Bandits Abducts 73 Students In Zamfara, Government Imposes Curfew On The State

Crime & SecurityBandits Abducts 73 Students In Zamfara, Government Imposes Curfew On The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

Zamfara State police command has confirmed the abduction of 73 students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of the state by bandits. Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state. The governor also imposed a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew in 14 local government areas of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Shehu Mohammed, in...

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Adamawa State Executive Council Approves Over (N142b) For 2022 Budget

EconomyPoliticsAdamawa State Executive Council Approves Over (N142b) For 2022 Budget

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2021

YOLA — The Adamawa State Executive Council Wednesday approved over (N142b) one hundred and forty-two billion naira for 2022 two budget envelopes as defined by medium-term expenditure framework as well as economic and fiscal update. Dr Umar Garba Pella, Commissioner of Information and Strategy disclosed this while briefing newsmen shortly after the council meeting presided over by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Government House, Yola. “The projection has become a tradition since the present...

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Nigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2021

YOLA — As part of its effort to bring to an end security challenges facing Nigeria, the Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will soon organize a summit tagged “NIPR Citizen’s Summit for Integration, Peace and Security.” Inaugurating members of the committee Wednesday at Dan Tsoho Hotel, Yola, Coordinator of the summit, Alhaji Mohammad Inuwa Bassi said the security challenges facing the nation call for a participatory approach involving various stakeholders....

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Federal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

HealthJobsFederal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to embark on a fresh strike as its ultimatum expired yesterday. The Minister while speaking The Punch said the government was working hard to secure the release of the money from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and appealed to ASUU to be patient. The union had asked Nigerians to hold the government responsible...

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Cholera Outbreak Claims Forty-Three People In Borno

HealthWellnessCholera Outbreak Claims Forty-Three People In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

Borno state government has confirmed the death of forty-three people due to a suspected cholera outbreak in six local governments in the state. The affected local government areas are Gwoza, Kaga, Hawul, Magumeri, Damboa, Maiduguri Metropolitan, and Jere. Mrs. Juliana Bitrus, commissioner for Health, while briefing in Maiduguri, said 559 suspected cases have been recorded as of 30th August with fifty-seven admissions in seven local government areas. She advised members of the public to practice regular...

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Federal Government To Penalize Nigerians Refusing To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusVaccinationFederal Government To Penalize Nigerians Refusing To Take COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib says the federal government would soon commence the implementation of a basic rule of law on Nigerians refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Shuaib stated this at the agency’s weekly update of the COVID-19 vaccination in Abuja maintained that it had become necessary as such individuals may endanger those vaccinated. He cautioned Nigerians against misinformation on the vaccines saying, it could negatively affect...

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Borno State Government Probes Shooting Practice By An International Non-Governmental Organisation

NewsPeaceBorno State Government Probes Shooting Practice By An International Non-Governmental Organisation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

An eight-member investigative committee into alleged shooting practice by an international non-governmental organisation (iNGO) headed by the immediate past chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Maiduguri Branch, Muhammad Umoru has been set up by the Borno state government. Other members are S. A. Idriss, representing the Ministry of Justice, CSP Bulama L. Hussaini, of the Nigerian Police, S.A. H, Amos, representing the Department of State Security (DSS), ACI Ahmed Abubakar M, representing the Nigerian...

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Mercy Corps Launches Agrochemicals Safety Ambassadors In Yola

Accidents and SafetyAgriculturePhilanthropyMercy Corps Launches Agrochemicals Safety Ambassadors In Yola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2021

YOLA — A  Non-Governmental Organization, NGO Mercy Corps, has launched Agrochemicals Safety Ambassadors under its programme “Feed the Future Rural Resilience Activity” by Funded United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Mercy Corps with support from Save the children. At the launch held at American University of Nigeria AUN hotel Yola, Adamawa state Commissioner for Agriculture Alhaji Umar Iya Daware commended the organization for its stride in ensuring food safety in Adamawa,...

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Security: Borno State Government Convene Extraordinary Stakeholder’s Meeting

Crime & SecurityNewsSecurity: Borno State Government Convene Extraordinary Stakeholder’s Meeting

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2021

MAIDUGURI — The Borno state government on Monday convened a one-day extraordinary stakeholder’s engagement to critically examine the recent mass surrender of Boko Haram insurgents and their families with a view to managing the situation. Since the recent wave of surrendering by Boko Haram fighters and their families to Nigerian troops, people have been commenting on the genuineness of their action or otherwise. According to the report, about three thousand insurgents have so far surrendered...

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Kaduna, Zamfara State Governments Suspend Weekly Markets

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentKaduna, Zamfara State Governments Suspend Weekly Markets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2021

The Kaduna State government has directed the suspension of weekly markets in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi, Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state. A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr. Samuel Aruwan says the government also banned the selling of petrol in jerry cans within and outside premises of petrol stations in the five local government areas listed, with immediate effect. The statement enjoined Citizens to cooperate with...

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