Daware Resigns As Part Time Chairman ADSMPWC

NigeriaReligionDaware Resigns As Part Time Chairman ADSMPWC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2021

YOLA — A renowned Islamic scholar, and the national Chairman Zuwiyyatu Dariqatit Tijjaniyat Foundation of Nigeria, Sheik Ibrahim Abubakar Daware has resigned from his position as part-time chairman of Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Commission. In the resignation letter dated 11th October, 2021, captioned “Resignation as part-time Chairman, Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Commission”, the Islamic scholar thanked governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for the honour done to him. “I will like to inform the governor of...

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Islamic Clerics Impeach Chairman Kano State Council Of Ulama

NewsReligionIslamic Clerics Impeach Chairman Kano State Council Of Ulama

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2021

KANO — A group of some Islamic Clerics loyal to the chairman of Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has impeached the chairman of Kano state Council of Ulama, Ibrahim Khalil. Khalil was a special adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on special services, but resigned his position at the peak of 2015 general election. He was perceived to be one of the Islamic clerics who are not on good terms with Mr Ganduje. However, some of...

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Adamawa State Government Unveil Agribusiness Support Programme

AgricultureBusinessInvestingAdamawa State Government Unveil Agribusiness Support Programme

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 11, 2021

LAGOS — The Adamawa State Government has formally unveiled its Agribusiness support programme at an Investors dinner held in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub. According to a statement by Governor Fintiri’s Press Secretary Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, the homegrown Agribusiness Programme is the first of its kind in the capital market in Nigeria. Fintiri said his administration is committed to navigating the market conscious of the burden of responsibility not only to the investing community but to...

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NAFDAC Destroys Over N12m Expired Drugs, Consumables In Yola

Crime & SecurityNAFDAC Destroys Over N12m Expired Drugs, Consumables In Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2021

YOLA — The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration And Control, NAFDAC and Federal Medical Centre, FMC Yola, Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria have destroyed expired drugs and consumables from the Federal Medical Centre Yola pharmacy store, worth twelve million, sixty-five thousand and fifty-five naira (N12,65,000.55). The expired drugs retrieved from the Centre’s pharmacy store included assorted medicines, injectables, and other consumables, were destroyed using the Centre’s incinerator. The destruction was carried out under the supervision...

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Petroleum Tanker Drivers To Embark On Strike

LabourNewsOil & GasPetroleum Tanker Drivers To Embark On Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2021

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has announced that its Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) will commence strike on Monday due to the deplorable state of the nation’s highways and other issues which necessitated the strike Mr. Tayo Aboyeji, South-West Zonal Chairman of NUPENG, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the union has lost many lives and property due to bad roads. “We are going on a...

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Professional Misconduct: 158 Military Personnel Faces Court Martial

Law & JusticeMilitaryProfessional Misconduct: 158 Military Personnel Faces Court Martial

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Theatre Commander of the Joint Taskforce North-East Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, inaugurated the general and special court-martials at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State. Musa added that the court would deal only with matters pertaining directly to regimentation, discipline, efficiency and morale of military personnel. According to Musa, 28 officers and 130 soldiers face trials for offences bordering on alleged professional misconduct. Members of the panels are Maj. Gen....

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Nigerian Army Commissions Cyber Warfare School

Crime & SecurityTelecommunicationNigerian Army Commissions Cyber Warfare School

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 10, 2021

ABUJA — The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has commissioned the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare School (NACWS) Basic Cyber Laboratory, so as to build capacity that will enhance the proficiency of personnel to counter these threats. In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the COAS said the move was informed by the fact that modern battles were no longer fought only on land, sea, and air,...

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Be Security Conscious During Ember Months- Osatimehin

Crime & SecurityLifestyleBe Security Conscious During Ember Months- Osatimehin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2021

ABUJA — The Commander-General of the Nigerian Hunters Council (NHC), Mr. Joshua Osatimehin has appealed to Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious, especially during “ember” months, as efforts to tackle insecurity in the country continue. Osatimehin who made the appeal in an interview with journalists in Abuja said Nigerians should not only rely on security agents for protection but should always be security conscious. He noted that the internal security challenge was not...

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Police Free 47 Inmates At Illegal Rehabilitation Centre In Kano

Human Rights & FreedomWellnessPolice Free 47 Inmates At Illegal Rehabilitation Centre In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2021

KANO — Police in Kano have raided an illegal rehabilitation centre located at Na’ibawa quarters of Tarauni Local Government Area and freed 47 inmates. Recall that the Kano state government had in November 2019 banned the operation of illegal rehabilitation centres across the state.   Police spokesperson in Kano Abdullahi Kiyawa in a statement issued on Friday said the victims suffered various degrees of injury due to torture and abuse. The statement read in part:...

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National Senior Citizens Centre To Collaborate With Nigeria Bureau Of Statistics On Data Collection

Demography and PopulationLifestyleNewsNational Senior Citizens Centre To Collaborate With Nigeria Bureau Of Statistics On Data Collection

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2021

ABUJA — The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Dr. Emem Omokaro has called for continuous collaboration with Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) to achieve national growth through the production of data on older persons. Omokaro said that the Centre was established by the NSCC Act, 2017, of the National Assembly, as a focal agency to identify the needs of senior citizens and to cater for them. She made the remark during a courtesy visit...

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