Tanker Explosions: Union Leaders, NEMA Seek Safer Highways

NewsNigeriaTanker Explosions: Union Leaders, NEMA Seek Safer Highways

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 27, 2025

To curb tanker explosions and related fire incidents in both Taraba and Adamawa states, stakeholders in the petroleum and transport sectors have called for improved road infrastructure. Alhaji Dahiru Modibbo, Chairman of the Taraba State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, while speaking during a sensitization campaign organized by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Jalingo on Thursday, said the excessive checkpoints on highways often contribute to accidents...

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Police In Adamawa Recovers Firearms, Military Uniform From Robbery Suspect

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Recovers Firearms, Military Uniform From Robbery Suspect

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2025

An armed robbery suspect who was on the wanted list of the Adamawa State Police Command for Armed Robbery activities, terrorizing the Numan-Gombe Road and its environs, has been arrested. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State Command Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in a statement, said the arrest of one Zephaniah Alfred (22 years) followed a complaint made by one Ibrahim Maikano that the suspect threatened to kill him. He said: “On the strength of...

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Police In Adamawa Nabs 7-Man Syndicate stealing Tricycles and Motorcycles

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice In Adamawa Nabs 7-Man Syndicate stealing Tricycles and Motorcycles

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2025

A seven-man syndicate that specialized in stealing and illegal trade of stolen tricycles and motorcycles within the Yola metropolis has been arrested. According to a Press Release signed by the Adamawa State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the arrest followed a coordinated intelligence-led operation. He said the operation led to the recovery of two stolen tricycles and one motorcycle. “On the 24th of June, 2025, operatives of the Command, attached to...

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Netherlands Shares Border Security App With Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNetherlands Shares Border Security App With Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 26, 2025

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, says the Dutch government has pledged continued support for technology-driven solutions. He disclosed this in Abuja during a visit by a Dutch delegation led by the Chargé D’Affaires of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Nigeria, Mr. Jurgen Bartelink, who said it aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s border control systems and enhancing migration management. According to a statement by NIS spokesperson Akinsola Akinlabi, the high-level strategic...

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Niger Govt To Clampdown On Sellers Of Adulterated Fertilizers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNiger Govt To Clampdown On Sellers Of Adulterated Fertilizers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2025

The Niger State Government has vowed to clampdown on sellers of adulterated fertilizers as part of effort to ensure that farmers have access to high-quality products that meet safety standards. Dr Mathew Ahmed, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture disclosed this at an event organized in collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, AGRA, to review the state’s policy on agriculture with stakeholders from various sectors, including government ministries, academia, and...

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NAFDAC Shutdown Illegal Skin-Bleaching Shops In Kano

BusinessNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Shutdown Illegal Skin-Bleaching Shops In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2025

A network of shops selling unapproved skin-bleaching creams at Sabon Gari, Kano has been shut down by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday. The crackdown followed weeks of surveillance triggered by public complaints on social media. Already, six people have been arrested in connection with the illegal sales. NAFDAC’s Kano State Coordinator, Mr. Kasim Ibrahim, while speaking to Journalists said that the crackdown came after the agency received disturbing...

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Gov Fintiri Strips Atiku’s Traditional Title, Sets To Replace Paramount Ruler With Prince

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Fintiri Strips Atiku’s Traditional Title, Sets To Replace Paramount Ruler With Prince

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2025

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has stripped the title of Waziri Adamawa conferred on the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. This is contained in a circular signed by Adama Felicity Mamman, Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs, Office of the Governor with reference number: MCA/GHY/S.135/VOL.1/38 dated 19th June, 2025 and copied to All Secretaries Emirates/Traditional Councils that all Kingmakers and Council members in the State must be indigene of their Chiefdoms. The circular reads...

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Vandals Destroys 178 Transmission Towers In Six Months- Sharifai

NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationVandals Destroys 178 Transmission Towers In Six Months- Sharifai

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2025

Vandals have destroyed 178 transmission towers in the first half of 2025, worsening power outages across several states. Ali Sharifai, General Manager, Transmission Services of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), who, during a media briefing in Keffi, described the situation as one of the most difficult periods in TCN’s history. “The agency recorded 42 separate cases of vandalism within the first two quarters of the year, affecting towers critical to electricity distribution. “States like...

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Médecins Sans Frontières Treated 27,868 Children For Malnutrition In Bauchi In 4 Months

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMédecins Sans Frontières Treated 27,868 Children For Malnutrition In Bauchi In 4 Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2025

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) stated that from January to April 2025 alone, it has treated 27,868 children for malnutrition, a 34.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The outgoing MSF Head of Mission, Adam Ngari, disclosed this in Bauchi during his send-off party. “While hospital admissions slightly decreased by 4.8 per cent, late presentation and additional complications such as kwashiorkor and severe infections remained the challenges,” he said. Ngari expressed satisfaction with...

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Security Neutralizes 6,260 Terrorists, Criminals In 2 Yrs- DHQ

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity Neutralizes 6,260 Terrorists, Criminals In 2 Yrs- DHQ

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2025

No fewer than 6,260 terrorists and criminals were neutralized in joint operations nationwide in the last two years. Brigadier-General Ibrahim Abu-Mawashi, Deputy Director, Defence Media Operations, who disclosed this during the interactive session, said 14,138 suspects were arrested, while 5,365 civilians were rescued within the period. Brigadier-General Abu-Mawashi said during the operations, weapons and ammunition were recovered, including thousands of rounds and hundreds of assault rifles and other arms. “Niger Delta: N83 billion worth of...

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