COVID-19: Seven Christians In Bauchi Prevented From Embarking On Holy Pilgrimage To Israel

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Seven Christians In Bauchi Prevented From Embarking On Holy Pilgrimage To Israel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

Seven intending Christian pilgrims from Bauchi State who refuse to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine have been prevented from embarking on holy pilgrimage to Israel. However, 18 dons from two universities in the state have volunteered to take doses of the vaccine with the rolls out of the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed while speaking with journalists in Bauchi on...

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Stop Glorifying Terrorism In Media Reportage – University Don

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaStop Glorifying Terrorism In Media Reportage – University Don

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

Dr. Abubakar Alhassan, a university don has observed that glorifying terrorism in media reportage is an inspiration for terrorists to continue their nefarious acts. Alhassan who made the disclosure during a two day humanitarian reporting workshop organized by the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC), in Yola, urged media practitioners to instead portray terrorists as the true villains they are. “In order to make their report look good, journalists are in the habit of...

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EFCC Nabs 402 Suspected Internet Fraud Syndicates

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEFCC Nabs 402 Suspected Internet Fraud Syndicates

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it arrested  no fewer than 402 suspects of internet fraud syndicates at Lekki, Lagos between April and June. In a statement by the anti-graft agency spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in Abuja on Friday explained that data from the investigation activities of the Lagos command of the commission for the second quarter of 2021 indicated that Lekki was the preferred location for all manner of cyber fraud syndicates. The...

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5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeria5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — Not less than 5,890 terrorists, including foot soldiers and their commanders, have surrendered with their families to the Nigerian Army in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said. The spokesperson of the DHQ, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He added that the surrender took place between August 12 and September 2. According to him, some of the operational efforts of the military yielded...

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Nigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Institute of Public Relations To Organize Peace Summit, Inaugurates Members

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 2, 2021

YOLA — As part of its effort to bring to an end security challenges facing Nigeria, the Adamawa State chapter of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) will soon organize a summit tagged “NIPR Citizen’s Summit for Integration, Peace and Security.” Inaugurating members of the committee Wednesday at Dan Tsoho Hotel, Yola, Coordinator of the summit, Alhaji Mohammad Inuwa Bassi said the security challenges facing the nation call for a participatory approach involving various stakeholders....

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Buhar Sacks Two Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhar Sacks Two Ministers, Reshuffles Cabinet

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, relieved two ministers of their appointment and reshuffled his cabinet. The affected Ministers were that of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, and his Power counterpart, Saleh Mamman. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, after the Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday. Adesina said that the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, has been redeployed to...

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Governor Akeredolu Signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law

BusinessNewsNigeriaGovernor Akeredolu Signs Anti-open Grazing Bill into Law

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 31, 2021

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has signed the anti-open grazing bill into law. This development was disclosed in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo. According to the statement, Akeredolu signed the bill on Tuesday after it was passed by the State House of Assembly. Justifying the move, the governor described the bill as worthwhile and a very laudable development aimed at ensuring peace and preserving the stability of the...

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High Compliance To IPOB Sit-At-Home Order In South East Nigeria

Human Rights & FreedomNewsNigeriaHigh Compliance To IPOB Sit-At-Home Order In South East Nigeria

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 30, 2021

ENUGU — Despite Governors of states in the South East of Nigeria’s plea to the people to ignore the weekly sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), residents in the five states have continued to comply with the directive thus showcasing that power indeed is in the hands of the people. Four Mondays in a row now, schools, motor parks, markets, churches, business premises in Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo states...

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Federal Government To Repatriates 322,000 Nigerian Refugees In Republics Of Niger, Cameroon, Chad

NewsNigeriaFederal Government To Repatriates 322,000 Nigerian Refugees In Republics Of Niger, Cameroon, Chad

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 28, 2021

ABUJA — Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq says the Ministry is set to begin the repatriation of 322,000 Nigerian refugees in the Republics of Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. A statement issued in Abuja by her media aide, Nneka Anibeze, quoted the Minister as saying while receiving the draft report from the Technical Working Group on the repatriation of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon in Abuja. The TWG presented the draft...

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Nnewi standstill for IPOB despite the suspension of sit-at- home

NewsNigeriaNnewi standstill for IPOB despite the suspension of sit-at- home

Ononuju Egwuonye (Staff Reporter)August 16, 2021

History repeated itself today, Monday, the 16th of August, 2021 in the ancient town of Nnewi, Nnewi North, Anambra State, Nigeria as residents of Nnewi maintained the second phase of the Monday weekly sit-at-home in solidarity with the quest for a quickest and fairest trial for the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Mazi Nnamdi Kanu despite the earlier suspension of the directive. Nnewi recorded huge compliance as all the major markets in...

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