Chairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2021

ABUJA — Secretary to the Government of the Federation who is the Chairman Presidential Steering Committee Boss Mustapha revealed that there is still a course of concern with the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and advised Nigerians to shun non-pharmaceutical drugs. Mustapha made the feeling while speaking at the Northeast Town Hall meeting organized by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in collaboration with National Primary Health Care Development Agency held in the Banquet Hall,...

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Boat Mishap: 97 Bodies Have So Far Recovered

Accidents and SafetyBoat Mishap: 97 Bodies Have So Far Recovered

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 8, 2021

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says no fewer than 97 bodies have so far been recovered from the recent boat mishap at Warrah-Ngaski Local Government Area of the state. Recall that a boat from Lokon Minna, Niger, conveying traders, artisans, miners and other passengers, capsized at Warrah-Ngaski. The boat was conveying more than 160 persons on May 27. The Governor stated this in Birnin Kebbi when he received a delegation of members of House of...

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National SecurityNewsNational Security Adviser Orders Shutdown Of Illegal Security Outfits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 8, 2021

ABUJA — The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), has ordered the immediate shutdown of illegal security outfits across the country. In a statement by the Head of Strategic Communication in the Office of the NSA, Z. M. Usman warned against the use of such outfits to harass, intimidate and extort Nigerians. The statement read in part “The Office of the National Security Adviser has directed the immediate dismantling of all illegal security...

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President Buhari Commission Remodel Government Girls Secondary School Chibok

Crime & SecurityEducationPresident Buhari Commission Remodel Government Girls Secondary School Chibok

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 8, 2021

MAIDUGURI — President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commissioned the newly remodelled Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok of Borno state which was hitherto attacked by the dreaded Boko Haram sect. The new school is now ‘Government Secondary School’ mixed with Boys and Girls. Over 3000 students in Chibok have been unable to return to school since the deadly attack by Boko Haram in the community, but with the reopening of the new edifices, hundreds of students...

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ECOWAS Inaugurates Parliament For Street Children

NewsWest AfricaECOWAS Inaugurates Parliament For Street Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 7, 2021

ABUJA — The ECOWAS Parliament has launched Parliament for Street Children to curb the increase in the number of children on the streets in the region and to serve as the voice for the deprived and abandoned kids. Rt. Hon. Sidie Mohamed Tunis, Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, commenced the inauguration with the induction of the Bureau of the Street Parliament which was held in the ECOWAS Parliament, Abuja. Tunis, who decried the rise in...

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Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria Suspend Access To Twitter

NewsTelecommunicationLicensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria Suspend Access To Twitter

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 7, 2021

LAGOS — The President, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo says it had received directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. Adebayo made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos, on Saturday, noted that the association wished to confirm that its members had received formal instructions from NCC, the industry regulator, to suspend access to Twitter. The directive...

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Hoodlums Destroys Onions, Properties Worth N4.5b

BusinessNewsHoodlums Destroys Onions, Properties Worth N4.5b

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 6, 2021

SOKOTO — The Association of Onions Producers, Processors, and Marketers of Nigeria (OPMAN) has threatened to stop the supplying of Onions to the entire Southern part of Nigeria unless certain conditions laid down by the association are met. The National President of the association, Alhaji Aliyu Isa, disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the emergency meeting of the association held in his office in Sokoto. He disclosed that about N4.5 billion worth of Onions and...

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Members of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations Held Mini Service

PeopleReligionMembers of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations Held Mini Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 6, 2021

Bereaved members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations held a mini service at the church’s main entrance following the death of the founder, Prophet Temitope Joshua. The bereaved members were wailing, worshipping, and praying. The members said it is necessary to hold the service to honour God for giving them a cleric like TB Joshua who has fought a good fight and won. One of the worshippers, Jane Maduko, said: ‘We need to hold this...

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Bandits Kills 88 People In Kebbi State

Crime & SecurityNewsBandits Kills 88 People In Kebbi State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 6, 2021

Bandits have killed eighty eight people in eight different communities in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi state on Thursday. The Kebbi State Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who confirmed the figure on Saturday, said so far recovered the 88 bodies and dispatched a detachment of operatives to maintain law and order in the affected communities. “The killing took place in Koro, Kimpi, Gaya, Dimi, Zutu, Rafin Gora and Iguenge villages, all...

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Farmer Attempt To Annihilate Residents, Herds In Yobe state, Poison Nine Wells

Crime & SecurityHealthFarmer Attempt To Annihilate Residents, Herds In Yobe state, Poison Nine Wells

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2021

DAMATURU, YOBE —A farmer in Yobe state has attempted to annihilate residents of Kasesa village and their herds near Damaturu, the state capital with poisoning nine wells in the village being the sources of water to residents and herds in the area. Already, Police have arrested the suspect and no incident occurred related to the crime. Confirming the development to newsmen in Damaturu, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim spokesman for the Police Command in the state said...

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