Two Escapees From Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Escapees From Kuje Prison Arrested In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2023

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command on Friday, 19/5/2023 had arrested two inmates who escaped from Kuje Correctional Centre, following an attack on the facility that freed over 500 inmates on 5/6/2022. The escapees, Atiku Ibrahim 37 years and Adamu Ibrahim 40 years were arrested by the Command Operatives attached to Crack Squad. A  Press Statement by the Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje that the escapees were arrested for Cattle Rustling...

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New Law To Regulate Religious Preaching In Kano

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNew Law To Regulate Religious Preaching In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2023

The Kano State Government has enacted a new law to regulate religious preaching, a move to promote responsible religious sermons and address blasphemous content. The decision was reached during a Kano State Executive Council meeting, held at the Government House. Muhammad Garba, State Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs who briefed Journalists, said the Council of Ulama will be responsible for supervising and regulating all religious sermons in the state. “We believe that the establishment...

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Nigerian Resident Doctors Suspends Strike

HealthNewsNigeriaNigerian Resident Doctors Suspends Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2023

The five-day warning strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has been suspended. Recall that the association had, on April 29, given the government a two-week ultimatum for failure for which it would proceed on strike. Orji Emeka Innocent, President, of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who announced the suspension last night said members would resume work by 8 am today (Monday). The association embarked on the strike last...

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Religious Leaders Urge Tinubu To Continue With Housing, Head Count

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReligious Leaders Urge Tinubu To Continue With Housing, Head Count

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 23, 2023

Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, and the Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Muhammad Samaila Mera, have urged the incoming government under Bola Ahmad Tinubu to continue with the Housing and Population Census. The religious leaders spoke during a round table engagement with traditional and interfaith leaders in Abuja on improving human capital development through girl-child education. According to Onaiyekan: “Census should be a regular thing and should be done properly. The...

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President Buhari Directs New NEDC Board Members To Resume Work On Acting Capacity

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Buhari Directs New NEDC Board Members To Resume Work On Acting Capacity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2023

To avoid a leadership vacuum in the North East Development Commission, (NEDC), President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate resumption of the New Governing Council of the Commission in an acting capacity pending Senate confirmation. A statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Dr Sani Nasir-Gwarzo, also said President Buhari has approved the immediate resumption of the new Managing Director and CEO of North East Development Commission (NEDC),...

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11,350 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination

EducationNewsNigeria11,350 Teachers Sat For Professional Qualifying Examination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2023

The new technology introduced by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) would weed out quackery from the teaching profession in Nigeria. The Registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye disclosed this in Abuja, saying 11,350 candidates across the country have sat for the May Diet of the Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), adding that reports from centers across the country indicated hitch-free processes. “There has been improvement in the accreditation process because part of what we...

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We Are Tired Of Staying In Camps-State Chairman IDPs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWe Are Tired Of Staying In Camps-State Chairman IDPs

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 21, 2023

Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Adamawa State have urged the government to put mechanisms in place to facilitate their return to their ancestral homes. The Adamawa State Chairman Internally Displaced Persons, Mallam Mana Mohammed who made the plea in an interview, explained that the IDPs are not supposed to stay longer than necessary in camps, stressing that the displaced persons are tired of staying in camps and are eager to go back to their homes....

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Federal government Offers 65 former Corps members automatic employment 

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaFederal government Offers 65 former Corps members automatic employment 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 20, 2023

Sixty-five former Corps members made up of 52 who received Presidential Honours Awards and 13 with Disabilities have gotten automatic employment in Federal Civil Service. NYSC is a government-initiated program, established on May 22, 1973, designed to actively engage graduates in the process of nation-building. The programme mandates graduates from universities and later polytechnics below the age of 30 years to partake in a one-year mandatory service. Since the inception of the programme, more than 4.6...

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Federal Government Engages 7500 Independent Monitors For NSIPs Programme

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaFederal Government Engages 7500 Independent Monitors For NSIPs Programme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 20, 2023

For successful implementation of National Social Investment programmes (NSIPs) across the 36 states of the federation, the Federal Government has engaged 7500 Independent Monitors to supervise the programme. Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster, Management, and Social Development disclosed this in Abuja at the flag-off of a workshop for the Independent monitors. She stressed that to ensure a successful implementation and maximize the impact of the NSIP, t She said the Ministry had...

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Three Kidnappers Who Kidnap Female Journalist Bags Life Imprisonment

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaThree Kidnappers Who Kidnap Female Journalist Bags Life Imprisonment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2023

The Adamawa State High Court has sentenced three Kidnappers who kidnapped a female Journalist with Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Yola to life imprisonment. The court also sentenced two accomplices to various jail terms. Recall that the female Journalist, Amra Ahmed Diska was abducted on 4th May, 2021 at her matrimonial home in Mbamba, Yola South LGA of Adamawa State and spent 7days in the Kidnappers den before regaining her freedom upon payment of N4million as...

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