More than 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Niger Republic

AfricaNewsNigeriaPoliticsMore than 150 Nigerians Repatriated From Niger Republic

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 16, 2023

More than 150 voluntary Nigerian returnees were repatriated from Niamey, Niger Republic, and received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The returnees included 98 male adults, 11 male children, two male infants and 24 female adults, 13 female children, and two female infants. The repatriation of the returnees was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) arrived in a chartered aircraft operated by Sky Mali,...

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Suspected Ritualists Remove Organs Of A Teen In Jimeta, Abandon Lifeless Body

LifestyleNewsNigeriaSuspected Ritualists Remove Organs Of A Teen In Jimeta, Abandon Lifeless Body

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 14, 2023

Adamawa State Police Command has commenced an investigation to unravel circumstances leading to the killing of a teen and the removal of some of his organs by yet-to-be-identified suspected ritualists. The lifeless body of a boy who is about fourteen years old was found dumped in Rumde ward behind Yola North Local government Secretariat in Jimeta, Adamawa State with his throat, tongue, and eye removed. The victim is believed to be a pupil of one...

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Voters Reject 240 Polling Units-INEC Boss

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVoters Reject 240 Polling Units-INEC Boss

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 14, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has discovered 240 polling units without registered voters in 28 States and the Federal Capital Territory. INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu who revealed this on Monday in Abuja during a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties explained that elections would hold in 176,606 out of 176,846 nationwide on the 25th February and 11th March 2023. “The polling units range from one polling unit to 12 polling units in...

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New Commissioner Of Police Assume Duty In Adamawa

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNew Commissioner Of Police Assume Duty In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2023

Less than two weeks after the presidential election in Nigeria, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba posted CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi to Adamawa State Command as the new Commissioner of Police. The new Commissioner of Police who has assumed duty took over from CP Sikiru Akande until his deployment to Adamawa State is the Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti Human trafficking in Abuja. The new development was contained in a Press Statement signed...

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Nigeria Records 763 Monkeypox Disease in 34 States, FCT

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 763 Monkeypox Disease in 34 States, FCT

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2023

The latest epidemiological data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) shows that 763 persons were infected with the disease country in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory as of January 1, 2023. According to the data Lagos led with 188 cases, followed by Abia (58), Bayelsa (45), Imo (45), Ogun (40), Ondo (40) Rivers (37), and Delta (31), while Edo (27), Anambra (25), FCT (23), Kwara (21), Nasarawa (17),...

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JAMB Registered Over 1.16 Million Admission Seekers, Closes Registration Tuesday

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Registered Over 1.16 Million Admission Seekers, Closes Registration Tuesday

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2023

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) say over 1.16 million tertiary institutions admission seekers have so far registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Sale of 2023 UTME commenced on Saturday 14th January 2023, and closed on Tuesday, 14th February 2023. Registrar of the Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede who disclosed this on Saturday while monitoring some CBT centers in Abuja, explained that the Board would not extend the deadline for the 2023...

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Nigerian Universities To Shutdown Academic Activities

EducationNewsNigeriaNigerian Universities To Shutdown Academic Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2023

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the suspension of academic activities in all universities to enable students exercise their franchise in the 2023 general elections. The NUC said the decision is based on the directive by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in a letter dated Thursday, February 9, 2023 sent to vice-chancellors of all universities and the directors of inter-university centres. Part of the letter reads “As Vice-Chancellors of all Universities and Director/Chief Executive...

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National Population Commission To Conduct Census In Sambisa Forest

NewsNigeriaNational Population Commission To Conduct Census In Sambisa Forest

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 11, 2023

The National Population Commission (NPC) has said it is set to conduct a national census in all nooks and crannies of the country including those residing in Sambisa Forest in Borno state, the jungle of Boko Haram terrorists will also be counted during the exercise. Chairman of the Commission, Nasir Kwarra, who disclosed this during a presentation at the 24th edition of President Buhari Administration Scorecard on Thursday in Abuja, noted that insecurity will not...

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2023: Christians Enjoin To Choose Good Leaders

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023: Christians Enjoin To Choose Good Leaders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2023

As the general elections approach, Christians have been enjoined to get their Permanent Voters Card and choose the right leaders that will enhance their safety, economic growth, and development of society. Dean Rev. Nelson Malau, who represented the Bishop of the church, gave the charge at the end of four day National Convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) held in Numan, Adamawa State. He urged members of the church to serve...

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Fire Destroys IDPs Camp, Renders Many Homeless

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFire Destroys IDPs Camp, Renders Many Homeless

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 7, 2023

An inferno that occurred around 11:00 am on Monday at Muna Garage Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri, Borno State destroyed food items and other valuables in the thatched houses. The situation had rendered many inhabitants homeless, according to reports. One of the IDPs, Modu Zarami explained that the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, though colossal damage was recorded in the inferno. “Nobody can say how the fire started,...

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