Crime & SecurityEducationGunmen Abduct School Principal In Katsina

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2021

The principal of Government Day Secondary School Ruma, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Malam Sa’idu Usha, has been abducted by gunmen. The Principal was abducted on Friday evening after closing for the day and was returning to Batsari from Ruma. The gunmen reportedly abandoned the motorcycle Mallam Usha was riding on and forced him to enter the forest. One of the residents said, “The kidnappers have called Malam Sani’s immediate family but they...

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Sustain The Fight Against Insurgents, Bandits- Gov Zulum To New Chief of Army Staff

Crime & SecurityNigeriaSustain The Fight Against Insurgents, Bandits- Gov Zulum To New Chief of Army Staff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has urged the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to sustain the fight against insurgents, bandits and other criminal elements in the country. In a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, Zulum, who commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the choice of Yahaya, said the development showed the Buhari’s consistency and commitment in combating insurgency in...

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Northern Governors Agrees To Adopt Open Ranching

BusinessNorthern Governors Agrees To Adopt Open Ranching

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 30, 2021

KADUNA — The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has agreed to adopt ranching and asked the federal government to release funds for the implementation of the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). Plateau State Governor, Senator Simon Lalong and Chairman of the forum made this disclosure yesterday during the seventh Annual Lecture of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation in Kaduna, saying open grazing is unsustainable and initiated measures to end it. At the annual lecture yesterday, Lalong...

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Atiku Commissions Multi-million Naira Flyover in Adamawa

InfrastructureNewsAtiku Commissions Multi-million Naira Flyover in Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 29, 2021

History was made on Saturday in Adamawa with the commissioning of the first-ever flyover in the Northeastern states of Nigeria by former Vice President Abubakar Atiku which was constructed by the Fintiri led administration. The overhead bridge at Total Filling Station Junction includes provision of a roundabout to distribute traffic to all roads at the ground level and extra lanes on the roads on each side of the roads on the ground level. Commissioning the...

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Governor Zulum Set To Assent Child Rights Act Bill

Gender & EquityGovernor Zulum Set To Assent Child Rights Act Bill

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced that the bill to domesticate the Child Rights Act is almost ready for his assent to become a law in the state. He made this known during an interaction with Ms. Ulla Mueller, the Country Representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), and Woo Chan Chang, the Country Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), who paid him a courtesy visit to Maiduguri on Wednesday. The UNFPA...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Halts Construction Of 3,600 Housing Units In Yobe State

CoronavirusHousing & DevelopmentNigeriaCOVID-19 Pandemic Halts Construction Of 3,600 Housing Units In Yobe State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

The Yobe State Government has attributed its failure to construct 3,600 housing units across the state to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner of Housing and Urban Development, Bukar Dauda while briefing newsmen at the NUJ Press Center Damaturu on Thursday on the activities of the Ministry in the last two years said the state government had in 2019 sourced for a loan of about N15 billion for the provision of affordable houses...

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Cholera Kill Seven Persons In Gombe

HealthWellnessCholera Kill Seven Persons In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

An outbreak of cholera has killed seven people, while others are still receiving treatment at a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Garko Ward of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru, in a statement on Thursday, said the outbreak was confirmed by the ministry’s Rapid Response Team deployed, which eventually established a treatment centre at Bogo Model PHC. “The cholera outbreak was attributed to the drinking of...

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Nigerian Army Commence Investigation into Gruesome Murder of A Woman In Katsina State

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeMilitaryNigerian Army Commence Investigation into Gruesome Murder of A Woman In Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima says the Nigerian Army has commenced investigation into a speculation over the gruesome murder and extortion of a woman by security operatives in Katsina State. According to the army in a press statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, it was alleged that the woman was arrested in a commercial vehicle with money estimated to be N420, 000 by members of a local vigilante group...

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Boat Mishap: Persons Still Missing in Kebbi

Accidents and SafetyNewsBoat Mishap: Persons Still Missing in Kebbi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

Authorities in Kebbi state say about 154 persons are still missing following Wednesday’s boat mishap which occurred about 10am in Ngaski Local Government Area of the State. The Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) in Yauri, Kebbi State, Mr. Yusuf Birma, confirmed that a total of 154 persons are still missing following Wednesday’s boat mishap. The wooden boat was said to be carrying bags of sand for gold miners, motorcycles and other...

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Insecurity Poses Challenge To Nigeria’s Nationhood- Buhari

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity Poses Challenge To Nigeria’s Nationhood- Buhari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday at a Special Summit says insecurity is challenging the foundation of Nigeria’s nationhood. The Special Summit on National Security with a theme: ‘Strengthening National Security. Comprehensive Assessment and Generating Innovative All-Encompassing Solutions.’ was organized by the Special Committee of the House of Representatives on National Security. Buhari noted that terrorism, political conflicts, racism, and other forms of criminal activities continued to threaten economic development, peace and security in...

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