Kaduna State Government To Document Repentant Bandits

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKaduna State Government To Document Repentant Bandits

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2024

…Denies Paying Them Money Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says the state government will start documenting repentant bandits on Saturday. The governor disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, saying the government had received the first set of repentant bandits; most of them in Birnin Gwari are indigenes of the community. He said the Birnin-Gwari cattle market was reopened which was closed for about 10 years due to insecurity in...

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Plateau Concerned about Stigmatization Against People Living With HIV

HealthNewsNigeriaPlateau Concerned about Stigmatization Against People Living With HIV

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 30, 2024

The Plateau State government has expressed worries over the continued stigmatization of people living with HIV in the state. Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, the State Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen to kickstart the series of events to celebrate the 2024 World’s AIDS Day with the theme: “Take the Right Path to End HIV/AIDS”. The Commissioner added that the theme resonated deeply with the government’s commitment in Plateau State to prioritize health equity...

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Insecurity Worries 2023 Presidential Candidate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity Worries 2023 Presidential Candidate

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, expressed concern over persistent security challenges in the country that consumed many lives and attacks on businesses and critical infrastructure. He stated this on his X handle, while commiserating with victims of the recent terror attack in Benue and sympathizing with Chief Innoson Chukwuma over the attack on his business facility, said these can’t be allowed to continue. Obi stated that it is the fact that critical...

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Group Lauds Military For Expelling Lakurawa Terrorists In Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaGroup Lauds Military For Expelling Lakurawa Terrorists In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

The Citizens for Peace and Unity, a civil society organization has lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for successful expulsion of the Lakurawa terrorists from Nigerian territory. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the group’s Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ishaq Yusuf, describing the operation as a significant milestone in the fight against terrorism. Yusuf noted that the military’s operation was critical to preventing the spread of terrorism from the North-East to the North-West, highlighted the...

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Children Under 16 Banned From Access To Social Media In Australia

NewsNigeriaChildren Under 16 Banned From Access To Social Media In Australia

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Australia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning social media for children under 16. The ban came following the passage of a groundbreaking law in parliament which is the first of its kind in the world-first. The new law by the Senate with 34 votes to 19 prohibits platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Reddit from allowing users under 16. YouTube has been excluded from the ban due to its educational content. The...

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Community Fault Claims By NNPCL On Port Harcourt Refinery

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasCommunity Fault Claims By NNPCL On Port Harcourt Refinery

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Alesa community stakeholders have alleged that the petroleum products loaded from the recently revived Port Harcourt Refinery were not newly refined but petrol products left in the storage tank of the facility in the last three years. Timothy Mgbere, the Secretary of the community disclosed this during on Arise TV on Thursday, noting that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited told Nigerians many lies about the revived refinery. He dismissed NNPCL’s position that the Port...

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Minimum Wage: NLC To Shut Down Activities In Three States

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinimum Wage: NLC To Shut Down Activities In Three States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress may shut down activities in the affected states from Monday in Katsina, Cross River, and Zamfara states over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage of N70,000, after the Imo State Government sanctioned the implementation of the N70,000 wage on Tuesday. It was learned that the remaining states yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for workers are making last-minute moves to ensure the Nigeria Labour Congress does...

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Nigeria Union of Journalists Gets New President

NewsNigeriaNigeria Union of Journalists Gets New President

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 28, 2024

The 8th Triennial National Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held in Owerri, Imo State has produced new leadership with Alhassan Yahya Abdullahi from Gombe State emerging as the new President. Yahaya, who works with the Gombe Media Corporation (GMC), was the immediate National Deputy President of the NUJ and succeeds Chris Isiguzo as the president of the association. Yahaya secured a landslide victory with 436 votes, defeating Dele Atunbi of the...

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Police Inspector Brutally Murdered In Adamawa, Two Suspects Arrested

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Inspector Brutally Murdered In Adamawa, Two Suspects Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 28, 2024

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of Police Inspector, Ibrahim Maizabuwa. The suspects, Ezekiel Kefas (67) and Stephen Zabadi (44) are residents of Wamsa Suwa village in Lamurde Local Government Area. According to the police, the deceased Police Inspector who works in Gombe, Gombe State was killed on November 11, 2024, when he visited his friend Ezekiel Kefas in the village to demand the return of his three...

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Remains Of Akwa Ibom First Lady Arrives Uyo For Burial

NewsNigeriaRemains Of Akwa Ibom First Lady Arrives Uyo For Burial

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 28, 2024

The remains of First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, have arrived at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, from the United Kingdom ahead of final burial rites scheduled to take place Friday, November 29, 2024. The Akwa Ibom State Government had already declared Friday, November 29, 2024, a Work-Free Day in honor of the late First Lady, to enable Akwaibomites and other residents to pay their last respects. Late Pastor Patience Umo...

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