Organization Provide Water To 55,000 Farmers and Herders In Three States

AgricultureNewsNigeriaOrganization Provide Water To 55,000 Farmers and Herders In Three States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 2, 2023

The Feed the Future Water for Agriculture activity has increased access to water for almost 55,000 farmers and herders in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States. The programme which was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in over 1,600 farmers adopting improved agriculture production practices. A statement by the US Embassy in Abuja noted that conflict between herders and farmers in the Northeast is triggered by access to water and...

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Labour Presidential Candidate Loss Cell Phone To Thieves In Court

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLabour Presidential Candidate Loss Cell Phone To Thieves In Court

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 2, 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi lost his phone on Tuesday while sitting at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Obi, who was dressed in his usual black attire sat close to his running mate, Ahmed Baba Datti throughout the court’s proceedings, but his phone was allegedly stolen. Obi discovered that his mobile phone was missing after court...

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Mass Labour Protest Against Some Federal Government Policies

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMass Labour Protest Against Some Federal Government Policies

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 2, 2023

The organized labor comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has carried out mass protests across the country including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Protesting workers have gathered in different locations in various states before embarking on the peaceful protest to press for demands which include among others immediate implementation of the resolutions with the congress signed with the Government and TUC. Others demand the reversal of the recent hike in...

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Court Orders Plateau State Commissioner of Police To Unseal All Local Government Secretariats

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Orders Plateau State Commissioner of Police To Unseal All Local Government Secretariats

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2023

The Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka has been ordered to unseal all the 17 local government secretariats in the state. An area court sitting in Bukuru Jos South Local Government Area of the State gave the order on Monday ordered of the unsealing the secretariats following an ex parte application moved by D. P. Dusu in suit No: ACB/CV/106/2023 instituted by the Attorney-General of Plateau State against the CP, which was argued. In...

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Governor Fintiri Claims Some Politicians are Behind Recent Looting of Warehouses

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Fintiri Claims Some Politicians are Behind Recent Looting of Warehouses

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2023

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has alleged that some politicians in the state masterminded the vandalization of public and private warehouses by hoodlums on Sunday. The Governor made the allegation in a statewide broadcast however admitted that people are going through hard times. “Preliminary findings from the investigations suggest that besides the purported claim to the economic crunch which is propelled by the innate trait of criminality, is the inducement of some lazy politicians...

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Diphtheria: Nigeria Records 83 Deaths, 836 Confirmed Cases

HealthNewsNigeriaDiphtheria: Nigeria Records 83 Deaths, 836 Confirmed Cases

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2023

Nigeria has recorded 83 deaths and 836 confirmed cases of diphtheria since the beginning of 2023. Executive Director, The National Primary Health Care Development (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during a news briefing on the diphtheria outbreak response. He said a significant number of children remained unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, thereby compromising the country’s goal of achieving population immunity, despite efforts of the Federal Government to provide safe and cost-effective vaccines...

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Anambra’s first lady clears hospital bills for 10 women to mark 53rd birthday

NewsNigeriaAnambra’s first lady clears hospital bills for 10 women to mark 53rd birthday

PilotnewsJuly 31, 2023

Anambra’s first lady clears hospital bills for 10 women to mark 53rd birthday On Monday, in celebration of her fifty-third birthday, Mrs Nonye Soludo, the Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, paid visits to the Nteje Rehabilitation Centre, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) Amaku-Awka, and the Community Children’s Home in Awka. These visits have become a regular practice for the governor’s wife, and they provided her with an opportunity to check on...

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Looting: Police Apprehend 105 Persons In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLooting: Police Apprehend 105 Persons In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 31, 2023

The Adamawa State Police has apprehended about 105 persons in connection with breaking government Warehouses in Yola, and looting food and non-food items. On Sunday morning, some hoodlums broke into the warehouses of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) near Mai Doki roundabout and Kwanan Waya in Yola and carted away food and non-food items. CP Tola Afolabi, Adamawa State Commissioner of Police disclosed this to newsmen at the Central Stores Jimeta during an assessment...

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Court Orders Okowa To Account for Over N200bn UBEC Funds

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Orders Okowa To Account for Over N200bn UBEC Funds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 31, 2023

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the administration of the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa to account for the spending over N200bn public funds collected from the Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC). The judgement followed a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The Presiding Judge, Justice Daniel Osiagor directed the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to disclose details of budgetary allocations and actual spending by...

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NGO Donates Food Items, Educational Materials To Orphanage Home

FoodNewsNigeriaNGO Donates Food Items, Educational Materials To Orphanage Home

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 31, 2023

A Non-Governmental Organization, Hadija Orphanage Support Initiative has donated food items and educational materials to an orphanage home in Zuba Niger state. During the presentation, the National Coordinator of the organization, Hajiya Adama Ahmed expressed concern over the deplorable condition of most orphanage homes across the country and called on Nigerians to always support them. “Giving adequate support to the orphans will help them realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to the growth of...

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