Inspector-General Of Police Orders Immediate Evacuation Of Vehicles Parked At Police Stations

ABUJA — All impounded, accident and unregistered exhibit vehicles parked within police facilities across the country have been ordered for immediate evacuation. A statement on Tuesday by the acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba said all heads of police stations and formations should embark on due process to carry out the needful evaluation and release such vehicles in these categories, on bond, to...

Adamawa State Records 101% Coverage In Routine Immunizations

YOLA — The Adamawa state government says it has recorded 101% coverage in routine immunization of polio-related activities and COVID-19 vaccinations roll out. Adamawa state Deputy Governor Chief Crowther Seth stated this in his office on Tuesday when he received a team from the United States Center for Disease Control and prevention. The deputy governor who is also the chairman of the state task force on immunization commended development partners for their interventions in Adamawa....

President Buhari Reacts To Killing Of Vigilante Members In Kebbi By Hass

Following the murder of some vigilante members in Kebbi State by suspected terrorists who ambushed them in the Sakaba/Wassagu Local Government Area, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his sadness, describing the murderers as lacking the slightest regard for the sanctity of life. Buhari, reacted in a statement through his media aide Garba Shehu saying, “this egregious level of criminality is shocking and I want to assure Nigerians that I will do all it takes to...

Ministry To Train and Retrain Staff For Optimum Productivity

YOLA — The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Yola, Barrister Isuwa Misali has reiterated the cardinal objective of the Ministry is to train and retrain staff for optimum productivity. Barrister Isuwa disclosed this while declaring open a two-day in-house capacity building for Administrative lower cadre staff of the ministry, Tuesday, noted that when administrative staff have the requisite knowledge of their work government documents and transactions will be safe. He stated that due...

DEVELOPING STORY: Court Sacks Ebonyi State Governor and His Deputy

ABUJA — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed from office, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe on Tuesday, for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order in response to a petition filed by the PDP demanding the removal of Governor Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Igwe, from office. Justice Ekwo ruled that...

Saudi Arabia Lifts Suspension On18 Countries

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the lifting of suspension on Nigeria and 17 other countries. In a statement Monday, the Ministry assured foreign pilgrims of participation in the 2022 hajj after a two-year suspension occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. It said COVID-19 vaccination was the only basic requirement for pilgrims and that further information would be released in due course. Meanwhile, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in a statement by...

Fire Outbreak Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira I Kano

KANO — Properties worth millions of naira at First Ladies College, Mariri, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State were burnt in a fire outbreak. A warehouse used by the Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and other parts of the First Ladies College, Mariri, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State were burnt to ashes. The Kano State Executive Secretary of SEMA, Dr. Saleh Aliyu Jili attributed the cause of the fire to grass...

Lassa Fever Kill 98 Nigerians In 15 States-NCDC

ABUJA — In its latest epidemiological report, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that Lassa fever killed 98 Nigerians in 15 states in the last two months. The affected states are Ondo (30), Edo (17), Bauchi (10), Benue (8), Ebonyi (9), Taraba (7), Kogi (6), Enugu (2), Oyo (1), Gombe (2), Kaduna (2), Anambra (1), Kano (1), Katsina (1) and Cross River (1). Also, 559 persons are currently undergoing treatment across the...

Fish Farmers In Kwara Orders To Stop Discharge of Sewage Into A Dam

ILORIN — Fish farmers within the boundaries of the Asa Dam waterworks in Kwara state have been ordered to stop the discharge of sewage into the dam immediately. State Commissioner for Water Resources, Wahab Femi Agbaje, also directed that the 250-metre minimum setback stated in the law should be maintained by all the fish farmers operating by the dam side. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of stakeholders meeting with the...

Irigwe Development Association Condemns Killing Of Cattle In Plateau State

JOS — The killing of herders’ cattle and the destruction of farm crops around the Maiyanga community of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State has been condemned by Irigwe Development Association (IDR). Danjuma Dickson Auta, Secretary-General of the Association in a statement noted that the killing might have been carried out by youths who were provoked by the activities of herders in the area. Part of the statement reads: “Security agencies should investigate and...

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