Gunmen Kill Taraba Popular School Proprietor

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill Taraba Popular School Proprietor

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 10, 2020

Mr. Danlami Shamaki, a proprietor of Winners Comprehensive High School Jalingo, Taraba State was reportedly killed by unknown gunmen. Mr. Shamaki was killed at Dan-Anacha axis, a town between Wukari -Jalingo areas of the state while returning back from a trip on Sunday evening. Mrs. Juliana Shamaki, wife of the deceased, confirmed the incident in tears “They have killed my husband”. An eye witness said late Shamaki has seated in front of the vehicle when...

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Gunmen Kidnap 3 Girls In Fresh Community Attack In Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsGunmen Kidnap 3 Girls In Fresh Community Attack In Katsina

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 10, 2020

As residents sleep with two eyes opened, gunmen were reported to have on Sunday night, kidnapped three girls during an attack on the Saulawa community of Kurfi Local government area of Katsina state. Reports say that the terror groups mounted various checking points at the heart of the local government began shooting sporadically and forced themselves into some households and shops. Local and security sources confirmed that the groups kidnapped the girls and later left...

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Alibaba, Ganduje’s Aide Under Fire For Allegedly Pocketing N16m Means For COVID-19 Prayer

CorruptionNewsNigeriaAlibaba, Ganduje’s Aide Under Fire For Allegedly Pocketing N16m Means For COVID-19 Prayer

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 10, 2020

Ali Baba Fagge, the Special Adviser on Religious Affairs to Kano State Governor, is now under probe by Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Agency for allegedly diverting money meant for Islamic clerics who participated in a special prayer session organised by the government against the COVID-19 pandemic. Though Fagge was released on bail by the commission after being interrogated on Friday, however source confided that his son and others still remain in the custody...

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BAUCHI: NNPP Threatens to Boycott LG Polls, Accuse PDP of Perfecting Plan to Rig Election

NewsPoliticsBAUCHI: NNPP Threatens to Boycott LG Polls, Accuse PDP of Perfecting Plan to Rig Election

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 10, 2020

New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Bauchi State has threatened to boycott the upcoming local governments’ elections slated for October 2020 in the state, saying the ruling PDP has perfected plans to rig the elections. Recall that  NNPP in Bauchi State won only one house of assembly seat during 2019 general elections. Mr Yusuf Musa Gumli, Caretaker Chairman of the party in Bauchi State who made allegations in an interview with newsmen said the party...

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Armed Robbers Dressed in Hunters, Vigilante Uniforms to Attack Residents in Yola

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsArmed Robbers Dressed in Hunters, Vigilante Uniforms to Attack Residents in Yola

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 9, 2020

Residents of Yola and its environs now sleep with two eyes open as gangs of robbers dressed in hunters and vigilante uniforms burst and ransacked about 10 houses at Ummare in Yolde-Pate ward of Yola, the Adamawa state capital in the early hours of Saturday, residents have said. A resident of the area who simply identified himself as Musa said the gang went from house to house forcing doors open to rob residents of money,...

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Boko Haram: North-East Governors Want Police To Be Equipped To Deal With The Terror Groups

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram: North-East Governors Want Police To Be Equipped To Deal With The Terror Groups

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 9, 2020

The League of Governors of northeastern Nigeria has called on the federal government to step up its fight against Boko Haram in the region. The governors made the call during a meeting of the North East Governors Association on Saturday in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. Borno State governor’s spokesman Mallam Isah Gusau told the BBC that during the meeting, the governors agreed on a number of issues, including the need for the government...

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EDO 2020: Buhari Defends Ize-Iyamu’s Corruption Trial, Challenges PDP to Sack Fintiri, Others

CorruptionNewsPoliticsEDO 2020: Buhari Defends Ize-Iyamu’s Corruption Trial, Challenges PDP to Sack Fintiri, Others

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 8, 2020

Ahead of Edo state guber polls President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday rose in defence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the APC governorship candidate in Edo State, saying the candidate remains innocent until proven otherwise by a court of law. In a statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, Mr. Buhari challenged the opposition PDP to first withdraw the nomination of its governors before asking the APC not to field Mr. Ize-Iyamu as candidate. READ FULL STATEMENT BELOW…...

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2023 Elections: No ‘right-thinking’ Person Would Vote for APC in Katsina – Sen Tsauri

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: No ‘right-thinking’ Person Would Vote for APC in Katsina – Sen Tsauri

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 8, 2020

The dismal system of administration by the APC across the country will make it easy for PDP to reclaim its lost mandate, National Secretary of the leading opposition party, Senator Umar Ibrahim Tsauri, has said according to Daily Trust. Speaking in Katsina during the inauguration of the party’s newly elected officials, Tsauri said no right-thinking person would vote for APC, not only in Katsina State, but across the country. He said, APC had openly demonstrated its...

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Governor Bala Apologies Over ‘’ Unmarried Women’’ Special Assistant

JobsNewsPoliticsGovernor Bala Apologies Over ‘’ Unmarried Women’’ Special Assistant

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 8, 2020

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has apologized to women in the state over the “unmarried women” appointment letter that went viral since Thursday. In a press release signed by the Secretary of the State Government Alhaji Sabiu Baba, the governor had approved the appointment of Balaraba Ibrahim, a special assistant on women affairs (unmarried). The letter has trended viral across on cyberspace, attracting bashing and condemnation on the State government. The state governor however in...

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WASSCE – Adamawa Secondary Schools Resume Amidst Covid-19

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaWASSCE – Adamawa Secondary Schools Resume Amidst Covid-19

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 6, 2020

Barely, four months after the closure of schools occasioned by the novel coronavirus, secondary schools in Adamawa state have now re-opened to allow SS 3 and Technical Studies (TEC3) students to prepare ahead of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) scheduled to commence on August 17, 2020. The Federal Government had earlier directed that students in exit classes across the country be allowed to resume on August 4, 2020, for revision classes ahead...

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