Adamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 148 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, and rape. The Command spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, said that among items recovered from the suspects are 11 AK-47 rifles, 20 locally fabricated assault rifles, 110 live rounds of ammunition, 2 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and 3 stolen vehicles. “In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM,...

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Adamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

HealthNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The State Ministry of Health has recorded 91 suspected cases of meningitis in eleven local government areas from January 2025 to date. The State Epidemiologist in the state ministry of health, Doctor Kadabiyu Jones, who disclosed this, attributed the scourge to excessive heat in the state. He said the affected local government areas are Fufore, Hong, Mayo-Belwa, Michika, Numan, Song, Mubi North, Mubi South, Yola North, Yola South, and Gombi. Doctor Jones revealed that the...

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IGP Orders Withdrawal Of Mobile Police Officers From VIPS

NewsNigeriaPoliticsIGP Orders Withdrawal Of Mobile Police Officers From VIPS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 24, 2025

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of mobile police officers from VIPs. In a statement by the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, said the move is part of the reorganization of the Police Mobile Force (PMF). The statement read in part: “He expressed concern over the diversion of PMF personnel to non-core roles, including escort and guard duties for private individuals and VIPs, a trend which...

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Suspended State Lawmakers in Zamfara Form Parallel Legislative Assembly

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSuspended State Lawmakers in Zamfara Form Parallel Legislative Assembly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 24, 2025

Ten members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, recently suspended for allegedly speaking out on the security challenges affecting their constituents, have formed a parallel legislative assembly in the state. The lawmakers, who had earlier reaffirmed the selection of Bashar Aliyu Gummi as Speaker following the impeachment of former Speaker Biliyaminu Ismail Moriki by a majority of the House last year over alleged high-handedness and misconduct, convened in Gusau on Wednesday to deliberate on...

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UNICEF, Gombe Govt To Launch Sexual Abuse Response Centre

HealthNewsNigeriaUNICEF, Gombe Govt To Launch Sexual Abuse Response Centre

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is partnering with the Gombe State Government to establish a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) at the Gombe State Specialist Hospital. The centre, expected to be fully operational by May 2025, aims to strengthen the state’s response to sexual and gender-based violence and enhance child protection systems. Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, Chief of UNICEF’s Bauchi Field Office, during an inspection visit to the facility, emphasized that the centre would provide...

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ECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Tasks Leaders To Tackle Poverty, Unemployment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsECOWAS at 50: Tinubu Tasks Leaders To Tackle Poverty, Unemployment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to work assiduously in tackling poverty and high unemployment among youth. The President who spoke on Tuesday in Accra, Ghana, during the official launch of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee, also charged them to invest in education, innovation, and skill acquisition while promoting peace and inclusion. Represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the president, who...

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Measles Hits Rukubi Community In Nasarawa

HealthNewsNigeriaMeasles Hits Rukubi Community In Nasarawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The Nasarawa State Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of measles in the Rukubi community of Doma Local Government Area. Governor Abdullahi Sule, represented by his deputy, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, announced this on Tuesday during a critical stakeholders’ engagement held in Lafia. During this engagement, the state government reiterated its commitment to tackling childhood killer diseases such as measles and rubella. Governor Abdullahi Sule emphasized the urgent need for the new vaccine campaign, saying...

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Polio Vaccination: Kano Targets 4.1 Million Children

HealthNewsNigeriaPolio Vaccination: Kano Targets 4.1 Million Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2025

The Kano State Government has announced plans to vaccinate over 4.1 million children against polio in a statewide campaign scheduled for April 24 to 30, 2025. Speaking at the event, the Director General of the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, Dr. Nasiru Mahmoud made the disclosure during a media dialogue on polio and routine immunization held in Kano on Tuesday. Represented by the State Immunization Officer, Hajiya Sa’adatu Ibrahim said the campaign is...

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VP Kashim Shettima Summons Officials of National Hajj Commission

NewsNigeriaPoliticsVP Kashim Shettima Summons Officials of National Hajj Commission

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Prof. Abdullahi Saleh Usman and board members of the commission for a meeting today at the Vice President’s Conference Room. A letter of invitation and signed by Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Office of the Vice President, Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, revealed that the meeting slated for today was to brief the Vice President on preparation for...

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Suspected cultists invade Swali community In Bayelsa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSuspected cultists invade Swali community In Bayelsa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2025

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have invaded the Swali community in the heart of Yenagoa, the state capital, and killed four persons. Though two cult groups, the Greenlanders and Bobos, have been fighting for supremacy in the community, it was not certain if the attack resulted from the cult clash. The member representing Yenagoa Constituency 1 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief Ayibanegiyefa Egba, has condemned the brutal attack on the Swali Community....

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