Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigerian Army rescue 180 citizens From Bandits, Declares 30 Students Missing in Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 12, 2021

The Kaduna State Commissioner, Internal Security, and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan says 180 citizens, many of whom were students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State have been rescued by the troops of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of (today) Friday. The armed bandits in large numbers were reported to have attacked the institution around 11:30 pm on Thursday and kidnapped several students and staff....

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North East Development Commission Distributes Food Items To Over 100 IDPs

Local GovernmentNewsNorth East Development Commission Distributes Food Items To Over 100 IDPs

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 12, 2021

The North East Development Commission ( NEDC) has distributed food items and clothing materials to over 100 Internally Displaced Persons’ Households from Borno and Yobe state, residing in Adamawa. Items distributed include bags of rice, cooking oil, wrappers, detergents, blankets, and mats, among other materials. Speaking during the presentation of the items, on Wednesday, in Yola, Mrs. Fatima Bakari, Head of Yola office of the Commission, said that the intervention was to bring hope and...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAssailants Hacks Village Chief, 16 Others In Nasarawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

The Village Chief of Osewu community in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Abubakar Omazi, and 16 others in the area were hacked to death by assailants on Wednesday. A resident, who identified himself as Yahaya, said the assailants invaded the community around 6 am in their large number with sophisticated weapons and attacked some residents with cutlasses. He said among the victims was the vice-chairman of vigilante in the community, while some of...

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Insecurity: 937 Killed, 1,972 Kidnapped In Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: 937 Killed, 1,972 Kidnapped In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said in 2020 alone, bandits have killed 937 people across the 23 local government areas of the state while 1,972 people were kidnapped. This is contained in the 2020 Annual Security Reports released by the state government with Kaduna Central Senatorial district recorded the highest number accounting to152 deaths. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, while presenting the report to Governor Nasir El-Rufai at...

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Kebbi Commences Training Of Health Workers For COVID -19 Vaccination

HealthJobsKebbi Commences Training Of Health Workers For COVID -19 Vaccination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

Kebbi State Government in conjunction with the Primary Healthcare Development Agency has commenced the first phase of training of Health workers involved in Covid-19 Vaccination. Declaring the training held at the Conference Hall, Ministry of Health, Gwadangaji, Secretariat, Birnin Kebbi, the Commissioner for Health and Chairman Kebbi State Taskforce on Covid-19, Alhaji Jafar Muhammad said the exercise was a prerequisite for the provision of Covid 19 vaccine by the Federal Government. “Kebbi State Government has...

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143,387 Health Workers Will Receive Covid-19 Vaccine In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa States

CoronavirusVaccination143,387 Health Workers Will Receive Covid-19 Vaccine In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

UNICEF Immunization Officer, Maiduguri office Mohammad Ibrahim has said a total of 143,387 health workers in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states affected by the ongoing insurgency in the region will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the first phase of the vaccination drive. Ibrahim said health workers in the three Northeastern states were prioritized, being the most at risk following their interaction with infected persons. “Borno has the highest number of health workers, with 55,255, while...

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Adamawa State Government Receives 59,000 Doses COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaVaccinationAdamawa State Government Receives 59,000 Doses COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 11, 2021

The Adamawa state government has confirmed receipt of 59,000 doses of the AztraZeneca coronavirus vaccine from the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 Tuesday night. Mallam Bashir Ahmad, Secretary to the state government (SSG) while briefing newsmen in his office Wednesday evening said the vaccines have been stored at the storage facility of the Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency. “The state has concluded plans to kick-off the vaccination on Monday...

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Over 100 Miners Kidnapped In Anka And Maru Local Government Areas

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 100 Miners Kidnapped In Anka And Maru Local Government Areas

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 10, 2021

The Chairman of Zamfara Council of Chiefs and the Emir of Anka, Attahiru Ahmad says that more than 100 miners in Anka and Maru Local Government Areas of the State have been abducted by bandits. The Emir disclosed this in Gusau on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor visited Governor Bello Matawalle, adding that the bandits also killed 10 persons during an invasion of a mining site. The Emir said...

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Cameroonian Officials Handed 5,000 Nigerian Refugees To Gov Zulum

Foreign PolicyWorld NewsCameroonian Officials Handed 5,000 Nigerian Refugees To Gov Zulum

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 10, 2021

The first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees has been handed over to Borno State Governor, Prof.  Babagana Zulum by the Cameroonian Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji. The returnees were part of thousands of Nigerians, mostly from Borno, who since 2014, fled in batches to Minawao camp located in Mokolo, far north region of Cameroon following onslaught on their communities by Boko Haram insurgents. The repatriation was to implement the outcome of a tripartite...

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Hisbah Arrest 39 Teenagers For Immoral Acts in Kano

Law & JusticeLifestyleNewsHisbah Arrest 39 Teenagers For Immoral Acts in Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 10, 2021

The Commandant, Kano State Hisbah Board, Dr. Haruna Ibn-Sina, says 39 teenagers had been arrested over alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano metropolis. The immoral acts are banned under Sharia law operating in Kano state. In a statement by Mr. Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board in Kano the suspects were apprehended on Sunday, between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in Burji Kwanar Kwankwaso, Madobi Local Government and at a facility called...

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