Monarch Charges His Colleagues Not To Sell Lands To Strangers

NewsMonarch Charges His Colleagues Not To Sell Lands To Strangers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 8, 2025

To ensure peaceful cohabitation in Taraba State, the Emir of Muri, Alh Abbas Njidda on Tafida has advised royal fathers to stop selling lands that belong to their communities to strangers who may be criminals. The Monarch gave the advice while addressing thousands of people in his palace in Jalingo during his Eid- El- Kebir Sallah homage “Ward heads and District Heads must know that whatever is kept for a community must be protected because it belongs to...

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INEC Clears Soludo, Moghalu, Ukachukwu, 13 Others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Clears Soludo, Moghalu, Ukachukwu, 13 Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of governorship candidates in Anambra State, scheduled for November 8, 2025. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday. Olumekun stated that 16 out of the 19 registered parties are participating in the election out of which the African Action Congress (AAC) and the National Rescue Movement (NRM) have nominated female candidates, while...

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Immoral Dressing: Kano Magistrate Court Remands TikToker In Prison Custody

CommunityNewsNigeriaImmoral Dressing: Kano Magistrate Court Remands TikToker In Prison Custody

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2025

The Kano Magistrate’s Court has remanded Abubakar Kilina, a famous TikTok celebrity, into prison custody after arraignment on charges preferred by the Kano State Censorship Board. Abdullahi Sani Sulaiman, spokesperson of the board, in a statement, accused Kilina of cross-dressing, use of expletives, and indecent behaviour on social media, noting that such content is against the moral and religious standards upheld by the state. Magistrate Hajiya Halima Wali, who presided over the case at the...

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Supreme Court Rejects Reinstatement Of Jokolo As 19th Emir Of Gwandu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSupreme Court Rejects Reinstatement Of Jokolo As 19th Emir Of Gwandu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2025

The Supreme Court on Wednesday brought an end to nearly two decades of chieftaincy tussle over the Gwandu Emirate throne, nullifying the reinstatement of Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo as the 19th Emir of Gwandu. The apex court ruled that the Kebbi State High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by Jokolo because he failed to exhaust the internal dispute resolution mechanisms provided under the Kebbi State Chiefs (Appointment and Deposition) Law. In a...

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First Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas Plant Inaugurated In Northeast

NewsNigeriaOil & GasFirst Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas Plant Inaugurated In Northeast

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 5, 2025

The federal government has inaugurated a Liquefied Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) hub in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Ekperikpe Ekpo, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, while commissioning the project, explained that the facility in Yola marks a significant turning point of hope and opportunity, not only for Adamawa State but for the entire northeast region. He described the feat as a testament to the potential of public-private collaboration in advancing the Federal government’s...

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Eid-el-Kabir: Police Bans Durbar Activities In Kano

CommunityNewsNigeriaEid-el-Kabir: Police Bans Durbar Activities In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 4, 2025

Ahead of the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, the Police Command in Kano State has restated the restriction of all forms of Durbar activities in the state. A statement issued by the command’s PPRO, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, explained that no change in the restriction on the performance of Durbar activities is allowed, as it was first imposed during the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations of 2025 due to reliable intelligence information indicating certain intended curtailments. The police noted that...

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Benue Boils Again, 43 People Killed In Fresh Attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBenue Boils Again, 43 People Killed In Fresh Attacks

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 3, 2025

No fewer than 43 people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in two Local Government Areas of Benue State. The bloody Sunday evening attacks on communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State mark less than a week after over 40 people, including a police officer, were killed in similar attacks on villages within Gwer West. Traditional ruler of the area, Ter Nagi, Chief Daniel Abomtse, who confirmed the...

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Two Local Security Chiefs Suspended Over Allegations of Aiding Criminality

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Local Security Chiefs Suspended Over Allegations of Aiding Criminality

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 3, 2025

Two chiefs of local security outfits, the Chairmen of Pulaku and Hunters groups in Njoboli of Yola South local government area of Adamawa State, Aminu Bigila and Kabiru Kawu, have been suspended following allegations of complicity in vandalizing an electricity transformer that powered the community. The Village Head of Njoboli, Alhaji Lawan Abubakar Bapetel, who announced the suspension of the two local security chiefs while addressing the community on the security situation in the community,...

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Bishop Tasks Journalists To Be Objective In Their Reportage

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBishop Tasks Journalists To Be Objective In Their Reportage

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 3, 2025

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, has charged Nigerian Journalists to be objective in their reportage and desist from reporting on issues that will bring chaos in society. Bishop Mamza gave the reminder while addressing Journalists at his residence in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, to commemorate the 2025 World Communication Week. He noted that reporting will bring positive development in all strata of life, and people would support them in...

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Qualification Dichotomy Contributes To Nigeria Underdevelopment- Prof. Bugaje

EducationNewsNigeriaQualification Dichotomy Contributes To Nigeria Underdevelopment- Prof. Bugaje

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2025

The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, has faulted the persistent dichotomy between Higher National Diploma, HND, and Bachelor of Science, B.Sc, qualifications in Nigeria, in spite of multiple efforts to eliminate the discriminatory practices against HND holders. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, Bugaje described the dichotomy as a “sign of underdevelopment,” lamented that the progress had been slow and frustrating. According to...

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