Governor Bello Of Kogi State Rejects COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGovernor Bello Of Kogi State Rejects COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2021

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has said that the government of the state doesn’t need COVID-19 vaccine, as they have “more pertinent” issues to tackle. The governor, who has repeatedly denied the existence of Coronavirus in his state, said COVID-19 is the “minute aspect” of what the state is currently addressing. Bello while appearing on ‘Politics Today’, a Channels Television programme, on Friday, said Kogi is tackling diseases like Yellow Fever and Lassa Fever,...

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Modibbo Adama University Set To Run Conventional University

EducationNewsModibbo Adama University Set To Run Conventional University

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

Following the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari for the conversion of Federal University of Technology Yola to Modibbo Adama University, the management of the institution has concluded arrangements to run a conventional university. Prof. Abdullahi Liman Tukur, Vice-Chancellor of the institution who disclosed this said the university is 100% ready to take up its new status as more management courses are already underway while hostel accommodation has been provided for more students. “We are 100%...

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President Buhari Directs Nigeria Immigration Service To Improve Surveillance On Nation’s Borders

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Buhari Directs Nigeria Immigration Service To Improve Surveillance On Nation’s Borders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the nation’s borders to check the activities of criminal elements in the country. The President gave the directive on Thursday at the virtual inauguration of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Technology Building in Abuja. Buhari instructed all security agencies to improve their performance in the protection of lives and property, with a mandate that the country’s Global Security Index...

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Bandits Kill 13 People In Tara Village Of Sokoto State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Kill 13 People In Tara Village Of Sokoto State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

Reports from Tara village in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state says bandits have killed 13 people while seven other persons were critically injured by the attackers are now receiving treatment at the hospital. According to the village head of Tara, Mainasara Muhammed Tara, the bandits also carted away with an determined number of livestock after burning their food storage facilities. “The came around 11:58 pm, through the uncommon route to the village...

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North East Governors Forum Resolved to Fund Mambila Hydroelectric Power Project

InfrastructureNewsPowerNorth East Governors Forum Resolved to Fund Mambila Hydroelectric Power Project

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

In its efforts to create over 60,000 jobs for the teeming unemployed youth in the North East region, North East Governors Forum, has resolved to fund Mambila Hydroelectric Power Projects. In a communique read by Adamawa state Governor, Alhaji Adamu Fintiri, at the end of the 4th meeting of Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, held in Bauchi, forum noted with dismay, that the project as important as it is to...

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Fish Sellers In Borno State Losses N500m Weekly

BusinessEconomyNewsFish Sellers In Borno State Losses N500m Weekly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

The chairman, Borno Fish Producers and Marketers Association Alhaji Abatcha Mandalama have said members of the Association lose about N500 million in fish business every week due to the lingering Boko Haram insurgency in the state. The high cost to the Boko Haram terrorists that have prevented fishermen from fishing in the Lake Chad axis. Mandalama disclosed this in Maiduguri, the Borno state explained that prior to the Boko Haram insurgency, over 30 trailer loads...

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Zamfara State Government Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew On Jangebe

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaZamfara State Government Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew On Jangebe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2021

Zamfara state government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the Jangebe community following violence that erupted shortly after the delivery of the freed Jangebe schoolgirls on Wednesday. Information Commissioner Sulaiman Anka said the curfew took effect from Wednesday, adding that the government has shut the community market in Jangebe to stop activities that “aid and abet” banditry. “Sequel to an unfortunate civil disobedience which took place at Jangebe town after the return of the released...

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NEDC Commence Reconstruction of Roads, Bridges Destroyed By Boko Haram Since 2015 In Adamawa

InfrastructureTransportationNEDC Commence Reconstruction of Roads, Bridges Destroyed By Boko Haram Since 2015 In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2021

Motorists plying Mararraban Mubi-Bama Highway would have a sigh of relief as the North East Development Commission (NEDC) will commence the reconstruction of roads and bridges destroyed by Boko Haram Insurgents since 2015 in Adamawa. The projects include the Mararraban-Mubi-Bama Highway that covers Kudzum 26.5 klm, the Dilchim road covering 31.5 klm and 54.9 klm Wuro Ngayandi road. Similarly, the commission has distributed learning materials and Covid-19 preventive items to public and private primary schools...

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Federal High Court Kano Convicts Ponzi Scheme Operator, Orders a N110m Refund to victims

Crime & SecurityMoneyNewsFederal High Court Kano Convicts Ponzi Scheme Operator, Orders a N110m Refund to victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2021

The Federal High Court Kano has convicted one Maryam Abu Shinga on one-count amended charge of retention of proceeds of crime and ordered her to pay the sum of N110, 000,000 in restitution to victims. The convict was said to have lured her victims into a phony gold mining investment where she represented that the investor stands to earn 300% profit. She claimed that if an investor invests N500, 000, such investor could earn one...

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Nigerian Army Declares 12 Officers, 89 Soldiers Wanted

MilitaryNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Declares 12 Officers, 89 Soldiers Wanted

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2021

The Nigerian Army has declared a total of 12 officers and 89 soldiers wanted for deserting the war front in Borno State. Military sources said the order to arrest and freeze bank accounts of the fleeing soldiers was handed by authorities of Operation Lafiya Dole. Various formations of the army have been notified to apprehend and deliver any of the soldiers found in their areas of responsibilities. The soldiers were said to have absconded from duty after...

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