Insecurity: Over 14,000 Schools Closed Down In West, Central Africa

AfricaEducationNewsInsecurity: Over 14,000 Schools Closed Down In West, Central Africa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2024

Due to violence and insecurity that engulfed West and Central Africa, at least 14,000 schools have been forced to close down. The UN Aid Coordination Office explained that from Mali in the West to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East at least 2.8 million children, including many who are displaced, had been left without access to education. The agency added that only around a quarter of children in affected areas had access to...

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Eleven Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Kaduna State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEleven Suspected Kidnappers Arrested In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2024

Eleven suspected kidnappers were arrested across Kaduna state, recovering locally made rifles and other items during various operations. In a statement on Thursday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said the commissioner of police, Kaduna State Command, has assured that efforts to combat criminal activities will be intensified and called on the public to continue cooperating with the police. ASP Hassan said in mid-August police operatives from Saminaka, in collaboration with local hunters,...

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Road Crashes Claim Over 2,776 Lives In 7 Months

NewsNigeriaRoad Crashes Claim Over 2,776 Lives In 7 Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2024

Road traffic crashes in Nigeria have claimed the lives of 2,776 people and injured 16,309 others between January and July 2024. The Secretary to the Federal Government, Sen. George Akume disclosed this in Abuja during the launch of the FRSC Mobile App and National Crash Reporting Information System (NACRIS). According to him, last year road mishaps were responsible for the death of 5,081 people while 31,874 were injured, explained that the app was intended to...

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State Police: FCT, Four States Yet To Submit Reports

NewsNigeriaPoliticsState Police: FCT, Four States Yet To Submit Reports

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 5, 2024

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT),  Kwara, Sokoto, Adamawa, and Kebbi States have been issued with a six-day deadline by the National Economic Council (NEC) to submit their reports on the proposed establishment of state police. The directive was part of the outcome of the NEC meeting held at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Acting governor of Oyo State, Bayo Lawal stated that most states have submitted their reports...

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Russia Ready For Talks With Ukraine- Putin

NewsWorld NewsRussia Ready For Talks With Ukraine- Putin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 5, 2024

As Ukraine’s offensive into the Kursk region was ongoing, Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday has backslide that he was ready for talks with Kyiv, after rejecting the idea of negotiations previously. In early August, Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into the southwestern Kursk region seizing dozens of towns and villages as well as sending thousands of troops across the border. The development had angered Putin who said there could be no talk of negotiations with Kyiv. But, speaking at...

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Jailbreak: Over 120 Prisoners Killed In DR Congo

AfricaCrime & SecurityNewsJailbreak: Over 120 Prisoners Killed In DR Congo

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

An attempted jail breakout was reported at a high-security prison in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, leading to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities said. Makala Prison, dating from the 1950s, has a capacity of 1,500 prisoners, but more than 14,000 inmates were being held there. Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo posted a video on X, around 24 hours after the attempted breakout, acknowledging the extent of the incident and...

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Police British national wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow Tinubu To Surrender

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice British national wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow Tinubu To Surrender

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

Nigeria police high command has asked Andrew Wynne, the British national declared wanted to come out of his hiding place and surrender to the operatives of the Nigerian police. Recall that the police had on Monday declared Wynne and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu-led administration and placed N20m bounty on the duo, maintained that their offences bothered on terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and subversion to...

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Gastroenteritis Kills Seven Persons In Jigawa State

HealthNewsNigeriaGastroenteritis Kills Seven Persons In Jigawa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

Gastroenteritis has claimed seven lives and several others were hospitalized in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Musa Abdullahi Diladige, Coordinator local government’s Primary Healthcare who confirmed the incident, said the disease has affected several communities, including Malori, Maikintari, Dilmari, Kirikasamma, and parts of Baturiya village. The Director of Administration and General Services of the local government who is also the acting chairman of the council, Idris Gambo Abubakar, pledged to provide all necessary...

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Repentant Female Boko Haram Regrets Shredding NCE Certificate

EducationNewsNigeriaRepentant Female Boko Haram Regrets Shredding NCE Certificate

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

A repentant female Boko Haram who resettled in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno, Fatima Musa, has expressed regret over shredding her National Certificate of Education (NCE) after undergoing deradicalization. Musa disclosed this in Maiduguri during a community dialogue organized by the community-based NGO, Allamin Foundation, with support from the British Government under UKaid on understanding, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence organized for the repentant and community leaders of Mafa. The repentant female Boko Haram, who...

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Switzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

NewsPoliticsWorld NewsSwitzerland Reopens Iraqi Embassy After 33 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2024

After 33 years of closure by its previous representation in the country due to the 1991 Gulf War, Switzerland’s government has reopened its embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the reopening of the embassy followed the security situation after years of conflict that it is now safe to have a presence in Iraq again. “Iraq is playing an increasingly important role as a bridge-builder...

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