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HealthNewsNigeriaKano State Government Shuts Down Some Private Health Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella Staff ReporterMarch 2, 2021

Kano State Government has commenced closure of defaulting private health facilities for non-payment of renewal fees for 2020. This was contained in a state-issued by Kano State Private Health Institutions Management Agency (PHIMA), Executive Secretary, Dr. Usman Tijjani Aliyu on Monday The statement said “some of the facilities closed include Baraka clinic and Maternity, Darmanawa, M. D. G. Specialist Hospital, Ribadu road in Tarauni local government of the state among others. “The exercise is continuous...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasNo Fuel Price Increase in March – NNPC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has debunked the report of any price increment in the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) in the country in March 2021. The NNPC said this in a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru on Sunday. Obateru added that the Corporation was not planning any raise in the price of the commodity in March in order not to jeopardize the ongoing engagement with...

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Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsNigeriaSoldiers Kill Eight Bandits, Weapons Recovered in Katsina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

No fewer than eight bandits were killed when some bandits’ camps were raided in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State by a joint police-military patrol in a three-day operation that ended on Sunday. The official report said members of the operation also recovered one AK-47 rifle and burnt nine motorcycles belonging to the bandits during the operation. The spokesperson of Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, also confirmed the development in Katsina on...

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Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice in Adamawa Apprehends Three Suspected Kidnappers, Recovered Weapons

Hassan Umar Shallpella Staff ReporterMarch 1, 2021

The Police Command in Adamawa says it has apprehended three suspected kidnappers, recovered weapons and other items from them. Items recovered from suspects included a single barrel gun, a motorcycle, and other dangerous weapons. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said in a statement on Monday in Yola that the suspects were arrested on Feb. 27. “The suspects were apprehended at their various hideouts in Gombi town following credible information and intense search by the...

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NewsNigeriaBoundary Commission Appeals for Peaceful Coexistence Between Akwa Ibom, Abia

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2021

ABUJA — Dr. Richard Oji, Director of Internal Boundary at the National Boundary Commission, has called on border communities between Akwa Ibom and Abia States to coexist harmoniously to enhance national unity. Oji made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said that though the commission had earlier pleaded with the communities, it wouldn’t be too much to plead again that they sheathe the swords....

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Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaKano State Government Closes 4 Tertiary Institutions

Hassan Umar Shallpella Staff ReporterMarch 1, 2021

The Kano State Government has ordered the closure of four tertiary institutions in the state over insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest region. The affected schools include RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies Tudun Wada, School of Environmental Studies Gwarzo, School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Development (SORTED) Rano, and ABCOAD Dambatta. The order came just a day after the state closed 10 boarding schools due to rising cases of students abduction for ransom by the...

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Culture & TraditionForeign PolicyNewsNigeriaUK Condemns Abduction Of School Girls In Nigeria

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2021

The United Kingdom has described the continuous abduction of girls from secondary schools in the north as disturbing and abhorrent. According to the country’s minister for Africa, James Duddrigde, the safety of every child should always be guaranteed as it is a fundamental right. “The abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria is abhorrent,” he said. On Friday, no fewer than 300 school girls were abducted at the government girls secondary school, Jangebe, Zamfara state....

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CorruptionNewsNigeriaAuthorize Vehicles With Official Osun State Government Number Plates To Be Impounded

Hassan Umar Shallpella Staff ReporterFebruary 28, 2021

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed the Governor’s Monitoring Team (GMT) to commence thorough security checks of any vehicle marked with the Osun State Government official number plates to ascertain the genuineness or otherwise of the issuing authority and its users. The Governor’s directive was contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Oluwole Oyebamiji. According to the governor, any vehicle found or caught with Osun State Government...

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NigeriaSoccerSportNPFL: Kwara Utd. Cage Wolves in Ilorin After 2-0 Win

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2021

ILORIN — Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Sunday beat Warri Wolves 2-0 to return to winning streak and climbed to the top of the log. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Match Day 13, 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin. Stephen Jude scored from 35 metre distance in the 8th minute to shoot Kwara United into the lead. From then, Kwara United dominated...

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Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaBandits Releases Kidnap Students of GSC Kagara, President Buhari Hails Security Agencies

Hassan Umar Shallpella Staff ReporterFebruary 27, 2021

42 persons abducted by armed bandits on Feb. 17 at the Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger, have regained freedom. Mary Noel-Berje, the spokesperson to the governor of Niger state, confirmed in a statement that “kidnapped students, staff and family members of the Government Science College Kagara have regained freedom and received by the Niger state government”. The students who were received by the Chief of Staff to the governor,...

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