Bandits Abduct 25 Farmers, Abducts Many In Niger State

Niger State Police Command in collaboration with the military combing five areas in the state following the reported killing of 25 farmers and the abduction of many others from the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State by armed bandits. The attack was to have taken place on Saturday around 2:00 pm across five villages. The Police Public Relations Officer Niger State Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun who disclosed this said the personnel was dispatched to...

Stakeholders’ Calls For Promulgation Of Anti-Discriminatory Laws

Stakeholders in Sexual and Reproductive Health have called for anti-discriminatory laws to ensure young women and girls with HIV, disabilities and displaced girls have access to healthcare services. They made the call in Abuja at a National Sexual and Reproductive Health Right Summit organized by a Non- governmental Organization, Vision Spring Initiative with the theme, “Securing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Marginalized Girls in Nigeria.” They also noted that the attitude of some...

President Tinubu Raises Retirement Age Of Judicial Officers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday at the State House, Abuja, performed his maiden act of assenting a bill to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Fifth Alteration) (No.37), 2023 presented by the outgoing 9th National Assembly. With the signing of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, all judicial officers of superior courts of record will now retire from service at 70 instead of 65 and pension rights of judicial officers have been effectively...

Governor Zulum Vows To Discipline Indolent Health Workers

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has warned medical workers in the state against indolence, threatened to discipline any staff found wanting in the discharge of their duties. Zulum who paid unscheduled visit to the Umaru Shehu Ultra-Modern Hospital in Maiduguri on Thursday expressed disappointment with the staff’s attitude towards patients. The Governor while at the hospital’s emergency unit of the hospital said there were several complaints from the public against some staff of the...

Over 30,000 People Suffer From Brain, Spinal Cord Ailment In Africa- Prof. Nyandaiti

No fewer than 30,000 people suffer from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a combined brain and spinal cord ailment across Africa, with approximately 2,800 new diagnoses yearly. The secretary Nigerian Society of Neurological Sciences (NSNS), Prof.Yakub Nyandaiti, who disclosed this in Abuja during the MS Awareness Campaign organized by Roche in conjunction with Nigerian Neurologists, said of the figure about 10,048 Nigerians are suffering from the disease. “Multiple Sclerosis is caused when the body’s immune system attacks...

Katsina State Government Spends Over N97 Million Monthly On Water 

In order to sustain water supply across Katsina State government, the state government says it spends over N97 million monthly for the procurement of 127 thousand liters of diesel. Alhaji Rabo Danmusa, Acting Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Water Resources, disclosed this to newsmen in his office in Katsina, stated that the diesel is being supplied to the ten Water Works across the state. He listed the Water Works to include Malumfashi, Funtua, Dutsinma, Zobe...

Federal Government Declares June 12 As Public Holiday

In commemoration of 2023 Democracy Day celebration, the Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12 as public holiday. Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior in a statement made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.Akinlade, while congratulating Nigerians on the occasion, urged them to appreciate the milestones the country has made and look forward to a better future for her democracy. The statement reads in part: “On this memorable occasion...

Nasarawa State House Of Assembly Gets Two Speakers

The political face-off generated tension in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday leading to the emergence of two parallel speakers. Thirteen members-elect who held their inaugural sitting at the complex of the State House of Assembly along Lafia Shendam Road elected Daniel Ogazi as speaker. At a separate sitting by 11 other members-elect held at the State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, the members re–elected Speaker of the Sixth Assembly, Ibrahim...

Progressive Governors Forum Backs Abbas, Kalu For Speakership, Deputy Speakership Positions

The Progressive Governors Forum has resolved to back Tajudern Abbas and Benjamin Kalu for the Speakership and Deputy Speakership positions of the upcoming 10th House of Representatives. Hope Uzodinma, Chairman of the Forum, and Governor of Imo State disclosed this at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja when he hosted the campaign team of the Abbas/Kalu joint ticket. Uzodinma said the Governors would ensure that the party’s preference of presiding officers for the House...

Tinubu Make Case For harmonious Information And Intelligence Sharing Among Security Agencies

President Bola Tinubu has warned security agencies against hoarding information and intelligence among themselves which could be counterproductive in the fight against terrorism. Tinubu gave the warning when he undertook a tour of the new Office of National Security Adviser and facilities at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja, charged security and intelligence agencies on the importance of sharing information and intelligence among themselves. Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information, State House in a statement,...

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