Deposed Emir Of Kano,Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II Visits New Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli

Culture & TraditionNewsNigeriaPeopleDeposed Emir Of Kano,Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II Visits New Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The former Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II on Wednesday visited the new Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli. Reports say  that Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II who was on a congratulatory visit to Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli over his coronation and presentation of Staff of Office last Monday by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, an academic visitor at Oxford University in London arrived in...

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EndSARS: Gen. Buratai Attacks CNN

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEndSARS: Gen. Buratai Attacks CNN

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has said the Nigerian Army is a professional Army who will never operate outside the rules of engagement. This is against the backdrop of questions being asked as to the propriety of the Nigerian Army’s involvement in the shooting of Lekki EndSARS protesters and a recent report by CNN saying that live bullets were used. Speaking on the EndSARS issue when he received...

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Plateau Now Set To Host 2020 NAFEST

Arts & CultureNewsNigeriaPlateau Now Set To Host 2020 NAFEST

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 19, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Plateau Government says it is fully ready to host the 33rd edition of the National Festival for Arts and Culture (NAFEST) scheduled for Nov. 23 in Jos. The Acting General Manager, Plateau Tourism Corporation, Mrs. Salome Bida, disclosed this in Jos . Bida said the week-long event would attract representatives from all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “As you can see, we...

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Dry Season: Gombe NGO Cautions Against Bush Burning

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaDry Season: Gombe NGO Cautions Against Bush Burning

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent A Gombe-based non-governmental organisation, Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI) has cautioned residents of the state against bush burning, especially in the rural communities.  Mr. Ismail Bima, JEI Chief Executive Officer, gave the advice on Monday in Gombe in an interview with newsmen. According to him, the advice has become imperative in view of the commencement of dry season farming which often records a surge in bush burning.  Bima said that the...

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Gov. Fintiri of Adamawa Assures NYSC Members of Security

National SecurityNewsNigeriaGov. Fintiri of Adamawa Assures NYSC Members of Security

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Adamawa’s Governor Ahmadu Fintiri said in Yola on Monday that special security arrangements had been made for the protection of NYSC members posted to the state. Inaugurating the 2020 Batch ‘B’ stream 1A Orientation Programme for the corps members, Governor Fintiri, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Maxwell Gidado, urged the corps members to also be security conscious. “As the Chief Security Officer of the state, I...

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Adamawa Court Sentences Former Exec. Sec Christian Pilgrims Board, Cashier 7 Year Jail Term

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa Court Sentences Former Exec. Sec Christian Pilgrims Board, Cashier 7 Year Jail Term

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent A High Court IV sitting in Yola, has on Monday  convicted and sentence former executive secretary of Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bishop Luscious Jinga Mayo as well as the former cashier of the board Rhoda Sampson to 7 years imprisonment without option of fine. According to the court, all the offenses were carried out between August to December 2016 when the first respondent held sway as the boss...

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Nigerian Army Inducts 8 Locally Made Combat Vehicles – Buratai

MilitaryNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Inducts 8 Locally Made Combat Vehicles – Buratai

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Nigerian Army has inducted eight units of locally made combat vehicles Mine-Resistant, Ambush–Protected (MRAP), also called `EZUGWU’’ into Operations Lafiya Dole and Sahel Sanity. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai who made this known at the inauguration of the vehicles in Kaduna, said the equipment has aided military operations against bandits and Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

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Kaduna Residents Must Now Pay N1000 Tax — Official

NewsTaxationKaduna Residents Must Now Pay N1000 Tax — Official

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, said on Wednesday that it would commence full implementation of its proposed N1,000 annual Development Levy on all adult residents of the state in 2021. The Executive Chairman of the agency, Dr Zaid Abubakar said at a news conference in Kaduna, that as from 2021, every adult residing in the state would be made to pay the levy in line with the provision...

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Boko Haram: How Gov Zulum Commission 400 Civilian JTF Absorbed Into Nigerian Army

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram: How Gov Zulum Commission 400 Civilian JTF Absorbed Into Nigerian Army

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State commissioned about 400 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, enlisted into the Nigerian Army’s supper camp strategy in the fight against insurgency in the state. The commissioning was attended by military commanding officers from operation lafiya dole, leading the fight against Boko Haram in Maiduguri, the state capital. The 400 are in the first batch of the recruitment while Subsequent batches of...

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Jigawa Flood Victims Decry Poor Living Conditions, Neglect

NewsJigawa Flood Victims Decry Poor Living Conditions, Neglect

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 15, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Hundreds of flood victims in Hadejia local government area in Jigawa state are lamenting the deplorable conditions in evacuation centres. Reports say  that flood victims from about 13 evacuation centres in Hadejia, Jigawa State decried their abandonment by the state government, adding that they are dying from hunger, starvation and diseases among others. In a statement issued by the President of Women Foundation for Orphans and Vulnerable children in Hadejia Malam...

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