Bandits Kidnaps Over 300 Students, Principal in Broad Day Light In Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Kidnaps Over 300 Students, Principal in Broad Day Light In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 8, 2024

The Principal Government Junior Secondary School, Kuriga Abubakar Isah in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and no fewer than 312 students were abducted in broad daylight on Thursday when bandits invaded the LEA Primary. The secondary school in Kuriga, located outside the town, was moved to the primary school building inside the town a few years ago due to security breaches. Officials of the school and community leaders told Governor Uba Sani of...

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High Number Of Unregistered Private Schools Worries Bauchi State Government

EducationNewsNigeriaHigh Number Of Unregistered Private Schools Worries Bauchi State Government

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2024

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Education Dr. Jamila Muhammad Dahiru has directed that private schools henceforth operate five kilometers away from one another for effective service delivery. Dahiru stated this at a meeting with private schools’ proprietors held at Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School, Bauchi, aimed at addressing the challenges and reviewing the success recorded to further advance education in the state. The Commissioner, who expressed concern over the high number of unregistered private schools...

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Resident Doctors At University College Hospital Ibadan Is On Strike

HealthNewsNigeriaResident Doctors At University College Hospital Ibadan Is On Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2024

Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan on Wednesday began a three-day warning strike over an assault meted out on one of their members by a patient’s relation. In a joint statement by the President and Vice-President of the Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital Ibadan, Dr. John Oladapo and Dr. Sunday Adegbite said they were demanding a public apology in two widely-read national dailies. They also said there must be, in addition, an admission...

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Kano State Ministry Of Health Debunks Report Of Measles Outbreak

HealthNewsNigeriaKano State Ministry Of Health Debunks Report Of Measles Outbreak

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2024

Kano State Ministry of Health has debunked reports of an outbreak of measles in Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The ministry’s Director of Public Health and Disease Control, Dr Imam Wada Bello in a statement urged the people to disregard the report as it lacked empirical and clinical evidence to substantiate it. Recall that Authorities at the Kano Municipal Local Government Council of Kano State have confirmed an outbreak of measles in some parts of...

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Zamfara Sets to Revive State’s Health Sector

HealthNewsNigeriaZamfara Sets to Revive State’s Health Sector

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2024

In a bid to revive the state’s health sector, the Zamfara State government has constituted the state health sector reform committee. The announcement was in a statement issued by the information officer of the ministry, Bello Boko said that the government approved the establishment of an emergency action plan main committee and other sub-committees. The statement quoted the state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aisha Anka as saying that the committee draws members from the state’s Ministry of...

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Prices of Garri Skyrockets By Almost 50% In Enugu

BusinessNewsNigeriaPrices of Garri Skyrockets By Almost 50% In Enugu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2024

Prices of staple foods in Nigeria have witnessed a sharp increase in recent weeks including cassava flakes (garri), which recorded a more than 50 percent increase in the Enugu metropolis due to economic hardship in the country. Reports from the market show that the current price of a bag of the produce is N29,000 as against N18,500 sold in January while a cup of garri, which was N120 in January, now sells for N150 while a...

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Amaechi, Others Called To bar, Charges To Protect The Image Of Judiciary

NewsNigeriaAmaechi, Others Called To bar, Charges To Protect The Image Of Judiciary

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2024

The Council of Legal Education has called. Among the new wigs called to the bar on Tuesday were a Former governor of Rivers State and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was among 4, 412 new lawyers called to the Nigerian bar by the Council of Legal Education. Performing the swearing-in ceremony, the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Peter-Odili charged the inductees to avoid all forms...

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Peter Obi Rewards “Okada man” Who Returned N15m To Owner With University Scholarship 

NewsNigeriaPeter Obi Rewards “Okada man” Who Returned N15m To Owner With University Scholarship 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2024

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections Peter Gregory Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed have awarded a university scholarship to a tricycle rider in Kano for returning N15m to the owner. Auwalu, 22, had last year returned N15m forgotten by a passenger who came from Chad to buy some goods in Kano in his commercial tricycle popularly called “Keke”. But Auwalu returned the money to the owner...

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House Of Representatives To Investigate International Money Transfer

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse Of Representatives To Investigate International Money Transfer

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2024

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the national security implications of the current status of Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and other digital asset transactions. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Isiaka Ibrahim (APC-Ogun), during plenary in Abuja, saying these exchanges enable money laundering by criminals and terrorists for their illicit activities. Moving the motion, Isiaka expressed concerns about the national security implications of cryptocurrency transactions through cryptocurrency exchanges including consumer and investor security....

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Police Bans POS Operations in their Stations, Facilities Nationwide

NewsNigeriaPolice Bans POS Operations in their Stations, Facilities Nationwide

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2024

The Nigeria Police Force has banned the use of Point Of Sales, POS machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices from all stations and other police facilities nationwide. A statement issued on Monday by the Force Spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the decision followed public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions through POS within police formations. The statement noted that the ban was aimed at preserving the integrity and security of police operations and...

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