume had a higher risk for alcohol-related cancers and all cancers in comparison with those who had sustained levels […]