Gen. Tsiga Spends 29 Days In Captivity As Bandits Demand N250m Ransom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGen. Tsiga Spends 29 Days In Captivity As Bandits Demand N250m Ransom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

The former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General, Maharazu Tsiga (Rtd), and some other persons were abducted, alongside nine other residents, on one fateful Wednesday and spent 29 days in captivity. The Bandits who invaded Tsiga town in the Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on the fateful day, after abducting a retired Army General, had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N250m. A source close to the...

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Court Jails Kano Woman For Smuggling Over 1.1m Riyals Cash

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCourt Jails Kano Woman For Smuggling Over 1.1m Riyals Cash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals cash from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Hauwa was sentenced by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of...

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LG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

CommunityNewsNigeriaLG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has stressed the need for the state’s citizens to be enlightened so that fake news cannot be weaponized to destroy the state. Governor Adeleke stated this at a special briefing session with the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, affirming that there is no court order reinstating the court-sacked Yes/No council chairmen. He said: “As one of the highly literate communities in Nigeria, we must avoid misinformation and disinformation,...

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ECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

NewsNigeriaECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trained over 40 journalists drawn from various broadcast, print, and online media on countering misinformation, disinformation, and anti-democratic narratives across the region. The two-day training, which aims to promote ethical journalism and information integrity and is a crucial step toward safeguarding democracy and ensuring regional stability, was organized by ECOWAS in partnership with the German development agency GIZ, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), and...

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Hippo Forced Gombe Farmers To Keep Vigil On Farms

AgricultureNewsNigeriaHippo Forced Gombe Farmers To Keep Vigil On Farms

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The increasing hippopotamus attacks on crops in Difa Community; Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State has forced farmers to keep vigil on their farms. Several hippopotamuses were seen surfacing briefly to breathe while their bodies remained submerged in the river. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who visited farms in Difa, observed the presence of several makeshift houses built with guinea corn and sorghum stalks, which the farmers now use...

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Federal Government To Downsize Number Of Custodial Centres

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government To Downsize Number Of Custodial Centres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

Nigerian Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the Federal Government has make plans to reduce the number of custodial centres in the country, stating that the current 256 facilities are unnecessary. The minister who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a public hearing on alleged corruption and abuses within the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), said government plans to redistribute inmates convicted of federal offenses to less congested facilities for better management. Tunji-Ojo, noted...

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Educationist Donates Textbooks, Others To Her Alma Mater

EducationNewsNigeriaEducationist Donates Textbooks, Others To Her Alma Mater

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2025

Education has been described as the foundation of every great society, and books are the key that unlocks the doors of knowledge, imagination, and success. The Head Teacher of Gombi Central Primary School of Gombi LGA, Adamawa State, Hajiya Talatu Isa Gudu asserted while receiving assorted textbooks covering art and science courses as well as book shelves, reading desks and chairs donated to the school by an educationist Hajiya Dijjatu Ballah at the school premises....

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Breach Of Act: FCCPC To Arraign MTN CEO, Others

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaBreach Of Act: FCCPC To Arraign MTN CEO, Others

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2025

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will on May 28 arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, Mr Karl Toriola and others over alleged failure to produce documents and information required by the commission in compliance with a lawful summons contrary to the FCCPC Act. The company and its CEO will be arraigned alongside Tobechukwu Okigbo, MTN’s Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer and Ikenna Ikeme, General...

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NewsAdamawa State Govt Pledged To Support Women Journalists

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2025

Adamawa State Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa Farauta has reiterated the government’s commitment to supporting journalists operating in the state to ensure effective service delivery. Farauta disclosed this on Tuesday when she granted audience to members of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists NAWOJ, Adamawa state chapter, in her Office. She said the Fintiri-led administration is media friendly, reassuring government continuous support, and commended NAWOJ for identifying with the present administration and their contributions as members of the...

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Rivers Assembly Issues 48-hour Notice To Governor To Present 2025 Budget

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers Assembly Issues 48-hour Notice To Governor To Present 2025 Budget

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 3, 2025

The Rivers State House of Assembly during Monday’s plenary session has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 budget. The lawmakers held their first sitting under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule after the Supreme Court ruling under tight security. On their first sitting following the ruling, the lawmakers requested that Governor Fubara present the budget, titled the ‘Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development’. Recall that Governor Fubara signed the ₦1.1...

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