Strange Disease: Two Died, Over 100 Persons Hospitalize In Kano

HealthNewsWellnessStrange Disease: Two Died, Over 100 Persons Hospitalize In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2021

KANO — The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed that two persons died while over 160 were taken ill from suspected food poisoning in Kano State. It was gathered that all the patients had taken expired citric acid powdered drinks which expired a year ago, but were still being sold in the market. The state’s epidemiologist, Dr. Bashir Lawan, said the index case was a six-year-old girl seen on March 6, 2021. He explained...

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Kogi State Yet To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

CoronavirusNewsVaccinationKogi State Yet To Receive COVID-19 Vaccines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 16, 2021

The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib on Monday confirmed that Kogi State is yet to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Shuaib disclosed this during a Press briefing of the PTF on COVID-19 in Abuja, explained that due to the ongoing repairs of the cold storage facility in Kogi State, it is yet to receive vaccines. He added that the state is now the only state yet...

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Seven People Died In Road Accident In Adamawa

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeriaSeven People Died In Road Accident In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

YOLA — Seven persons were confirmed dead Sunday evening in a motor accident that occurred between Jabbi-lamba and Mallam Madugu village in Girei local government area of Adamawa state. DSP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje Police Public Relations Officer PPRO Adamawa State Police Command confirmed the incident occurred when a Toyota Corolla Starlet collided with a Toyota Sienna Bus around four o’clock Sunday evening. “Six passengers in the Toyota starlet died on the spot including the driver, while...

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Governor Yahaya of Gombe Release N775m for the Payment of Outstanding Gratuity

LabourGovernor Yahaya of Gombe Release N775m for the Payment of Outstanding Gratuity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State government has released N775 million for the payment of another tranche of outstanding gratuity to retired civil servants in the state. Inuwa had earlier approved the payment of over N1.6 billion for payment of gratuity arrears.’ A statement by Director-General, Media and Public Affairs, to the Governor Ismaila Misili said sequel to the governor’s directives, the committee set up by the governor to verify and ascertain the correctness...

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Bandits on Rampage In Kaduna With Daily Abduction

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsBandits on Rampage In Kaduna With Daily Abduction

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

Bandits on Monday have abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest abduction happened 24 hours after security agents thwarted an attempted abduction of 307 students of Government Science Secondary School in Ikara Local Government Area of the state and another attack at the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) quarters in Igabi LGA of the state. It was gathered...

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Abduction: 618 Schools Closed In Six Northern States

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsAbduction: 618 Schools Closed In Six Northern States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

The spate of students’ abduction in Northern Nigeria has forced school authorities to close no fewer than 618 schools in six northern states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff. The six states affected by the closure are Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Niger, and Yobe. The Sokoto state government has closed all boarding schools along with border towns. The state Commissioner for Security and Career Affairs, Col. Garba Moyi...

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NAFDAC Destroys Over N2b Counterfeit Drugs, Vaccines

Crime & SecurityHealthNAFDAC Destroys Over N2b Counterfeit Drugs, Vaccines

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs and vaccines, cosmetics, and expired food items worth over N2 billion. A statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, in Abuja said the destruction exercise took place in Kano and Awka, the Anambra State capital. It stated that the agency’s operatives had combed the nooks and crannies of three geo-political zones, namely, North West, South East, and South-South,...

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Senator Ndume Calls For Power Shift To South, Opposes Amnesty for Bandits

Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsSenator Ndume Calls For Power Shift To South, Opposes Amnesty for Bandits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume who represents Borno South District in the National Assembly on Sunday said the retention of the party’s presidential ticket in the North in 2023 would be tantamount to a third term for the region. Ndume, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said the pre-2015 agreement among the founding fathers of the party favoured the rotation of the presidential slot between the North and the South. Ndume spoke on the 2023 succession...

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Nigerian Army Eliminate Scores Of Terrorists In Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigerian Army Eliminate Scores Of Terrorists In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 15, 2021

The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Saturday in Borno. Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, Director, Army Public Relations disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja said the encounters, which took place on the Tumbus of Lake Chad’s fringes, also led to the destruction of terrorists’ gun trucks and recovery of a large cache of arms and...

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Deposed Emir of Kano Appointed As the Leader of Tijjaniyya Sect in Nigeria

NewsPeopleRegionsDeposed Emir of Kano Appointed As the Leader of Tijjaniyya Sect in Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 14, 2021

Deposed Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, has been appointed as the leader of the Tijjaniyya Sufi order in Nigeria. The appointment was announced at the annual event marking the birthday of the sect’s leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Nyass, held in Sokoto State Saturday. Since the death of Sheikh Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu in 2018, the sect has not appointed any leader. The ceremony was attended by the governors of Sokoto and Zamfara, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal...

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