Kwara State Recruits 1,811 School Teachers, Attendants

No fewer than 1,811 applicants have been shortlisted for employment by the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) out of more than 55,713 applicants from across the state. According to a statement by the KWSUBEB Chairman Prof. Sheu Raheem Adaramaja, successful applicants included 1,500 teachers, mostly from STEM subjects, and 311 non-teaching staff comprising drivers, security guards, and office assistants for schools in the 16 local government areas of the state. He said the...

Borno House Speaker Says Two LGAs Under Terrorist Control

The control of Guzamala and Kukawa LGAs in Borno state by terrorists has become worrisome to the Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan. The Speaker therefore called on the federal government to establish a military brigade aimed at liberating the two LGAs. A military brigade is a major tactical unit in the army that consists of several battalions and supporting elements and has between 3,000 and 5,000 troops. The speaker, who...

US Parliament Passes Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants with Minor Crimes

Illegal immigrants charged with minor crimes in the United States would face deportation, as the US Congress passed a bill that will enable federal authorities to detain them. The Laken Riley Act got the support of 48 Democrats and all Republicans. The bill cleared the house on a 252-157 vote. An expanded list of crimes that the bill penalizes includes burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill tagged ‘Laken Riley Act’ followed the murder of...

Bandits Imposes N100m Levies On 23 Zamfara Communities

… Frustrated residents flee from their homes Residents across 23 communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have fled their homes following a threat by the notorious bandits’ leader, Dogo to attack them if they fail to pay levies of over N100m he placed on the communities mainly situated in Tsafe west, Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. The affected communities, it was gathered include Kunchin-Kalgo N20m, Sungawa N15m, Rakyabu N15, Kwaren...

2025 Budget: Senate To Suspend Plenary For Two Weeks

The Senate has declared that it will suspend the plenary for two weeks upon resumption on January 14, considering the N49.7 trillion 2025 budget at the committee level. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West), who stated this during a meeting with chairmen of other standing committees in the Senate, confirmed that January 31, 2025, the date fixed for the laying of reports on the 2025 Appropriation...

Fifty Suspected Vandals Of FCT Highway Sewage Manhole Covers In Police Net

Fifty persons have been arrested by the Operatives of the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force for their alleged involvement in the vandalism and theft of highway sewage manhole covers and other heinous crimes in Abuja. The police in the nation’s capital city also recovered over 25 manhole covers, vehicles and other equipment used for committing the crime. FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, while parading the suspects in Abuja, said police operatives...

Tol Hoba Chief, HRH Barr Nyako Receives Appointment Letter

The Second Class Chief of one of the newly created Chiefdoms recently in Adamawa State Tol Hoba in Hong local government area, Barrister Alheri Bulus Nyako has received his letter of appointment. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri formally presented the letter to the royal father through the Permanent Secretary, Political department SSG’s office, Ibrahim Buba in Yola, the state capital. Fintiri congratulated Barrister Alheri Bulus Nyako for his emergence as Tol Hoba. In his acceptance speech,...

Eighteen People Injured In Port Harcourt explosion

No fewer than 18 persons were severely injured in a gas explosion that occurred in the Oroazi community in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The latest explosion which occurred on Sunday evening at a gas refilling shop, causing significant damage to nearby buildings follows a series of gas and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incidents recorded in the state since 2024. SP Grace Iringe-Koko Spokesperson of Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident during an interview on Monday.

Over 5,797 Households Verified For BHCPF Scheme In Kano

The Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KSCHMA) has verified over 5,797 households in the ongoing house-to-house Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) enrollee verification exercise across 84 wards in seven targeted Local Government Areas of the state. A statement signed by Aminu Ahmad Turaki, Public Relations Officer, of KSCHMA on Monday said the Executive Secretary of the agency Dr. Rahila Aliyu Muktar disclosed this during the agency’s weekly morning briefing on Monday. The Executive...

Victims Of Kara Market Inferno In Sokoto To Receive Government Support

Victims of the recent fire outbreak at Kara market in Sokoto state are to receive support from the State Government. About 50 shops were affected in the inferno that also destroyed 132 grinding machines and substantial quantities of food items, including rice, millet, and beans estimated at millions of naira. Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Gobir, who visited the scene of the incident to sympathize with the victims, said government would set...

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