44 Illegal Tax Collectors Arrested In Kogi

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria44 Illegal Tax Collectors Arrested In Kogi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

At least 44 persons were arrested for alleged illegal tax collections across Kogi State. Alhaji Salihu Sule Enehe, chairman of the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, KGIRS, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Lokoja on Tuesday noting that the agency has recorded 70 per cent success in its efforts to combat illegal tax collection in Kogi State. “The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service has launched an extensive public awareness campaign, including the installation of billboards...

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Power Firm Gives Deadline For Full Restoration Of Power In The North

NewsNigeriaPowerPower Firm Gives Deadline For Full Restoration Of Power In The North

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

The Managing Director Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz said electricity will be fully restored to most parts of northern Nigeria by Sunday, 3 November 2024. The blackout has left millions without power and brought economic activities in the region to a near standstill. At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, TCN Managing Director assured that engineers were working diligently to repair critical infrastructure and restore the northern region’s electricity supply. Abdulaziz explained...

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Bandits Sack 23 Communities In Niger

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Sack 23 Communities In Niger

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2024

Bandits have sacked no fewer than 23 communities in Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. Abdullahi Isah, member representing Kontagora II in the State House of Assembly, made this known in a motion of urgent public importance he presented on the floor of the House during the plenary on Tuesday, said the affected communities are within the military training ground in Kontagora LGA. He said the military ground extended from Kontagora LGA to part...

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Jigawa State Government Prosecutes 403 Protesters

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJigawa State Government Prosecutes 403 Protesters

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2024

The Jigawa Government Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Abdulkadir-Fanini say 403 persons arrested in connection with the #EndBadGovernance protests in August 2024 have been prosecuted. Abdulkadir-Fanini, while addressing newsmen in Dutse on Monday said that the suspects were sentenced to various community services, while others with criminal cases were admitted to bail as investigations continued. “In the period under review, that is, September 1, 2024, to date, the ministry has recorded tremendous success in...

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Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Kick Against Propose Tax Reform Bill

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNorthern Governors, Traditional Rulers Kick Against Propose Tax Reform Bill

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2024

The 19th Northern States Governors Forum and the Northern States Council of Emirates and Chiefs have rejected the current tax reform bill sent to the National Assembly recently by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as it is against the interests of the region. Governors in attendance included: Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Dauda Lawal Dare (Zamfara), Abdullahi A. Sule (Nasarawa), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), and Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri...

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 Female Student Of Imo State University Fake Her Kidnap, Death

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria Female Student Of Imo State University Fake Her Kidnap, Death

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2024

The Orji Police Divisional Headquarters has arrested a 17-year-old student of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, 17 years old, Jesse Chidebere for faking her abduction and death. In a statement signed by Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye said the trick caused distress to her family and the university community. The statement reads in part: “On October 26, 2024, at approximately 10:00 PM, police received a distress call from concerned citizens...

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Senate Discovers Illegal Mining In Itakpe

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSenate Discovers Illegal Mining In Itakpe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 29, 2024

The Senate ad hoc committee investigating alleged corruption in Ajaokuta Steel Company and NIOMCO has uncovered illegal mining activities at the National Iron Ore Mining Company, NIOMCO, in Itakpe, Kogi State. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central district, during an oversight visit to the company on Monday expressed concern over the illegal extraction of gold and other precious minerals within the company’s premises, despite its mining operations ceasing in 2008. The committee discovered that illegal...

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Unpaid Wages: NASU, SSANU Down Tools

EducationNewsNigeriaUnpaid Wages: NASU, SSANU Down Tools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2024

Due to non-payment of four months’ withheld salaries, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), have instructed its members to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike starting Monday. According to the leadership of both unions, the strike is scheduled to begin on the night of Sunday, October 27, 2024. In a circular addressed to all branch chairmen...

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Politics: 19 Traditional Rulers Quit Their Positions In Sokoto

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolitics: 19 Traditional Rulers Quit Their Positions In Sokoto

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2024

For their allegiance to Senator Ibrahim Lamido, nineteen traditional rulers including district and ward heads in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State have resigned their positions. They are ward heads of Sabon Birnin Gabas, Tsilba, Sabon Garin Danbaki, Magajin Dawakin, Dan Faru, Zumbuli, Dawakin, Kanwuri, Hande, Sabon Fegi, Tudun Dankusu and Alhazzai among others. Recalled that few weeks ago, the District Head of Sabon Birni, Alhaji Abdullahi Muhammad Bawa, resigned his position as...

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17 Trafficked Nigerian Girls In Ghana Rescued

NewsNigeriaPolitics17 Trafficked Nigerian Girls In Ghana Rescued

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 28, 2024

The combined and coordinated efforts of the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO) Ghana, and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra has rescued seventeen young Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the spokesman of NiDCOM, said the rescued girls were repatriated back to the country while five traffickers were equally arrested. This latest rescue operation brought the number of girls repatriated back to Nigeria from Ghana alone since July 2024 to 130. Balogun...

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