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NewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu Orders Evacuation Of Flood Victims In Maiduguri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 10, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep concern about the flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, calling for the immediate evacuation of those worst affected by the disaster. In a statement on Tuesday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, President Tinubu also ordered the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately deploy its resources to assist victims. Recall that water from Alau Dam, which collapsed early...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsDSS Arrests NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 9, 2024

The President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of the State Service. According to Vanguard, Ajaero DSS was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Comrade Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS picked him up. Although details of the arrest and the reasons are still sketchy, sources said he has...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTerrorists Force Locals To Farm, Sell Produce On Their Behalf

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 8, 2024

A resident of Niger State, Abdullah Suleiman Erena has decried that insecurity in the eight political wards of the Lakpma axis in Niger State is not limited to banditry but includes other terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Ansaru. He stated this at an emergency media conference in Minna, the Niger State capital organized by the Coalition of Shiroro Associations, a coalition of youth organizations in Shiroro LGA. “Various terrorist groups operate in...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria152 Terrorists Killed, 109 Arrested Within Week-DHQ

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 8, 2024

The military high command on Friday said troops had killed no fewer than 152 terrorists and arrested 109 within the week. The Director of Media Operations, Edward Buba, in a statement said the strongholds of two notorious terrorist leaders, the Sadiku enclave at Tsora Hill in Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State; and the Yusuf enclave in Yadi Forest, Giwa LG, Kaduna State, were destroyed. He said the troops’ achievements were an indication that the...

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HealthNewsNigeriaBlood Collection Centres Underway In 774 LGAs In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 8, 2024

Plans are underway by the Federal Government to establish Blood Collection Centres in all 774 local government areas across the country, including the FCT to ensure availability of blood during emergencies and transfusions. This is contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja by the Head, Media and Publicity, National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) Abdullahi Haruna. According to the statement, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, the Director-General, NBSA, reiterated the government’s commitment towards addressing blood shortages in...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Mutfwang Sacks Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 8, 2024

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has dissolved the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective from Friday, September 6, 2024, barely a month to the upcoming local government elections in the State. Recall that the Transition Implementation Committee chairmen were constituted on June 9, 2023. In a press statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Mr Gyang Bere in Jos, the State capital, Friday night, the governor...

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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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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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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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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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