Sokoto State Government Realized N89m From Sales Of Water Pipes

The Sokoto State Water Resources Commissioner Alhaji Umar Bature says the state government realized N89 million from sales of discarded water pipes. Bature debunked comments in some quarters that the government realized the sum of N20 million from the sales was false. He told newsmen on Friday that the state government followed due process and all lawful regulations in disposing the first tranche of the old township underground water pipes, explained that the underground pipes,...

District Head Suspended For Conferring Traditional Title On Suspect

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has suspended the District Head of Badarawa in Shinkafi Emirate Council Alhaji Surajo Namakkah. Namakkah was suspended indefinitely by the Governor for conferring the traditional title of Durumbu on a military officer arrested for allegedly selling ammunition to bandits in Zamfara. A statement by the Director-General Media to the governor Mr Yusuf Idris on Friday in Gusau, said the state government would not tolerate anything capable of destroying the...

PDP Rejects Buhari’s Statement on the Continuity ‘of His Misrule’

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that his tenure as president ends on March 29, 2023. This was the opposition’s reactions to Buhari’s response while answering questions from journalists on his administration where the President said Nigerians should expect continuity. Buhari made the statement on his return from London where he had spent two weeks undergoing medical checkup. While reacting to the comment on Thursday, the PDP rejected the President’s “declaration...

Power Outage: Nine Power Plants Shutdown

ABUJA — The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman on Thursday said nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. The media aide to the Minister Aaron Artimas who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja said the power outages had been bedeviling Nigeria. Mamman expressed regret over the situation and offered apology to all affected Nigerians on the inconveniences the power shortages were causing....

About 10,000 Nigerians Are In Boko Haram’s Captivity- Gov Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said about 10,000 Nigerians, including boys and girls are still in Boko Haram’s captivity. Ortom stated this in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents’ Chapel, FCT Council. He added that over 30, 000 Nigerians have been killed and 3 million displaced by the terror group, stating that the captives are being indoctrinated with...

OPINION: Ambiguous Reporting Emerges From the Nigeria-Cameroon Border

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger _____ The Voice of America now has a presence in Maiduguri, providing welcome firsthand reporting on the Boko Haram insurgency. A recent report describes the gradual resumption of cross-border economic activity with Cameroon in the far northeastern sliver of Nigeria that borders on Cameroon and Chad. Specifically, the cattle market in Kolofata has reopened, with ranchers coming from across Africa. In another border town, Amchide, purveyors of small consumer goods crossing...

Boko Haram Attack: Governor Fintiri Donates Over N3m To Kwapre Community

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has commiserated with the Kwapre community in Hong Local Government Area over the recent attack on the community by Boko Haram insurgents. Recall that the insurgents had on Friday last week attacked the community in which more than 10 people were killed, and 30 people were abducted including women while several houses were burnt to ashes. The situation also displaced more than 5,000 people. The Governor who was...

We Have Arrested Over 2000 Suspects, Seized N75bn Worth Drugs In Three Months – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it has arrested not less than 2000 suspects in the last three months. The Chairman of the agency, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, added that over 300 convictions have been secured and his agency has seized illicit drugs worth N75 billion within the period under review. He said this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at...

Senate Honors the Victims of Attacks In Ebonyi

Nigerian lawmakers have condemned the recent killings by gunmen reported being herdsmen in Ebonyi State. The Senators also called on the Federal Government and authorities in the state to put appropriate measures in place to forestall the recurrence of such attacks. These are part of the resolutions of the lawmakers when the issue came up during a plenary on Wednesday at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. The Senators also resolved to...

Governors, Speakers Appeal to Judicial Workers to Call off Strike

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Conference of Speakers of State Assemblies, on Thursday, in Abuja, appealed to striking judicial workers to call off their ongoing strike, in the interest of the nation. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the NGF, made the appeal when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after he led officials of the Conference of Speakers of State Assemblies to the office of...

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