CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBreaking: Bishop Mamza, Adamawa CAN Chair Tests Positive Of COVID-19, Goes on Self Isolation

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese and also the state Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza has tested positive of Covid19. A press release from the Bishop office Sunday afternoon indicates that he is tested positive of the coronavirus after showing symptoms of the virus and run a test which medically tested positive. Bishop Dami Mamza said he has already gone on self-isolation, and called on people not to panic...

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Another Starved, Tortured Boy Rescued In Maiduguri, Borno State

NewsNigeriaWellnessAnother Starved, Tortured Boy Rescued In Maiduguri, Borno State

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

As the wave of revelations and operations by human rights groups to rescue victims of abuse away from family members in  Nigeria continued, officials again rescued another starved and tortured boy whose full identity is yet to be ascertained in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. The boy, believed to be 9 years old but not confirmed by his family had been subjected to severe beating, torture, and starvation by his step-mother whose identity is being withheld....

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Kaduna: 3 killed, 10 Injured During Shia Ashurah Mourning Session – IMN

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRegionsKaduna: 3 killed, 10 Injured During Shia Ashurah Mourning Session – IMN

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

At least three members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites have been reportedly killed by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Kaduna State. The West African Pilot News gathered that the Shi’ite members were holding their Ashura annual mourning session when the police attacked them at Hayin Bello area of Kaduna metropolis. The President Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim Musa, confirmed that three of their...

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Ganduje, Others Mourns Popular Activist Against Sickle Cell, Shema’u Adam Imam

NewsPeopleWellnessGanduje, Others Mourns Popular Activist Against Sickle Cell, Shema’u Adam Imam

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state describes the death of a committed activist against Sickle Cell, Shema’u Adam Imam, as suffocation to the fight against Sickle Cell in the country. Shema’u Adam Imam  was until her death, a level 400 Microbiology student, at Bayero University, Kano and a member of Sickle Cell Trust Fund. Recalls that  Shema’u Adam Imam died on Friday and was buried on Saturday in Kano. Ganduje said, “As a level...

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NAWOJ Calls for Strict Measures to Curtail Rape, Human Right Abuses In Kano

Crime & SecurityNewsNAWOJ Calls for Strict Measures to Curtail Rape, Human Right Abuses In Kano

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has appealed to Kano State Government and other stakeholders to increase strict measures to curtail the incessant increase in cases of rape, domestic violence and drug abuse. NAWOJ Kano Chairperson and Secretary  Bilkisu Ado Zango and Wasila Ladan in a communiqué jointly signed after the association meeting on Saturday expressed worries that a state like Kano by the day has new cases of people whose human rights are being...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsReligionShari’ah Council Berates NBA for Allegedly Taking Side in Southern Kaduna Crisis

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has berated the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for allegedly taking a side in the Southern Kaduna crisis. Secretary-General of the Council, Nafi’u Baba-Ahmad, said in a statement issued in Kaduna while reacting to the removal of Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai as speaker at the NBA forthcoming conference. “For, clearly it has already taken side in the Southern Kaduna crises, contrary to its members training and what it loudly preaches, without...

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Borno Govt. Distributes Relief Materials to 3,000 Jere LG Community Residents

FoodLocal GovernmentNewsBorno Govt. Distributes Relief Materials to 3,000 Jere LG Community Residents

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 23, 2020

The Borno Government has distributed assorted food items to 3,000 people in Dusuman community in Jere Local Government Area of the state to cushion the effect of economic hardship. The Chairperson of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, who supervised the distribution in Maiduguri, said it was the government’s continued determination at alleviating the plights of the people across the state. Kolo, who doubles as the Secretary of the Palliative Response Committee,...

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Taraba Gov’s Wife Laments Over Increase of Violence

Crime & SecurityNewsTaraba Gov’s Wife Laments Over Increase of Violence

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 22, 2020

The Wife of Taraba State Governor, Barr. Anna Darius Ishaku sued for a collaborative effort to combat all forms of domestic violence in society. The theme of the symposium is “Tackling the Pandemic of violence and the attendant consequences: Get involved” Mrs. Ishaku stated this during the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on tackling the pandemic of violence in the state organised by her pate project, ‘Hope Afresh Foundation Taraba’. The workshop which took...

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Adamawa Lawmaker Present Million Naira Cash to Constituency to Fight Poverty

Local GovernmentNewsPhilanthropyAdamawa Lawmaker Present Million Naira Cash to Constituency to Fight Poverty

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 22, 2020

The member representing Verre Constituency at Adamawa State House of Assembly Abdullahi Umar Yapak has on Saturday dolled out multi-million naira cash with a view to fighting poverty in his constituency. During the event, no fewer than 800 members of the constituency benefitted from the gesture. Presenting the cash support to the beneficiary at the multi-purpose hall of the School of Nursing and Midwifery Yola, Yapak said the gesture was part of his contribution to...

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106 Persons Escape From Boko Haram’s Captivity

Crime & SecurityNews106 Persons Escape From Boko Haram’s Captivity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 21, 2020

At least, 106 captivists who were  reportedly escaped from Boko Haram dens  have found their way into the hands of the troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce. Reports say that 94 of the escapees, who are Nigerians, were released to representatives of the Borno State Government, led by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka Shehu Lawan. A  statement shared on the verified social media handles of Borno State Government said the MNJTF  received 106...

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