Three Persons To Die By Hanging In Jigawa State

Three persons have been sentenced to death by hanging in Jigawa State for criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and armed robbery. A high court in Kaugama in the State found the suspects Suleiman Bello, Auwalu Muhammed, and Yakubu Muhammed on nine-count charges for killing one Audu Saje of Manda village in Kaugama Local Government Area of the state and carted away with his motorcycle. The defendants were also alleged to have abducted one Hadiza Abdullahi of...

Anambra Women Protest Death of Septugenarian Whose Organs Were Harvested for Rituals

Over 3,000 women from Umunze Community, Orumba South Local Government Area, in Anambra State on Tuesday staged a protest, over the death of a septugenarian, Mrs Charity, whose body parts were harvested for rituals. Mrs Charity as she is simply known, was last week attacked at her residence in Umunze, where her nipples, private part, lips and fingers were cut off by her attackers, presumably for money ritual. She was rushed to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu...

Lagos: Jandor visits train accident victims

….Donates N5million to traders of Akere auto spare parts market The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor has visited the scene of the train accident in Ikeja area of Lagos State. He commiserated with the victims, even as he tasked the state government on the need to provide barriers at roads leading to rail lines to prevent accidents. While expressing sadness over the accident...

NLC Adamawa State Chapter Gets New Leadership

Following the expiration of the tenure of Executive members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Adamawa State Chapter, new leaders have emerged to pilot the affairs of the union for the next four years. The new officials were elected during the 13th Quadrennial state delegates’ conference held at Nyako conference centre state Secretariat Yola, the Adamawa State capital. In his acceptance speech, State NLC Chairman who was returned, Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, while appreciating the delegates...

Eleven Years After Ban On Use Of Motorcycles, Yobe State Government lift ban

The Yobe State government has lifted the ban on the use of motorcycles in 7 local governments, following the improvement of the security situation across Yobe State. Recall that the state Government had banned the use of motorcycles across the state in the last 11 years due to the activities of Boko Haram. Brigadier-General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni in a statement on Monday in Damaturu, said...

Anambra State Assembly Confirms TC Chairmen and Members

The Anambra State House of Assembly during plenary on Tuesday, confirmed the reappointment of the twenty-one Transition Chairmen in the twenty-one local government areas of Anambra State, and members of their committee, otherwise called transition councillors. Four months after his assumption of office as Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo made his first transition appointment into local governments across Anambra State. By todays confirmation, the transition local government regime under the current government is now...

Enugu State Government Donates Fireball Extinguishers To Markets In Enugu

To fight fire outbreaks and destruction of goods and properties, the Enugu state government has donated fireball extinguishers to all the major markets in the state. The State Chief Fire Officer, Engr. Okwudiri Ohaa said the Fire Ball Extinguishers act as a palliative in case of any fire outbreak in the markets, preventing possible escalation. At the handing over ceremony of the firefighting instrument to Market leaders held at the Enugu State Fire Service Station,...

Zazzau Emirate Sacks Palace Guard For Gang Rape

The Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna state sacked a palace guard (Dogari) Sama’ila Abubakar Rimin Tsiwa for allegedly raping a lady who was on a mission to the palace. The Media and Publicity Officer of the Emir, Abdullahi Aliyu Kwarbai in a statement reportedly said, “Sama’ila Abubakar Rimin Tsiwa, a palace guard, has been dismissed with immediate effect from the services of the Zazzau Emirate Council for raping a lady on a mission to the palace.”...

Boat Capsize as Many Farmers Fears Dead in Kebbi State

Eighty people were rescued from a boat carrying about 100 passengers which capsized in a river in Sammanaji village at Koko/Besse local government area of  Kebbi  State. Chairman of Koko/Besse local government area, Yahaya Bello who disclosed this, added that 14 bodies were retrieved from the river, while rescue workers continued search for the remaining passengers. Kebbi state Governor Abubakar Bagudu and other top government officials visited the village and condoled with families of the victims. Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government...

Gov Fintiri condoles Family of Late Adamawa State NUT Chairman

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has condoles the family of the Chairman Adamawa State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Rodney Nathan who died on Tuesday at the age of 59 years after protracted illness. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, Fintiri in a statement on Wednesday described Rodney as a successful administrator and educationist who got to the top by a dint of hard work. The statement added that...

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