4,000 Lives Lost Daily to Tuberculosis Disease Globally

HealthNewsWellness4,000 Lives Lost Daily to Tuberculosis Disease Globally

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 25, 2021

YOLA — Adamawa State Program Manager, Tuberculosis and Leprosy program, Dr. Boniface Gundiri says each day about 4,000 persons lost their lives to TB diseases, and close to 28,000 fell ill. Boniface revealed this during the commemoration of this year’s world tuberculosis day with a team “the clock is ticking ” held at State Specialist Hospital, Yola Wednesday, said global efforts are being made to combat the disease as 63 million lives have been saved...

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Cyber Fraudster In Police Net, Over N2m Cash Recovered

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCyber Fraudster In Police Net, Over N2m Cash Recovered

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 25, 2021

YOLA — Adamawa State police command has arrested a suspected cyber fraudster and recovered proceeds of the illicit business to the tune of N2, 426,000. A statement by DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the Adamawa State Police Command image maker said the suspect has been defrauding members of the general public through a fake and untraceable website www.highbet.com.ng. The statement added “The feat was achieved by operatives of Girei command following due diligence and intelligence gathering....

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Fake Police Officer Arrested In Adamawa, Recovers Police Uniform, Eight Sim cards

NewsFake Police Officer Arrested In Adamawa, Recovers Police Uniform, Eight Sim cards

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 25, 2021

The Girei Division of the Nigeria Police Force, Adamawa State Command has apprehended a fake Police Officer, deceiving members of the public. A statement by the Police spokesperson in the state DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said while on surveillance patrol to ensure sanity in Policing the patrol team apprehended one wearing what appears to be a police uniform, deceiving members of the public and causing embarrassment to the force. The statement added that the Commissioner...

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ADHA Constitutes Ad-Hoc Committee To Investigation Alleged Illegal Sales Of Land By Girei Council Chairman

CorruptionLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaADHA Constitutes Ad-Hoc Committee To Investigation Alleged Illegal Sales Of Land By Girei Council Chairman

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 24, 2021

Adamawa State House of Assembly has constituted a 7 man ad-hoc committee to carry out an investigation on the alleged illegal sales of land belonging to about 30 communities in Girei local government area by the council chairman Mr. Judah Amisa. The committee has three weeks within which to furnish the house with a report of its investigation. Recall that representatives of some communities in the local government area staged a peaceful protest last week...

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DPR Sealed 10 Filling Stations In Taraba State

BusinessOil & GasDPR Sealed 10 Filling Stations In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 24, 2021

The Controller, Taraba Field Operation’s Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Mr. Jeremiah Mashat has sealed ten filling stations in Jalingo, Taraba state. He said that the action was to ensure compliance and enforcement for selling the product at the government-approved price, insisted that Marketers must adhere to all regulations governing the downstream sector of the petroleum industry. “We are out to ensure that the public is not shortchanged in the consumption of...

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Kwara State Reconstitute An Interfaith Committee

PeaceRegionsKwara State Reconstitute An Interfaith Committee

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 24, 2021

Kwara state government will reconstitute an interfaith committee to further build confidence and provide templates to steadily resolve all issues of mutual concerns between the Muslims and Christians in the state. The state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a statewide broadcast to the people of the state on Tuesday acknowledged the apprehension from the Christian and Muslim communities but praised the level of restraints and statesmanship shown by religious leaders in the state notwithstanding their varied...

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Gov Fintiri Pledges To Security Agencies As New Air Force Commander Assumes Duty

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov Fintiri Pledges To Security Agencies As New Air Force Commander Assumes Duty

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 24, 2021

Governor Ahmad Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has restated his determination as the Chief security officer of the state to ensure the people enjoy maximum security as they go about their lawful duties. The Governor stated this when he received the newly posted Commander 1-0-3 Strike Group of the Nigeria Air force Base Yola, Air Cmdr Joseph Malgwi at the Government House Yola. “Cattle rustling, kidnappings, armed banditry are causes of unrest and mayhem, the...

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PDP National Reconciliation Committee Submit Report

NigeriaPoliticsPDP National Reconciliation Committee Submit Report

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 24, 2021

In order to mend fences within the main political opposition party in Nigeria due to internal party wrangling, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) recently constituted national reconciliation chaired by former governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo with Rt. Hon Kwamoti Laori as secretary. The committee which concludes the assignment has submitted its report to the national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus at the national secretariat of the party Monday. Receiving the report, Secondus...

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Parents of Kidnapped Students Accuses Federal Government of Inaction, Issues 48-hour Ultimatum

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaParents of Kidnapped Students Accuses Federal Government of Inaction, Issues 48-hour Ultimatum

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

Parents of the 39 pupils kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue their children who were kidnapped 12 days ago. The protesting parents temporarily blocked the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway, carrying banners and placards with inscriptions like; “Bring Back our Children”, “Bring Back Our Students” and so on. The parents spoke at a news conference shortly before...

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Northern Elders Forum Reacts To Threats Of Eviction By Some Groups In Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNorthern Elders Forum Reacts To Threats Of Eviction By Some Groups In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says some “political adventurers” are capitalizing on the weakness of elected officials by threatening the unity of the country. Some groups from the South and from the North are calling for the eviction of citizens from some parts of the country. In a statement on Monday, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s spokesperson, said such threats have become popular because the government has not shown much will to address the situation. “It is...

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