1,249 Communities May Face Flooding In 2025- FG Warns

NewsNigeriaPolitics1,249 Communities May Face Flooding In 2025- FG Warns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 11, 2025

Several communities in Nigeria will likely experience the yearly flooding cycle which destroys life and property and devastates the environment. The minister of water resources, Prof. Joseph Utsev, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he unveiled the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) prepared by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA). The high flood-risk states are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara,...

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Helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson River, Record Casualties

NewsNigeriaHelicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson River, Record Casualties

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 11, 2025

One person has been confirmed dead and two others were rescued from the water after a helicopter crash into New York’s Hudson River on Thursday. The crash occurred near the shore, next to Pier 40, just across the river from New Jersey. The New York Police Department said the conditions of the rescued victims remain unknown. According to CBS News, five people were aboard the helicopter at the time of the crash, including three children...

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17 Kidnapped Victims In Kaduna Regain Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria17 Kidnapped Victims In Kaduna Regain Freedom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 11, 2025

Personnel from Section 1, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, of the Nigerian Army have rescued 17 kidnapped victims in Kaduna. According to the Army, the victims were medically examined and treated, profiled and debriefed, and promptly handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command, on the same day to facilitate their safe and swift reunion with their families. “This remarkable rescue operation clearly reflects the troops’ commitment and professionalism, whose determination in the face of...

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Incessant Kidnappings Worries Kogi Community

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIncessant Kidnappings Worries Kogi Community

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 10, 2025

Due to incessant kidnappings and worsening insecurity in Oke-Ere community in Yagba West local government area of Kogi State, some women from the area have staged a protest, calling an end to the menace. According to reports emanating from the community that kidnappings have become a daily affair in the area and that the people have become helpless. The sources said a certain kidnapper (name withheld) came out publicly to denounce kidnapping and mentioned some...

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Osun Poly Shutdown For One Week Over Unrest, Cult Activities

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaOsun Poly Shutdown For One Week Over Unrest, Cult Activities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 10, 2025

Following unrest at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, the management  has announced the closure of the institution for one week. The announcement on Wednesday is coming after a violent confrontation involving suspected cultists near the institution’s gate on Tuesday. The incident reportedly led to serious injuries and fears of a fatality during the clash between two rival cult groups. To this end, the Polytechnic’s management ordered all students to proceed on a one-week mid-semester break,...

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Fishermen In Taraba Warned Over Use Of Chemicals, Explosives For Fishing

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFishermen In Taraba Warned Over Use Of Chemicals, Explosives For Fishing

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 10, 2025

Fishermen in Mutumbiyu of Gassol LGA of Taraba State have been warned to desist from using chemicals and explosives to catch fish or face sanctions. The Chief of Mutumbiyu, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed gave the warning at his palace in Mutumbiyu shortly after the turbanning of Alhaji Bala Jambari as Sarkin Tarun (leader of fishermen) and Alhaji Tukura Julde as Danrimin Mutumbiyu. The monarch blamed fishermen for the sharp decline in fish populations and the extinction...

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Illicit Trade: Customs Deploys AI Scanners, 5,000 Officers At Border Points

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIllicit Trade: Customs Deploys AI Scanners, 5,000 Officers At Border Points

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 10, 2025

To combat illicit trade and smuggling activities at key border points, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced the deployment of artificial intelligence-powered scanners and forensic tools to tackle illicit trade. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the service announced this on Wednesday while speaking at the 4th World Customs Organisation (WCO) Donors Conference for the West and Central Africa Region in Abuja. The conference brought stakeholders together to align support and investments towards customs...

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Instagram Restricts DM Access Teen Accounts From Livestream

NewsNigeriaInstagram Restricts DM Access Teen Accounts From Livestream

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2025

Instagram has introduced built-in protections, blocking teenagers under 16 from certain access without parental approval. Meta, in a statement on Tuesday, said the affected accounts won’t be able to livestream or unblur images containing suspected nudity except with a parent’s permission. Meta explained that it took the measures due to parents’ anxiety about strangers contacting their teens or teens receiving unwanted contact. Meta is also making teen accounts available on Facebook and Messenger, offering similar...

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Gov Mutfwang Says Plateau Killings Are Genocidal, Sponsored

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGov Mutfwang Says Plateau Killings Are Genocidal, Sponsored

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2025

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said the recent killings of over 50 people and thousands rendered homeless in the state are sponsored and genocidal. The governor, who stated this, Tuesday on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’, said the assailants struck in several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, displacing many and leaving a trail of destruction behind. Mutfwang, said that the assault in Plateau State was being sponsored and targeted at wiping...

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Health Minister Says 16,000 Medical Doctors Left Nigeria To Work Abroad

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsHealth Minister Says 16,000 Medical Doctors Left Nigeria To Work Abroad

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2025

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has said no fewer than 16,000 medical doctors left Nigeria to practice abroad in the last five to seven years. Pate, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during the annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA), and hosted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) with the themed “Integrated Healthcare Regulation and Leadership in Building Resilient Health Systems”. The minister said...

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