Max Air Flight with 53 passengers, six crew members Crash-lands In Kano

NewsNigeriaMax Air Flight with 53 passengers, six crew members Crash-lands In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

A Max Air flight with registration number 5N-MBD, B733, carrying 53 passengers and six crew members crash-landed at around 10:19 p.m. at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) following a burst front tire. The aircraft was arriving from Lagos when the incident occurred. Max Air’s Kano Station Manager, Malam Bello Ramalan who confirmed the incident said everyone onboard was safely evacuated. “The airline is collaborating with the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Aircraft and...

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5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum Meeting Kicks Off In Bornov

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWest Africa5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum Meeting Kicks Off In Bornov

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

The 5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum meeting holding in Maiduguri, Borno state that would discuss the multi-faceted challenges facing Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger had so far received 800 delegates. Baba Malam-Wali, Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the forum, who is also the Secretary to the Yobe State Government (SSG), disclosed this at a pre-forum joint press briefing in Maiduguri. He said challenges of security; climate resilience, food security, socioeconomic recovery,...

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Syndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSyndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

A syndicate supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists in Niger and Kaduna states has been arrested by the Police. Terrorists in Northern Nigeria mostly use motorcycles as operational vehicles for kidnapping, attacks, and on communities committing other heinous crimes. Benneth Igweh, Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday said the three suspects were arrested in Suleja Local Government Area, Niger State acting on credible intelligence...

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Witness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsWitness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2025

A witness, Musa Obinyan, in the trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Ministry of Aviation awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of Katsina Airport to an unqualified company. At the resumed hearing on Monday, Musa Obinyan told the FCT High Court that the firm awarded the contract, Al Buraq Investment Ltd, could not execute the project. Obinyan, a retired director in the procurement department of the ministry, said the bidding...

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5,421 killed, 31,154 Injured in 2024 Road Crashes Nationwide – FRSC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTransportation5,421 killed, 31,154 Injured in 2024 Road Crashes Nationwide – FRSC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2025

No fewer than 21,580 traffic offenders by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were arrested between January and December 2024 across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Malam Shehu Mohammed,  FRSC Corps Marshal disclosed this while addressing Journalists on the 2024 special patrol operations on Monday in Abuja, explained that the corps recorded a reduction in the number of offenders recorded in 2024 as against 29,220 within the same period in 2023....

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Banki International Cattle Market In Borno State Opens for Business

AgricultureNewsNigeriaPoliticsBanki International Cattle Market In Borno State Opens for Business

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2025

The Governor of the Far North Region in the Cameroon Republic, Midjiyawa Bakari, performed the ceremonial cutting of tape of International Cattle Market in Banki town of Bama local government area of Borno State on Monday. The International Cattle Market comprises 12 large ruminant sheds, three small ruminant sheds, lock-up shops, market stalls, water supply facility, an administrative block with three offices, a conference hall, and convenience facilities. The facility is 450m x 450m and...

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Food Production: World Bank, Yobe Govt Disburses $2.5m To Communities, Farmer Groups

Flood & Natural DisasterNewsNigeriaFood Production: World Bank, Yobe Govt Disburses $2.5m To Communities, Farmer Groups

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

No fewer than 101 communities and farmer groups in Yobe state have received$2,525,000 as an interest-free community revolving fund loan under the World Bank-assisted project Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACReSAL in the State. While launching the second phase of the project, Governor Mai Mala Buni, stated that the interest-free loan was aimed at driving economic growth, providing employment opportunities, and creating wealth in farming communities. The Governor directed the allocation of 4,825 slots out...

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Cholera Outbreak Kills About 12 Persons In Akwa Ibom

HealthNewsNigeriaCholera Outbreak Kills About 12 Persons In Akwa Ibom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

The Akwa Ibom State government has confirmed a cholera outbreak reported in the coastal community of Emeroke, in Eastern Obolo local government area of Akwa Ibom State has caused the death of about 12 persons including a 72-year-old woman. Children and teenagers were the worst-hit by the sudden cholera bout before government intervention. Locals puts the death toll at 12 on Saturday but physicians at Immanuel General Hospital in Eket local government area, where the...

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Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Boss Arrested

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission Boss Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

The chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has been arrested in connection with the alleged diversion of over N4 billion. According to a source within the commission, Rimingado was arrested by police operatives led by ASP Ahmed Bello on Friday and taken to Abuja. The arrest of Rimingado could be linked to the ongoing trial of Bala Muhammed Inuwa, the former Managing Director of Kano Agricultural Supply...

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UNICEF says Flooding Interrupted Learning for Over 2M Nigerian Children In 2024

EducationNewsNigeriaUNICEF says Flooding Interrupted Learning for Over 2M Nigerian Children In 2024

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 26, 2025

Flooding has disrupted the learning of 2,200,000 children in Nigeria in 2024 due to impact of Climate Change on learning, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. Rahama Farah, Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, disclosed while briefing journalists on the event of the 2025 International Day of Education (IDE) said a report released by organization’s study on the disruptive impact of Climate Change on learning in 85 countries, including Nigeria, revealed the statistics. “For...

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