Sokoto District Chief Killed by Terrorists Over Delayed Ransom Payment

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSokoto District Chief Killed by Terrorists Over Delayed Ransom Payment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 23, 2024

Isa Muhammad Bawa, the 74-year-old District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, has been killed by terrorists after being held captive for three weeks. Bawa, who was abducted along with his son and brother while returning from an event in July, was reportedly killed on Wednesday. A distressing video showed him pleading for his life and urging the government to intervene, but his plea went unanswered. Speaking in the video, he said, “My brothers and...

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Monarch Dies In Kidnappers Den, President Tinubu Condemn The Act

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMonarch Dies In Kidnappers Den, President Tinubu Condemn The Act

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 23, 2024

The District head of Gatawa in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa who was kidnapped along with his son and brother has died in captivity, as Kidnappers demand N500 million as ransom. Recall that the 74-year-old traditional ruler, his son, and his younger brother were abducted at Kwanan Maharba along the Goronyo-Sabon Birni Road while returning from Sokoto. The cousin of the victim, who is the Magajin Garin Sabon...

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Villagers Accuse Soldiers Of Killing 3 Persons, Cattle In Sabon Birnin

NewsNigeriaVillagers Accuse Soldiers Of Killing 3 Persons, Cattle In Sabon Birnin

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 23, 2024

Soldiers have been accused of killing three persons and over 100 cows during an incident at a local cattle market in Sabon Birnin, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday afternoon. A video circulating on social media shows the animals scattered across the market along with the three bodies, while villagers look on. The villagers said the incident occurred when people were engaged in buying and selling at the weekly market, then suddenly...

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Northeast and Northwest Have Over 4m Malnourished Children

HealthNewsNigeriaNortheast and Northwest Have Over 4m Malnourished Children

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 23, 2024

No fewer than four million children in the Northeast and Northwest regions are malnourished, according to the Federal Government. Mrs. Ladidi Bako-Aiyebusi, the Director of the Nutrition Department in the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this in her opening remarks at a five-day meeting with nutrition experts and stakeholders in the Keffi local government area of Nasarawa State. The meeting was in partnership with Civil Society-Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) and...

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IOM Seeks $18.5m To Support Population Affected By Mpox

HealthNewsNigeriaIOM Seeks $18.5m To Support Population Affected By Mpox

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 23, 2024

Due to spread of Mpox across the regions of Horn, Eastern, and Southern Africa, the International Organization for Mitigation (IOM) has launched an $18.5 million appeal to fund to mitigate the risk of infection for migrants who need “crucial” healthcare and other support ahead of an “anticipated surge” in cases. In a statement by Amy Pope, the IOM Director-General stated that those uprooted from their homes by natural emergencies and conflicts were far more prone to infection,...

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Anambra Local Government Election Must not be boycotted

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsAnambra Local Government Election Must not be boycotted

PilotnewsAugust 22, 2024

“The worst that will happen if the local government election is boycotted is that the ruling party will simply have a field day .” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As of today, barely a month and six days to the first local government election in Anambra State in over a decade, there are deep concerns that the government of Anambra State is bent on having its way. First of all, the governor had promised to conduct the local...

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Nigerians to Pay More For Passports As Fees Go Up

NewsNigeriaNigerians to Pay More For Passports As Fees Go Up

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 22, 2024

The Federal Government has approved an increase in passport fees, effective 1st September, according to KT Udo, public relations officer for the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS. The 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity will now cost N50,000, up from N35,000 while the 64-page booklet with a 10-year validity will increase to N100,000, from N70,000. Udo said the increase is part of the government’s “efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian standard...

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Barr. Ifeanyi Mbanusi Declares for Idemili North LGA Chairmanship

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBarr. Ifeanyi Mbanusi Declares for Idemili North LGA Chairmanship

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2024

Barr. Ifeanyi Mbanusi, a lawyer and successful businessman, has declared to contest the Chairmanship of Idemili North Local Government, in the September 28 Local Government Election, on the platform of Labour Party- LP. Mabnusi, who hails from Umuoji has been a committed member of LP since around 2013 and only recently, he was a member of the LP Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 Presidential Election and also helped to mobilize support for the party...

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Enugu Govt Plans to Demolish Properties Used as Kidnappers’ Den

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Govt Plans to Demolish Properties Used as Kidnappers’ Den

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2024

The Enugu State Government is making concerted efforts to improve security even as it rids the state of kidnapping and other forms of criminalities. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Tuesday, revealed the government will start enforcing the tenets of the criminal code law as regards properties used as kidnappers’ den; properties, whether private residences or business premises, used as kidnappers’ den will be demolished or forfeited to the state....

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Caribbean States To Partner With Nigeria On Food Security

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCaribbean States To Partner With Nigeria On Food Security

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 21, 2024

Caribbean countries have expressed readiness to enhance food production in Nigeria and deepen cooperation between them and Nigeria. The Consular General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Levi Odoe disclosed this while briefing newsmen and added that the countries would extend their skills and expertise in food security to Nigeria. He makes a case for the Nigerian government to revive the culture of backyard farming among civil servants and citizens in the country like...

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