BREAKING: Supreme Court Quashes National Lottery Act

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Supreme Court Quashes National Lottery Act

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 22, 2024

The National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly has been quashed by the Supreme Court, following a suit filed in 2008 by Lagos and some other states. The Apex Court in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris on the matter, consisting of seven members on Friday held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance. The court ordered that the National...

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Nigeria’s Debt Hit N136T as Senate Approves Tinubu’s New Loan Request

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s Debt Hit N136T as Senate Approves Tinubu’s New Loan Request

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 21, 2024

Nigeria’s total debt has now hit N136 trillion as Senate approves President Tinubu’s fresh $2.2bn loan request. The approval of $2.2 billion fresh loan by Senate on Thursday was based on request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Senate decision was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of the committee on local and foreign debts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North). While presenting the report of the committee, Wamakko recommended the...

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NSCDC Arrests I4 Suspected Herders In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Arrests I4 Suspected Herders In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2024

They violated the Executive Order banning transhumance movement across the state The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Adamawa State Command, arrested fourteen suspected herders for violating the Executive Order banning transhumance movement across Adamawa state until 1 January 2026. DSC Nyako Amidu Baba, the Command’s spokesman, briefed Journalists at the NSCDC headquarters in Yola and said the operation was carried out in collaboration with some sister security agencies in the state. He said...

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Ogun State Government Bans Open Defecation, Urination

HealthNewsNigeriaOgun State Government Bans Open Defecation, Urination

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2024

The Ogun State Government has officially banned open defecation and urination as part of its efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focuses on water accessibility, sanitation, and hygiene for all. Commissioner for Environment Ola Oresanya announced the plan to ban during the commissioning of four new public toilets equipped with bio-digesters in border communities along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, including Berger, Isheri, Warewa, and Magboro, on Tuesday to commemorate World Toilet Day being celebrated...

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5 Soldiers, 30 Terrorists Dead In Borno As Troops Clash With Terrorists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria5 Soldiers, 30 Terrorists Dead In Borno As Troops Clash With Terrorists

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 20, 2024

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that five soldiers were killed, ten wounded, and four declared missing during a surprise attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists targeting troops engaged in stabilization operations in Gubio Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Major General Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, in a statement, however, said the troops eliminated several terrorists and recovered weapons, adding that a reinforcement team, supported by an air component, was dispatched to...

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Stakeholders Propose Ban On Street Begging

NewsNigeriaStakeholders Propose Ban On Street Begging

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Stakeholder have recommended eight-month timeline to eradicate street begging as part of efforts to reform the Almajiri and Tsangaya education systems and 12 years age limit for enrolling children into Tsangaya education systems outside their home states. Sheikh Aliyu Ahmad Abdul-Fathi, Chairman of the Borno State Arabic and Tsangaya Board, announced the resolutions after a two-day summit in Borno to address challenges in the Almajiri and Tsangaya education system. “The summit agreed to establish a...

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Obasanjo Demands Overhaul Of INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObasanjo Demands Overhaul Of INEC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a case for a comprehensive overhaul of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Obasanjo, who spoke at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University in the United States, called for sacking of Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other officials at all levels. Obasanjo said it is imperative for reforming the electoral system to restore credibility and trust, describing the 2023 general election as...

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Wildlife Conservation: Kano Set To renew Hunters’ Licenses

NewsNigeriaWildlife Conservation: Kano Set To renew Hunters’ Licenses

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

The Kano State Government plans to renew hunting licenses across the state as part of efforts to conserve wildlife and protect the environment. Ahmad Halliru Sawaba, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Wildlife Conservation, disclosed this during a press conference in Kano, said wildlife resources should be managed as public assets, regulated by law, and accessed through proper certification obtained via registration. “Hunters must be registered under established laws, with clear guidance on the...

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Islamic Scholars Brainstorm On Rising Gender-Based Violence

NewsNigeriaPoliticsIslamic Scholars Brainstorm On Rising Gender-Based Violence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 18, 2024

Northern Nigeria Islamic scholars have brainstormed on ways to reduce the increasing cases of gender-based violence in the region. The workshop organized by Development Research and Development Centre (dRPC) in collaboration with the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith, Bayero University, Kano, and supported by the Ford Foundation in A.buja was attended by leading Islamic scholars from Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa, and Zamfara states Speaking at the event, Dr. Judith-Ann Walker, Executive Director of Development...

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B.Sc – HND Dichotomy: NATE Calls On President Tinubu To Assent To The Bill 

EducationNewsNigeriaB.Sc – HND Dichotomy: NATE Calls On President Tinubu To Assent To The Bill 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 16, 2024

The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) has make a case for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the bill that seeks to abolish the academic and professional distinction between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. Hon. Dominic Udoatan, NATE’s National President made the appeal during NATE’s 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing that the legislation has passed through all legislative stages and awaits the president’s...

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