Governor Matawalle Suspends Emir Of Dansadau, District Head Of Nasarawa Mailayi, Dissolves State Executive Council

Culture & TraditionPoliticsGovernor Matawalle Suspends Emir Of Dansadau, District Head Of Nasarawa Mailayi, Dissolves State Executive Council

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the suspension of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Umar, with immediate effect. Equally, the Governor has approved that the District Head of Dansadau, Alhaji Nasiru Muhammad S/Kudu, would oversee the affairs of the Emirate. In a statement by his Special Adviser Public Enlightenment, Media and Communication, Mallam Zailani Bappa, the governor also suspended with immediate effect the District Head of Nasarawa Mailayi,...

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Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, National Examination Council Prof Obioma Murdered

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegistrar/Chief Executive Officer, National Examination Council Prof Obioma Murdered

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

Unknown gunmen, on Monday night, reportedly stormed the residence of Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, National Examination Council (NECO) Prof Godswill Obioma and strangled him to death. The incident occurred one day after the murder of Ahmed Gulak an aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan in Owerri, Imo state. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Obioma, told newsmen in a telephone conversation on Tuesday morning that the gunmen stormed their residence Monday night, strangled her husband to death and...

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Governor Mohammed Canvasses For Creation Of Katagum State

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Mohammed Canvasses For Creation Of Katagum State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State at the Zonal public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitution has pleaded with the House of Representatives committee to consider the agitations for the creation of Katagum state, out of the present Bauchi state. The zonal public hearings are taking place simultaneously across the country’s six geopolitical zones with each zone having two centres from June 1 to June 3. The North-East has Bauchi centre, which consists...

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Borno State Government To Close All IDPs Camps In The State

MigrationNewsPovertyBorno State Government To Close All IDPs Camps In The State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

As part of the plans to close all IDP camps in Borno state, the government has shut down another Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp located at the state NYSC orientation camp in Maiduguri. The Camp which houses about I, 464 households was closed by officials of the state government on Monday in Maiduguri. The camp was the second to be closed by the government in three days in its bid to return all IDPs back...

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National Senior Citizens Centre Take-Off

LifestyleWellnessNational Senior Citizens Centre Take-Off

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the take-off of the National Senior Citizens Centre and the constitution of a 12-member board. The Centre was passed into law as the National Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2017 to cater to the needs of senior citizens (70 and above) in the country. Those appointed by President Buhari include AVM M. A. Muhammad (rtd) as the Board Chairman; Dr. Emem Omokaro as the Director-General. Members are Mansur Kuliya – Ministry...

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Governor Ishaku Of Taraba Rejects Calls For North-East Security Network

Crime & SecurityGovernor Ishaku Of Taraba Rejects Calls For North-East Security Network

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2021

Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State on Sunday rejected calls from certain quarters for the formation of a North-East security network to tackle insecurity in the sub-region. Ishaku disclosed this at an interactive session with journalists in Jalingo. According to the Governor, the situation in the sub-region was way beyond a security network because it was already a full-blown insurgency that could only be handled by the nation’s military might. “I am vehemently opposed...

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Police Arrest Killers Of Former Aide To Ex-President Jonathan

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Killers Of Former Aide To Ex-President Jonathan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2021

OWERRI —Police in Imo state have confirmed the arrest of suspected killers of Barr. Ahmed Ali Gulak, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in the state on Sunday. Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was shot dead on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri to catch a flight. The police commissioner had said in a statement that the late Gulak did not use security escorts to the airport in spite of...

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Federal Government To Borrow N100 billion To Start Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Rail Project

InfrastructureNewsFederal Government To Borrow N100 billion To Start Kaduna-Kano Standard Gauge Rail Project

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government will borrow less than N100 billion for the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge rail project which will commence in July pending loan approval by the National Assembly. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi told newsmen on Sunday while inspecting the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway ahead of the June 10 date set for the inauguration. Last year, the federal government had asked the national assembly to approve a $5.3 billion Chinese loan request...

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Police Fired Teargas Canister At Sowore In Abuja

Crime & SecurityNewsPolice Fired Teargas Canister At Sowore In Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2021

Police have reportedly fired teargas canisters at Omoyele Sowore and his group who showed up at the Unity Fountain in Abuja for a protest in the early hours of Monday.  It was gathered that Sowore, the convener of Revolution Now, reportedly sustained injuries and has been rushed to hospital for medical treatment. Popular lawyer and right activist, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed the development on his Twitter.@RidwanAjayi_] “@YeleSowore has just been shot by a female police officer...

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Two Fuel Supplier To Boko Haram Arrested In Yobe State

Boko HaramTwo Fuel Supplier To Boko Haram Arrested In Yobe State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2021

Troops of Sector 2 Operation HADIN KAI on Saturday have arrested two fuel suppliers after they raided a suspected Boko Haram terrorist logistics base in Gujba, Yobe State. The director, Army public relations, Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima, said the troops following a sting operation nabbed two suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers and recovered 11 jerricans loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol, six jerricans of Automotive Gas Oil and nine empty jerricans hidden...

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