Crime & SecurityNewsTerrorists Kill 360 People; Abduct 1,389 Others In Three Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 20, 2022

KADUNA — The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has raises over the presence of Boko Haram and the Ansaru terrorists in Birnin-Gwari and Giwa local government areas of the state. The governor raised the alarm on Thursday while receiving the 2022 First Quarter Security Report at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, noted that insecurity challenge in the North-East has moved to the North-West, adding that bandits are planning to relocate from Sambisa...

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FCT Minister Orders Indefinite Closure Of Dei–Dei International Market

Accidents and SafetyNewsFCT Minister Orders Indefinite Closure Of Dei–Dei International Market

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2022

ABUJA — Commercial activities were disrupted on Wednesday in the popular Dei–Dei International Timber and Furniture Market in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, the Nations’ capital following a clash between commercial motorcyclists (Okada) and the traders. The motorcycle riders allegedly invaded the market and set it ablaze following an altercation between them and the traders over a woman who fell from a motorcycle and was crushed by a trailer. Following this development, the FCT Minister,...

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Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Declares Edu State Constituency Seat Vacant

NewsSpeaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Declares Edu State Constituency Seat Vacant

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 19, 2022

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, on Wednesday, declared the seat of Edu State Constituency vacant. Guyegi, becomes the second member of the House whose seat was declared vacant by the Speaker of the House as a result of defection to another political platform. Recall that Saheed Popoola’s seat, (Ojomu/Balogun) was declared vacant by the Speaker following his defection to the SDP recently. The speaker during the plenary after reading a...

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Nine Died In Kano Blast, Vice President Osinbajo Visit Scene

Accidents and SafetyNewsNine Died In Kano Blast, Vice President Osinbajo Visit Scene

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2022

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo visited the scene of the gas explosion at Sabon Gari area in the state capital Kano and commiserated with the government and people of Kano state over the incident. Recall that a gas cylinder blast occurred on Tuesday morning at No. 01, Aba/Court Road, Sabongari Quarters Kano opposite Winners Kids Academy which claimed no fewer than nine lives and many sustained injuries. The incident happened around  9:30 a. m causing serious...

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EFCC Arrest Accountant General Of The Federation, Quiz Former Speaker House Of Reps

Crime & PunishmentNewsEFCC Arrest Accountant General Of The Federation, Quiz Former Speaker House Of Reps

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2022

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, arrested serving Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris in connection with the diversion of funds and money laundering activities to the tune of 80 Billion Naira. The anti-graft agency announced the arrest on its verified Facebook account. The funds were laundered through real estate investments in Kano and Abuja. The Commission’s verified intelligence showed that the AGF raked off the funds through bogus...

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Community Leaders Demand The Release Of Detain Council Chairman

Law & JusticeLocal GovernmentNewsCommunity Leaders Demand The Release Of Detain Council Chairman

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2022

The detention of the Takum local government council chairman of Taraba state, Hon Shiban Tikari, by the Nigeria Army has received sympathy from community leaders of the Local Government. It was leant that the chairman, Hon Shiban Tikari, was arrested alongside the Chief of Hausa (Sarkin Hausawa) of Takum and the clan head of Chamba, the (Mai Agwan Chamba) but the two were later freed out of detention. It was gathered by the locals that...

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Leadership Of NUJ Urge To Continue To Struggle For Better Salary Structure For Its Members

LabourPress * MediaLeadership Of NUJ Urge To Continue To Struggle For Better Salary Structure For Its Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2022

BAUCHI — The National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Shuaibu Leman has urged the leadership of NUJ to continue to struggle for a better salary structure for journalists in the country. Leman spoke in Bauchi at the Nigeria Union of journalists Bauchi on Sunday, shortly after a church service thanksgiving programme to mark his retirement as a civil servant. He added that both journalism and democracy would immensely benefit if journalists...

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Buhari, Malami Head To Supreme Court Over Electoral Act

NewsBuhari, Malami Head To Supreme Court Over Electoral Act

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2022

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, have filed a suit at the Supreme Court, seeking an interpretation of the controversial clause in the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. According to a report by an online newspaper, Sahara Reporters, Buhari and Malami, in the suit against the National Assembly, are challenging the provision of Section 84(12) of the amended Electoral Act 2022. According to Section 84...

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NCC Alerts Telecom Consumers On New Method By Hacker To Unlock Vehicles Wireless

Crime & SecurityNewsNCC Alerts Telecom Consumers On New Method By Hacker To Unlock Vehicles Wireless

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  Director of Public Affairs (DPA), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde has alerted telecom consumers and members of the public on an ongoing cyber-vulnerability that allows a nearby hacker to unlock vehicles, start their engines wirelessly and make away with them. Adinde who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja quoted the latest advisory released by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) established by the NCC. The...

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Ten Ministers Resigns Their Appointments

NewsNigeria ElectionsTen Ministers Resigns Their Appointments

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2022

In order to pursue their political ambition ahead of the 2023 general election 10 Ministers have resigned from the cabinet of President Buhari. President Buhari, who held a valedictory session with the 10 on Friday, promised to fill the vacuum created by the departure of the ministers as soon as possible. Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who spoke with newsmen after the meeting at the State House, Abuja, listed the ministers that attended...

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