Murdered Soldiers Are Laid to Rest At National Cemetery

NewsNigeriaMurdered Soldiers Are Laid to Rest At National Cemetery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2024

Seventeen Nigerian soldiers were laid to rest on Wednesday at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja, following their brutal murders on 14th March. The soldiers, part of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, were ambushed and killed in Okuama, Delta State while responding to a distress call over a local conflict. The sombre ceremony was attended by President Bola Tinubu, who served as the Special Guest of Honour. President Tinubu offered his condolences to the families of...

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Niger State House of Assembly Insist Of 18 Hours Electricity Supply

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNiger State House of Assembly Insist Of 18 Hours Electricity Supply

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 27, 2024

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC has been urged to supply 18 hours of electricity or Nigeria state will search elsewhere for its power supply. Members of the Niger State House of Assembly at the plenary presided over by the deputy speaker Afiniki Dauda claimed AEDC had breached the contract agreement between it and the Niger State Government on the supply of power. The lawmakers unanimously adopted the motion that if the power distribution company...

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Adamawa State Government To Revoke Underdeveloped Plots, Set Deadline

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa State Government To Revoke Underdeveloped Plots, Set Deadline

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 27, 2024

Owners of undeveloped plots of land have been directed by the Adamawa state government to hasten developing them within six months or risk being revoked. Jacob Sahma, the Commissioner for Land and Survey who issued the notice in Yola on Tuesday, said the affected plots were those allocated in the defunct Gongola. He said the directive was for those who owned the plot’s Layout Design Right from North-East to Gongola and Adamawa’s ADSYP. The government...

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Winners Of Federal Civil Service  Competition Went Home With N7.8m

NewsNigeriaWinners Of Federal Civil Service  Competition Went Home With N7.8m

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 27, 2024

The federal government has disbursed N7.8 million to deserving winners of the Federal Civil Service Innovation Competition. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan who unveiled the recipients of this year’s honours in a prestigious ceremony held in Abuja said, “Innovation is about identifying problems, stirring up creativity and engaging in divergent thinking to derive solutions to improve the quality of life. Thematic areas of the competition covered Reward and...

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Over 169 Christians In Adamawa State To Perform 2024 Pilgrimage

NewsNigeriaReligionOver 169 Christians In Adamawa State To Perform 2024 Pilgrimage

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 27, 2024

Over 169 Christians from Adamawa State are expected to perform a 2024 pilgrimage to Jerusalem, as the screening process preparatory for the airlift to the Holy Land is ongoing at the Adamawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board Commission’s headquarters in Yola. Mrs. Agustina Emmanuel, Executive Secretary of the Commission gave this indication in an interview in Yola said after completion of the screening at the state level, officials from the National headquarters of the Commission...

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Governor Lawal Seeks Tinubu’s Approval to Take Drastic Action on Banditry

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGovernor Lawal Seeks Tinubu’s Approval to Take Drastic Action on Banditry

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2024

In a desperate plea for federal intervention, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has declared his state the “centre of banditry” in northern Nigeria. Lawal met with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday, urging approval for drastic measures to combat the rampant banditry plaguing the Northwest state. “Zamfara has become the centre of banditry as we speak today,” Governor Lawal lamented to State House correspondents after the meeting. “If nothing is done in Zamfara State,...

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Two Boko Haram Commanders Surrender in Lake Chad Basin

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Boko Haram Commanders Surrender in Lake Chad Basin

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2024

Two commanders of the Boko Haram faction of Bakoura Buduma surrendered to the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, on 25th March, 2024. The surrendered individuals, Ibrahim Muhammed and Auwal Muhammed, also known as “Wanka,” were identified as active commanders operating in the Lake Chad islands. Officials believe their decision to defect stems from mounting pressure from ongoing military operations by the MNJTF. “This breakthrough is attributed to the intensified kinetic and non-kinetic operations targeting terrorist...

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Chinese Man Sentenced to Death in Nigeria for Girlfriend’s Murder

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaChinese Man Sentenced to Death in Nigeria for Girlfriend’s Murder

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 27, 2024

A Kano High Court judge sentenced a 47-year-old Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging on Tuesday. The court found Geng-Quangrong guilty of the murder of his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, aged 22. Justice Sanusi Ado-Ma’aji delivered the verdict, stating the prosecution had presented a strong case. “The defendant’s testimony is inconsistent. I hereby find him guilty,” the Judge said. Geng-Quangrong, a resident of Kano’s Railway Quarters, had pleaded not guilty to the charge...

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Gov. Mbah Signs Bill Establishing Teaching Hospital in Enugu North Zone

HealthNewsNigeriaGov. Mbah Signs Bill Establishing Teaching Hospital in Enugu North Zone

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 26, 2024

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Tuesday signed the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS) Teaching Hospital Bill 2024 into Law. Commending the Enugu State House of Assembly for the expedited hearing and passage of the executive bill, Governor Mbah said passage of the law establishing SUMAS Teaching Hospital, Igbo-Eno in Udenu Local Government Area will enable his administration to fulfill its campaign promises on education. The Teaching hospital...

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Release Of Kaduna Schoolchildren: Ohanaeze Commends Tinubu, Sani, Others

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRelease Of Kaduna Schoolchildren: Ohanaeze Commends Tinubu, Sani, Others

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 26, 2024

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has commended President Bola Tinubu, security personnel, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, the National Security Adviser, Nuru Ribadu and other well-meaning Nigerians for their efforts in securing the release of the 137 school children abducted in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia; the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze, in a press statement he signed on Tuesday also stressed the importance of establishing state police in...

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