Juju: Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker Raises Alarm

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJuju: Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker Raises Alarm

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2023

An African magic ‘juju’ has been discovered in front of the official residence of the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji. Oladiji who raised the alarm after discovering the ‘juju’ told newsmen on Monday in Akure, that the entire lawmakers at the House had been having sleepless nights since they commenced the impeachment process against the state deputy governor, Mr Lucky Ayedatiwa.  Oladiji said the House was unable to serve the...

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Wike Toughens Up: 189 Titleholders In Abuja Risk Revocation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWike Toughens Up: 189 Titleholders In Abuja Risk Revocation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2023

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike has approved a three-month grace period for 189 titleholders, who have obtained Building Plan Approvals but are yet to commence development on their property. The Director of Information and Communication in the FCTA, Muhammad Sule, said in a statement that among those given the three-month grace are 21 embassies, and 168 others. The statement read in parts: “The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT),...

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NEDC, UNIMAID To Establish Boko Haram Museum

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaNEDC, UNIMAID To Establish Boko Haram Museum

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 24, 2023

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) is working with the University of Maiduguri and other stakeholders to establish a Boko Haram museum. Mohammed Alkali, Managing Director of the Commission said the museum aims to give the narratives of the Boko Haram insurgency in a positive way to create social changes. The MD disclosed this during the commemoration of International Day of Peace 2023 in Maiduguri which took place at the Elkanemi Hall, University of Maiduguri,...

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Repentant Boko Haram Clubs Ex-Wife To Death

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRepentant Boko Haram Clubs Ex-Wife To Death

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 24, 2023

A repentant Boko Haram member Musa Dauda has been arrested by Borno State Police Command for alleged killing and burying his ex-wife, Hafsat Musa. The suspect was said to have on Sept. 12 invited 45-year-old Hafsat to meet with him on her farm at Muhammed Goni stadium, Maiduguri. ASP Sani Kamilu, Borno State Police spokesman who stated in Maiduguri on Friday said Hafsat was nowhere to be found after honoring the invitation. “The case was...

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Update Boat Mishap: 36 People Rescued, 27 Dead Bodies Recovered

NewsNigeriaUpdate Boat Mishap: 36 People Rescued, 27 Dead Bodies Recovered

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 21, 2023

…Government To Enforce Use Of Life Jacket The Adamawa State has vowed to enforce the use of life jacket for those travelling by canoe across the state as a means of transportation to prevent future occurrences.  This action was necessary over a recent boat mishap where 36 people were rescued, and 27 dead bodies recovered while 8 are still missing. Recall that in 2023, the state had recorded three separate boat mishaps in three local...

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Government Imposes 24-hour curfew On Kano

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernment Imposes 24-hour curfew On Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 21, 2023

The Kano State Government on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew statewide. The measure is to forestall any breakdown of law and order following the nullification of election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf by the election petitions tribunal on Wednesday. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Hussaini Gumel made the declaration in a statement he personally signed the statement on Wednesday evening, said a combined team of security operatives has been dispatched across the city...

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Sodomy: Pharmacist Sentenced To Life Imprisonment 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSodomy: Pharmacist Sentenced To Life Imprisonment 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 20, 2023

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Kubwa, Abuja presided over by Hon. Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf on Monday convicted and sentenced Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka, Ph.D. to life imprisonment for Sodomy under Section 1 of the VAPP Act of 2015. A statement on Tuesday by the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) spokesman, Vincent Adekoye and made available to newsmen. The statement described the conviction as a historic and...

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Nigeria Need Additional 20,000 Schools, 907,769 Classrooms To Absorbs Out-of-School Children

EducationNewsNigeriaNigeria Need Additional 20,000 Schools, 907,769 Classrooms To Absorbs Out-of-School Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 20, 2023

In order to absorb all of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the country require an additional 20,000 schools and 907,769 classrooms. Ben Goong, Director, Press of the Federal Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC, Hammed Boboyi, gave the statistics while briefing the Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman. According to the statement, the Executive Secretary identified Infrastructural gaps, and inadequate Manpower as...

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Gov Abiodun Directs Security Agencies To Clampdown On Cultists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov Abiodun Directs Security Agencies To Clampdown On Cultists

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 18, 2023

…Clashes In Sagamu Claims 20 Lives No fewer than 20 young men lost their lives in a violence clash involving cult groups Eiye and Aiye in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Members of the two confraternities resumed their ongoing rivalry and power struggle on Saturday, resulting into gruesomely murder of about 20 young boys, including secondary school pupils. In gory videos and photos shared online by residents, some of the victims of the...

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National Assembly Approves New National Parks

NewsNigeriaPolicyNational Assembly Approves New National Parks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 18, 2023

Conservator-General (C-G) of the National Park Service (NPS) Dr Ibrahim Goni, on Monday said the National Assembly had given the approval for the operation of 10 new national parks in the country. Goni disclosed this in Abuja at the decoration ceremony of seven officers in the Service said the new national parks will soon become operational and will expand the scope of the Service. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 75 officers of...

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