I’ve Made 2,000 Millionaires In Kogi – Yahaya Bello

Nigeria ElectionsPoliticsI’ve Made 2,000 Millionaires In Kogi – Yahaya Bello

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2022

ABUJA –– Kogi State Governor and presidential aspirant, Yahaya Bello has said his administration had turned no fewer than 2,000 persons in the state into millionaires. The governor spoke at the opening ceremony of the “Second Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB) Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents” in Abuja on Friday. Recall that last Saturday, Bello formally declared to run for President in 2023 at an elaborate event at the Eagles Square in Abuja, with...

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Lack Of Functional Skills Contributes To Unemployment In Nigeria-Labour Minister

EducationLabourLack Of Functional Skills Contributes To Unemployment In Nigeria-Labour Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2022

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has attributed lack of functional skills led to most Nigerian youths remaining unemployed.  Ngige was speaking in Abuja on Thursday while declaring open a one-day ‘Job, Career and Employability Fair’; said the Nigerian government is conscious that most unemployed are those without functional skills. The fair was organised by the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) with the theme ‘Promoting...

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Troops Eliminate 80 Terrorists In North West, North Central

National SecurityNewsTroops Eliminate 80 Terrorists In North West, North Central

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2022

ABUJA — The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters Maj. Gen. Bernard Onyeuko says the troops of the armed forces have eliminated no fewer than 80 terrorists in two weeks across theatres of operation in the North West and North Central. Maj. Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military in Kaduna and Niger states between March 25 and April 7 on Thursday in Abuja, said the troops of “Operation Thunder...

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Blasphemy: Nigerian Atheist Bags 24 Years Imprisonment

Law & JusticeReligionBlasphemy: Nigerian Atheist Bags 24 Years Imprisonment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 6, 2022

KANO — Kano State High Court has sentenced a Nigerian atheist and president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria Mubarak Bala, to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy against Allah and His Prophet (SAW). Bala, who had initially pleaded not guilty to the crime, backtracked on Tuesday and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment by a Kano State High Court. The convict, whose age and address was not provided by the court, was...

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Security: State Governors, Speakers Of The Houses Of Assembly To Hold Meeting

National SecurityNewsSecurity: State Governors, Speakers Of The Houses Of Assembly To Hold Meeting

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 6, 2022

The 36 state governors and Speakers of the Houses of Assembly are to hold an emergency meeting on Friday in Abuja, following concerns about current security threats across the country. Head, Media, and Public Affairs at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, saying that participants would brainstorm to find urgent solutions to pertinent issues of national importance. The statement added that the NGF chairman, Ekiti State’s Gov....

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Nine Police Officers Dismissed In Nigeria

PoliceNine Police Officers Dismissed In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 6, 2022

ABUJA — No fewer than nine police officers have been dismissed over allegations that they were planning to lead the rank and file into an industrial action for demanding wage increase. They were reportedly identified and subsequently arrested after their telephone calls were tracked. Among them are two Inspectors, five Sergeants and two Police Constables. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the dismissal through a police message signed by the Commissioner of...

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Health Minister Calls For Removal Of Barriers Hindering The Growth Of Traditional Medicine

HealthNewsHealth Minister Calls For Removal Of Barriers Hindering The Growth Of Traditional Medicine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2022

The Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, has called for the removal of all barriers hindering the growth of traditional medicine in Nigeria and Africa. He was speaking at an event organised by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development in Nigeria (NIPRD) to seek ways of improving the traditional medicine industry in Africa. Mamora explained that traditional medicine is part and parcel of the culture of Africa and must be encouraged to...

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1.2 Million People At Risk Of Explosive Mines In BAY States

Crime & SecurityNews1.2 Million People At Risk Of Explosive Mines In BAY States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2022

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale has declared that about 1.2 million people are at risk of explosive mines action in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. He made the declaration on Monday in Abuja at the 2022 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Schmale of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Schmale noted that explosive ordnance in their different forms continued to represent immediate, grave...

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Terrorists Killed 15 Soldiers In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityTerrorists Killed 15 Soldiers In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2022

KADUNA — The security situation continues to deteriorate in Kaduna state as reports say terrorists have killed at least 15 soldiers after they attacked a military base in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that many soldiers were wounded in the attack. The wounded soldiers were evacuated to Birnin Gwari General Hospital and 271 Nigerian Airforce Medical Center while those who paid the supreme price were evacuated to the 44...

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Train Attack: 21 Passengers Still Missing-NRC

Accidents and SafetyTrain Attack: 21 Passengers Still Missing-NRC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 4, 2022

The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, says 21 passengers are still missing, based on the families that the terrorists have been contacting via telephone. It has, however, confirmed the safety of 170 passengers out of the 362, who boarded train AK9 enroute Kaduna from Abuja attacked by bandits on Monday night last week. The Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria, in a statement notes that as of yesterday (Sunday), four of the...

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