Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Colonel killed in Ambush

NewsBoko Haram: Nigerian Army Colonel killed in Ambush

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 22, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Nigerian Army Colonel and veteran of the decade’s long military campaign against Boko Haram was killed in an ambush on September 21. Colonel Dahiru Bako died from injuries sustained when his team encountered a prolonged ambush laid by the Boko Haram splinter faction recognized as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The armour officer by training, was the Brigade Commander 25 Task Force Brigade based in the Army Super...

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School Resumption: Kano State Government Approves Reopening Of Public, Private Schools

CoronavirusEducationNewsSchool Resumption: Kano State Government Approves Reopening Of Public, Private Schools

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 21, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Kano State Government has approved the re-opening of the state-owned tertiary institutions and private institutions. The development was confirmed in a statement released on Sunday 20th September, by Commissioner of Education in the state, Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru, Kiru, who spoke to The Nation on telephone, said the schools reopening are those with students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). He said...

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Fraud: Bauchi Govt Officials Arrested For Pension Scam,Forgery

CorruptionLocal GovernmentNewsFraud: Bauchi Govt Officials Arrested For Pension Scam,Forgery

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 20, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Five officials of Bauchi state local government Pension Board officials have been apprehended for allegedly being involved in condemnable acts which include criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, misappropriation, forgery, and fraud. The development was confirmed in a statement on Saturday, September 19 by the spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Ahmed Wakili. Wakili noted that the suspects were arrested for alleged pension scam following a letter of complaint to...

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SAD NEWS: Ancient City of Zaria thrown into Mourning as Emir of Zazzau Dies at 84

NewsSAD NEWS: Ancient City of Zaria thrown into Mourning as Emir of Zazzau Dies at 84

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 20, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Residents of the ancient city of Zaria and its environs were on Sunday thrown into mourning with the demise of the 18th Fulani Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris. The emir reportedly died on Sunday at the age of 84. Reports say that the monarch died at 44 reference hospital around 11 am this morning. “It is confirmed. He had some health issues on Friday, and he was taken to the...

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Katsina Sets To Rehabilitate Repentant Bandits

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsKatsina Sets To Rehabilitate Repentant Bandits

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 18, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Katsina State government has set up a committee for the rehabilitation of repentant bandits, Leadership newspaper reports. It was gathered that bandits who want to leave the forest where they have been practicing the nefarious activities would be resettled in a more convenient place being constructed by the government. The Secretary to the Government of the State, (SGS) Mustapha Mohammed Inuwa, stated this during a press briefing on security and...

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Man Defiles His 15-Year-Old Daughter As Bauchi Police Parades 19 Other Suspected Rapists

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMan Defiles His 15-Year-Old Daughter As Bauchi Police Parades 19 Other Suspected Rapists

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 16, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Bauchi State Police Command has arrested one Umar Mohammed “alias Wulas a 46-year-old father of Odoji quarters, Azare”, who was reported to have defiled his 15-year-old daughter. The police in a statement said the suspect “lured her with fifty naira (N50.00k), removed her cloth and had carnal knowledge of her in her mother’s room.” The statement said the suspect had since confessed to committing the crime as investigation was still...

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Abubakar-Gwarzo Donates 60-seater Bus to Federal University Dutsinma

EducationNewsPhilanthropyAbubakar-Gwarzo Donates 60-seater Bus to Federal University Dutsinma

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 15, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Management of Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAAUN) has donated a 60-seater bus to the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina state. Presenting the bus to the Vice-Chancellor of FUDMA, Professor Armaya’u Bichi in Dutsinma,  the President and Founder of Maryam Abacha American University, Professor Adamu Abubakar-Gwarzo said the donation was borne out of the effort to support the university towards the promotion of education in the country....

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Edo Election: Ganduje Commends Ize-Iyamu for Wrestling down Obaseki in debate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Election: Ganduje Commends Ize-Iyamu for Wrestling down Obaseki in debate

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 15, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje hails APC gubernatorial candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, for wrestling down the incumbent governor and the candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, at a debate organised by Channels Television, Sunday. Ganduje,  who is also the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Election Council in Edo stated this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar. He challenged that, “What...

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2023: Wambai, Others Decamp To PDP In Adamawa

NewsPolitics2023: Wambai, Others Decamp To PDP In Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 14, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has received the former House of Representatives member Alhaji Abubakar Mahmud Wambai and his supporters who defected from the All Progressives Congress APC to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Adamawa. The Governor at the ceremony held in the Government House, Yola over the weekend,  said  ‘’the people of Adamawa are yearning for change and therefore this administration will not relent until the downtrodden are...

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Gunmen Abduct 21 People In Fresh Kaduna Attack

Crime & SecurityNewsGunmen Abduct 21 People In Fresh Kaduna Attack

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 14, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent 21 people have been abducted by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks on Udawa village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Reports say that seventeen of those abducted were said to be members of the same family. Confirming the incident, Liman Hussaini, a community leader in Udawa, said the bandits stormed the area and started shooting sporadically, leaving several persons injured. He revealed that four people were kidnapped on...

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