President Tinubu condemns the killing in Plateau, Calls For Swifter Emergency Response

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu condemns the killing in Plateau, Calls For Swifter Emergency Response

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 13, 2023

Following recent attacks on the people of Mangu Local Government and neighbouring communities in Plateau state, President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to fish out the masterminds of the cycle of killings in the State. The attacks have left more than 300 persons dead and others seriously injured, property destroyed and over 18,000 people displaced at different IDP camps within the Local Government Area. President while expressing sadness and grief over the latest round...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsBauchi State House Of Assembly Added Hausa As Means Of Communication

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 13, 2023

The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Tuesday adopted the Hausa Language in conducting business of the House. Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Abubakar Y Suleiman, announced this at the plenary shortly after member representing Shira Constituency, Hon. Auwal Hassan, moved a motion to that effect. Hassan said Section 97 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Order 3 Rule 8 of the Standing Orders of the Bauchi State House...

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Suspected Diphtheria Disease Claims 30 Lives, 42 Hospitalized In Yobe

HealthNewsNigeriaSuspected Diphtheria Disease Claims 30 Lives, 42 Hospitalized In Yobe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 13, 2023

No fewer than 30 children have died as a result of suspected diphtheria outbreak disease and 42 others hospitalized at the isolation center of the Specialist Hospital in the Potiskum Local Government area of Yobe State. Diphtheria is a highly infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract characterized by a sore throat, fever, and difficulty in breathing. The most affected areas according to Daily Trust findings include Tandari, Misau Road, Sabuwar Sakateriya, Arikime, Ramin Kasa,...

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Four International Cattle Rustlers, Kidnappers Arrested In Adamawa

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFour International Cattle Rustlers, Kidnappers Arrested In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 12, 2023

Operatives of the Adamawa Police Command attached to Gombi Divisional Police Headquarters in Collaboration with Crack Squad and Members of Hunters have arrested four cattle rustlers, and kidnappers at Amtasa Village along Hong local government area in the state. At the time of arrest, items recovered from them include, two AK-47 rifles, seventy-three cows (73), three Hundred and forty six sheep (346) cows and two Magazines loaded with 13 rounds of live 7.62mm Ammunition. According...

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TETFund Engages Students In Projects Monitoring

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTETFund Engages Students In Projects Monitoring

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 12, 2023

To ensure projects are executed according to specifications, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has urged students to monitor the contractors handling projects in various institutions across the country. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of TETFund, stated this during a 30-seater brand-new Toyota Coaster bus presentation to the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja. Echono urged the student body to report erring contractors to encourage transparency in the system, noting that TETFund was also...

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Pupils, Students To Enjoy Free Education In Taraba State

EducationNewsNigeriaPupils, Students To Enjoy Free Education In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2023

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba on Friday declared free education in all state government owned primary and secondary schools across the state with effect from the next academic session. The Governor said the measure was to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Petrol by the Federal Government. Kefas made the declaration while on the assessment  tour of primary and secondary schools in Wukari, his home town. “Let me announce to you that...

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First Female Commissioner of Police In Kwara State Assume Duty

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Female Commissioner of Police In Kwara State Assume Duty

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2023

The first female Commissioner of Police, in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has assumed duty in the state. According to a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin on Wednesday, CP Ebunoluwarotimi hails from Sagamu in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. She enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on March 3, 1990, as a Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police. The statement said the new police commissioner has worked...

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Former Commissioner In Kano State Arrested Over 1 Billion Fraud

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFormer Commissioner In Kano State Arrested Over 1 Billion Fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2023

Former commissioner in Kano state, Engineer Idris Wada Saleh has been arrested over an alleged N1 billion fraud. Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) confirmed the arrest on Tuesday at a press conference. The anti-graft boss said its preliminary investigation has monumental fraud to the tune N1billion in the guise of repairing some metropolitan roads a few weeks before the end of the past administration. He said...

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Nine Illegal Refineries Uncovered In Bayelsa State

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNine Illegal Refineries Uncovered In Bayelsa State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2023

Nine illegal refineries sites commonly called ‘Kpofire’ in local parlance have been uncovered in three communities in Bayelsa State. The communities are Okordia, Zarama, Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area, and the boundary communities of Ibelebiri and Otuege(Agba) in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State. The uncovered a total of nine illegal refineries sites with a combined total daily production estimated to be more than one million barrels per day (bpd). The discovery was made...

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Governor Kefas Of Taraba State Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Karim Town

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Kefas Of Taraba State Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Karim Town

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2023

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has imposed 24 hours curfew on Karim town, the headquarters of Karim Lamido Local Government Area (LGA), and its environs with effect from July 2, 2023, following renewed communal conflicts in parts of the local government area. 50 people were reportedly killed while several houses were burnt as communal clashes rocked Karim Lamido Local Government in the State. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yusuf Sanda...

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