IWD: Nigeria’s First Lady Calls To End Abductions of Schoolgirls

Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has called on all stakeholders to continue to exert their different levels of influence and bring the abductions of schoolgirls to an end. The Nigerian First Lady made the call in a message tweeted on her Twitter handle @aishambuhari on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day. This year’s theme: Women In Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World is a strong call to appreciate the efforts...

Staff of Lelewal Motel Yola Arraign For Stealing Hotel’s Properties

A Chief Magistrate Court Yola presided by Aliyu Bawuro has remanded five staff of Lelewal motel over alleged stealing of hotel’s properties estimated at N410,000 only. Some of the items which they were accused of stealing include; 5 bedroom carpets, 5 bedsheets, 15 pillowcases, 16 cotton linings all valued at N410,000, contrary to sections 60 and 276 of the state penal code law. Those arraigned include Hanatu Hakinga, (25), Harrison Yohanna (40), Kanisin Edwin (40),...

Court Convicts 33 People for Not Wearing Face in Benin

A Mobile Court in Benin has convicted 33 people for not wearing face masks, improper disposal of refuse, and displaying wares in unauthorized places. Recall that the Edo government imposed the use of face masks as a strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19. The prosecuting counsel, Mr. G. O. Odeyibo and A. Ayo, told the court that the accused, who subsequently pleaded guilty, were apprehended within the Benin metropolis. Presiding Chief Magistrate Rusberth Imafidon...

APC Leaders Paid N56m To Bandits In Zamfara State- APGA

The leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Zamfara State Dr. Sani Abdullah Shinkafi has accused APC leaders in the State of offering N56 million to bandits to refuse the release of Jangebe abducted girls. Shinkafi, who was the 2019 governorship candidate of APGA in Zamfara State, made the allegation during a press briefing, said that their aim was to sabotage the peace effort of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle. “I, therefore, challenge politicians...

Buhari Urges Nigerians to Take COVID-19 Vaccine

President Muhammadu Buhari says his decision to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public is “a demonstration of leadership and faith in the safety and efficacy of the vaccines”. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control had early on Friday cleared the 3.924m doses of AstraZeneca vaccine which arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday 2nd February for usage in the country. The President stated this after he, alongside Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, received the first...

PEF Push For Upgrading Of Federal Medical Center Yola

With a plan to convert the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Yola to a Teaching Hospital, the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF) has awarded contracts in preparation for the upgrade of the hospital. Some of the projects currently under construction include; water, power supply with large solar panels, road networks and administrative building. The Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Equalization Fund (PEF), Ahmed Bobbo said the board and management of PEF deem it right after awarding the...

Bandits Kidnap Nine FAAN Staff, Family Members In Kaduna

Bandits in Nigeria continue to carry out their nefarious activity with impunity particularly in the Northern part of the country as no fewer than eleven residents of staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Kaduna have been abducted following a night raid on the facility. In February alone, 23 persons were killed in attacks in five LGAs with multiple incidents of attacks and killings in various parts of the state in...

Mother Of Two Dies During Sex Thriller With Lover In Adamawa

YOLA — The Adamawa state Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of an MTN staff, Lekan Agboola, over complicity in the death of a 37-year-old mother of two. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development to newsmen, in Yola, said Agboola, who was arrested on a charge of homicide, was being detained at the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department. ”Yes, the suspect is in our custody, the Command is...

Stop Negotiating With Bandits, IPAC Told Government

Worried with the commercialization of kidnapping for ransom by bandits, the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all political parties in Nigeria, has urged the Federal Government and concerned states to stop all forms of negotiations with bandits and begin to confront the spate of insecurity across the country. The IPAC’s National Chairman, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa, made the call on Friday in Abuja at a press conference by the Council, urged President Muhammadu...

Northerners Resumes Supply Of Foods To South West

Following the suspension of strike by members of Foods and Cattle dealers Association transportation of foods to the South West through Kwara State previously blocked Jebba and Niger border axis have resumed. The blockage of food to the South was a means deployed by the North to send a subtle warning to other parts of Nigeria to stop the harassment and intimidation of the Fulanis. The Coordinator of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Kwara...

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