Outbreak of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State: Five Persons Already Dead

HealthNewsOutbreak of Lassa Fever in Kaduna State: Five Persons Already Dead

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 28, 2024

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed has confirmed the deaths of five persons following an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state. The confirmation is in a report of the disease made available on Tuesday in Kaduna. Lassa Fever which is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Arena Virus Lassa was discovered in Nigeria in 1969. Its seasonal clustering is mostly in the late and early dry seasons, and it...

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Yobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYobe State Auditor General For Local Government Convicted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

The Gombe Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, February 22, 2024, upheld the conviction of Alhaji Idris Yahaya, the auditor general for local government in Yobe State. Dele Oyewale, spokesman of EFCC in a statement said Yahaya allegedly received funds from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, and diverted part of the money to...

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EFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrests 47 Currency Racketeers, Internet Fraudsters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 27, 2024

Eleven suspected currency racketeers have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for their alleged involvement in the sales of new naira notes. According to a statement by the EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, for allegedly specialized in selling naira notes, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating along Lagos Street adjacent to the Central...

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Eight Members of Zamfara House Of Assembly Suspended Over Mischief, Illegal Sitting

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEight Members of Zamfara House Of Assembly Suspended Over Mischief, Illegal Sitting

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

Eight lawmakers of the Zamfara House of Assembly on Monday suspended for alleged misconduct, conspiracy, mischief, and illegal sitting. The Speaker of the House, Bilyaminu Moriki, announced the suspension at the Assembly’s plenary in Gusau on Monday, following a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Bello Mazawaje, PDP-Tsafe East. Mazawaje said the lawmakers were suspended based on the violation of the Assembly’s Order 10, Rule 9. According to him, the suspended members, on Thursday blocked...

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Borno State Government To Close All Informal IDP Camps

NewsNigeriaBorno State Government To Close All Informal IDP Camps

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 26, 2024

Northeast has been regarded as the least developed region in Nigeria in terms of human and infrastructural development due to the onslaught by Boko Haram insurgents and other conflicts. However, due to the restoration of peace in some parts of the region, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has initiated the closure of all informal IDP camps in the Borno State capital, Maiduguri, saying that it is no longer feasible to maintain people in camps as...

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Federal Government Support Vulnerable With 42,000 Tonnes Of Grains

Accidents and SafetyEconomyNewsFederal Government Support Vulnerable With 42,000 Tonnes Of Grains

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

To cushion the effect of hardship faced by Nigerians due to economic recession, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is to support vulnerable populations across the country with 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food commodities. A statement by the special adviser Information to the President, Bayo Onanuga, said Nigerians will not need to pay for the grain bags, as they are free, attributed the delay in bagging the grains as the bags were freshly ordered...

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Troops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue12 Kidnapped Travelers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

Twelve kidnapped travelers who were abducted in Benue State en route from Imo to Adamawa State have been rescued by Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS). Force Commander, Maj-Gen. Igbinomwanhia Sunday Igbinomwanhia, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday in Makurdi, said that in the latest operation, troops of Sector 1 OPWS, on February 21, 2024, at Jootar village in Ukum LGA of Benue State, rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from...

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UNICEF Hands Over Newly Constructed Clinic To Borno State Government

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF Hands Over Newly Constructed Clinic To Borno State Government

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) handed over newly constructed clinic for children and families affected by armed conflict. Handing over the facility in Maiduguri, Phuong Nguyen, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) Chief of Borno Field Office, said the newly-constructed clinic at the transit camp will improve access to quality health care delivery for children and families affected by armed conflict. “UNICEF is supplementing the efforts of the Borno State Government in...

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Nigeria Remains Committed to Internal Security, Border Control-Minister

NewsNigeriaNigeria Remains Committed to Internal Security, Border Control-Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

The Federal Government said it remains committed to affecting internal security and border control. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo stated this at the presentation of the interim report of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Integrated Border Governance that assessed the country’s border security and management. “Border security is the cornerstone of any nation’s defense. We have to take border management security seriously and work with border communities to create a sense of awareness and collaboration,”...

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EFCC Arrested 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Bauchi and Ibadan

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Arrested 46 Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Bauchi and Ibadan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 24, 2024

Operatives of Gombe and Ibadan Zonal Commands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested 46 suspected internet fraudsters. Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson in a statement on Friday in Abuja that 27 of the suspects were arrested in Bauchi, while 19 were arrested in Ibadan. According to him, the suspects were arrested at D&D Apartment and Bubes Hotel, Yelwa, Bauchi State, following credible information on their suspected involvement in internet-related offences. According to...

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