Christmas: FCT Minister Urges Residents to Pray for End of COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaReligionChristmas: FCT Minister Urges Residents to Pray for End of COVID-19

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2020

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has urged Abuja residents to use the occasion of Christmas to pray for the quick end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bello made the call in his Christmas message on Thursday in Abuja. He enjoined the residents especially Christians to use the occasion of Christmas to reflect upon and rededicate themselves to the virtues of love and peace as exemplified by Jesus Christ. The minister also admonished them to comply...

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Local Government Chairmen Cautions Against Corrupt Practices

CorruptionLifestyleLocal GovernmentNewsLocal Government Chairmen Cautions Against Corrupt Practices

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 22, 2020

The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has cautioned newly inaugurated local government chairmen to shun corruption. Yahaya, gave the warning on Monday, while swearing-in 11 local government chairmen. He said, “Let me reiterate that our government will not tolerate corrupt practices under whatever guise. Therefore, “you must all strive to live above board and ensure transparency in the conduct of your duties. “I charge you to be fair, equitable, and just to all citizens irrespective of...

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Coronation: Police Deploys 471 Personnel To Numan

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaPeopleCoronation: Police Deploys 471 Personnel To Numan

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 22, 2020

Adamawa State Police command has deployed 471 Police Personal to provide security at the coronation of 29th Hama Bachama, Dr. Daniel Ismaila Shaga. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said the Commissioner of Police Olugbenga Adeyanju has charged the Officers to display professionalism, protect life and property. The statement read, “Commissioner of police Olugbenga Adeyanju has ordered for immediate deployment of police to secure the venue, protect lives and...

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PeoplePhilanthropyRegionsVictims Of Communal Clashes Gets Relief Materials

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2020

Victims of the Lunguda and Waja crisis in Guyuk and Lamurde Local Government Areas of Adamawa state over the weekend received relief materials from the Catholic Diocese of Yola in collaboration with the Mennonite Central Committee to cushion their hardship. Lunguda and Waja of the Dumna district of Guyuk local government were recently engulfed in a conflict that led to the destruction of lives and properties. Each package contained over fifteen items of food and...

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Pressure Group Honours Human Right Activists, Philanthropists, Others

NewsNigeriaPhilanthropyPressure Group Honours Human Right Activists, Philanthropists, Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2020

The Blackcap Movement, a political pressure group has honored 18 personalities that distinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavors. The recipients include politicians, philanthropists, Human rights activists, and Academicians among others. In his speech, the founder of the movement, Mustapha Atiku Ribadu said the movement was formed in 2015 due to bad governance and massive corruption. “The blackcap as it is known today started as a mere pressure group of fiery young men who...

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Presidency: Igbo Leaders Seek Legal Backing for Rotation

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsPresidency: Igbo Leaders Seek Legal Backing for Rotation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2020

Igbo leaders, elders, and academics across Nigeria and in the Diaspora rose from a summit at the weekend with a call for an enabling law compelling all political parties to insert rotation of presidency clause in their constitutions. This was contained in the communiqué issued by participants at the end of the sixth World Igbo Summit held at Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State. It was chaired by a former Chief of General Staff, Commodore Ebitu...

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Emir Of Anka Calls On Govt TO Allow People Carry Arms For Self-defence

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaEmir Of Anka Calls On Govt TO Allow People Carry Arms For Self-defence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 21, 2020

The Emir of Anka in Zamfara State, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry. Attahiru, who paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura-Namoda, who was attacked by bandits last week said, Since the bandits refused to surrender, the government should allow everyone to carry weapons for self-defense. The Emir of Anka, who is the Chairman of the...

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Lawmaker Donates Ambulance To Health Centre

HealthNewsNigeriaPhilanthropyLawmaker Donates Ambulance To Health Centre

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 17, 2020

The member representing Nasarawo Binyeri Constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Mr. Umar Nashon Gubi, has donated a brand new ambulance to Tola Primary Health Care Center in Mayo, Belwa Local Government Area. Presenting the ambulance in Tola, Nashon Gubi said the project is part of the promise made to the electorate during the electioneering campaign in 2019. “The decision to donate the ambulance to Tola PHC is to ensure that Nasarawo/Binyeri Constituency...

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Five Former APC ADHA Members Defects PDP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFive Former APC ADHA Members Defects PDP

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 17, 2020

Five former members of the Adamawa state House of Assembly elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress APC alongside their supporters have defected to People’s Democratic Party PDP in the state. The defectors include Adamu Usman from Toungo, Musa Mahmud Kallamu; Mayobelwa, Sale Thompson Leko/Koma, Mohammed Maikanti; Fufore/Gurin, and Barr Sani Shehu from Mubi North. At the event held at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Yola Thursday Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri while receiving the...

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Over One Thousand Pregnant Women Receives Free Delivery Kits In Zamfara

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessOver One Thousand Pregnant Women Receives Free Delivery Kits In Zamfara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 16, 2020

Wife of Zamfara state Governor Hajiya Aisha Matawalle has distributed delivery kits to 1,100 pregnant women in Maru and Tsafe Local Government Areas of the state. The distribution of delivery kits was part of the Wife of the Governor’s 10,000 Mama Kits Project for pregnant women across the 14 local government areas in the state. Making the presentation, Hajiya Aisha Matawalle said the gesture was to reduce child and maternal mortality rates and to encourage...

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