Three Local Government Chairmen In Jigawa State Suspended

NewsNigeriaPoliticsThree Local Government Chairmen In Jigawa State Suspended

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2023

For allegedly traveling to Rwanda without seeking permission from the state executive or legislative, the Jigawa State House of Assembly has suspended three local government council chairmen. The suspended chairmen are Hon Mubarak Ahmed of Birniwa LGA, Hon Rufai Sunusi of Gumel LGA local, and Hon Umar Baffa of Yankwashi LGA. The Chairman House Committee on Local Government Affairs, Hon Aminu Zakari Tsubut, said the House moved a motion for the suspension of the affected...

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Feds Reduces Charges Against Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFeds Reduces Charges Against Former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2023

…Now face six procurement charges out of Initial 20 charges The immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele is to face six procurement charges out of the earlier 20 charges filed against him by the Nigerian government. The Federal Government in the original charge filed in August charged Emefiele alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro, and her company, April 1616 Investment over procurement fraud to the tune of N6.5 billion....

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Nigerian Organized Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigerian Organized Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2023

The nationwide indefinite strike embarked on November 14 by organized labor in Nigeria has been suspended. The suspension of the strike was contained in a statement signed by the General Secretary, of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ugboaja, and Mr. Nuhu Toro, Secretary General, of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement added that the suspension was intended to facilitate further discussions after the federal government had met crucial demands. The...

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UN Describes Worls’s Road Systems as Unsafe, Unsustainable

HealthNewsNigeriaUN Describes Worls’s Road Systems as Unsafe, Unsustainable

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 17, 2023

The Chair of the UN Road Safety Collaboration, Dr Etinne Krug says road systems around the world remain unsafe and unsustainable. In a statement to commemorate the 2023 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Krug said that the road systems remain a car-centric approach to mobility that has left far too many people behind. Krug who is also the Director, of Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization urged countries around...

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Zamfara State Government Declares State Of Emergency In Education

EducationNewsNigeriaZamfara State Government Declares State Of Emergency In Education

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2023

Worried about the issues affecting education at all levels, including poor learning environments and staff, the Zamfara State Government has declared a state of emergency in the education sector. Sulaiman Baba Idris, the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal in a statement that the governor declared this during a broadcast. Idris stated that the declaration fulfills Governor Lawal’s campaign promises to overhaul the education sector, which has almost completely collapsed. “As part of...

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Nigeria Records 27,698 Gender-Based Violence Cases In 3 Years

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 27,698 Gender-Based Violence Cases In 3 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2023

Sunday Agbakaba, Data Manager of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says Nigeria recorded 27,698 cases of sexual and gender-based violence between 2020 and 2023. He stated this during the train-the-trainers workshop on the use of the GBV dashboard and reportage on Tuesday in Umuahia, Abia State, saying the data was obtained since the inception of the GBV National Dashboard between 2020 and October 2023. He said the dashboard is designed to enhance SGBV reportage...

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Drunk Man Shot His Friend In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDrunk Man Shot His Friend In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2023

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a 45 years old  Wawe Nokomari for allegedly shooting his friend Mr Ham Musa under the influence of local beer. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, spokesman of the Police Command said Wawe, a father of 8 resident of Jabi community in Shelleng Local Government Area of the state opened fire on his friend due to minor argument leaving him critical condition.  Nguroje, said the victim is currently receiving treatment...

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NGO Makes Case To Address Plight Of Vulnerable Orphans

NewsNigeriaNGO Makes Case To Address Plight Of Vulnerable Orphans

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2023

Millions of children all over the globe have become orphaned due to reasons such as war, famine, displacement, disease, or poverty. The 13th of November every year is celebrated as World Orphans Day. The day is celebrated annually to raise awareness of the plight of vulnerable orphans and to motivate people to do anything they can to help them by exploring ways to enhance their welfare such as education, health, and nutrition. It was in light...

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INEC Declares Uzodinma, Ododo Governors-Elect For Imo, Kogi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Declares Uzodinma, Ododo Governors-Elect For Imo, Kogi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced Governor Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Imo State. The umpire body also declared Usman Ododo of the APC as the winner of the governorship election in Kogi State. Based on the declaration by INEC, Uzodinma polled 540,308 votes to defeat Senator Samuel Anyanwu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party’s Athan Achonu, who polled...

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Defence Minister Identifies Causes Of Unending Banditry In The North-West

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDefence Minister Identifies Causes Of Unending Banditry In The North-West

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 12, 2023

Dr Bello Matawalle, Minister of State for Defence, has identified conflict entrepreneurs as responsible for unending banditry in the North-West. Matawalle said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja. “Banditry has its economy, which is fuelling the crime in the country. “Conflict entrepreneurs don’t want insecurity to finish in this country. Many people in the North are part of the business. “I call it business now, because those selling...

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