Plateau: Hoodlums Destroy Properties, Set Over 10 Cars Ablaze In Jos

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPlateau: Hoodlums Destroy Properties, Set Over 10 Cars Ablaze In Jos

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

Following a minor skirmish between hoodlums and Security Operatives at the Kugiya market, rampaging hoodlums   destroyed several cars and razed buildings in Bukuru Metropolis, the Headquarters of Jos South Local Government Council of Plateau State on Monday evening. It was gathered that the crisis broke out  at the  community at about 2pm while operatives deployed to the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) went into the locality to implement the Executive Order recently signed by the state Governor, Caleb...

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NAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that it neutralized over 80 terrorists in Katsina State. A press statement on Monday signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated that the air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji have continued to record the expected outcome as several terrorists have been eliminated with their motorcycles destroyed. The statement read, “In one of such strikes carried out...

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Police Reject 10,000 New Constables, Demand Cancellation Of Recruitment Exercise

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Reject 10,000 New Constables, Demand Cancellation Of Recruitment Exercise

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

The 10,000 constables recruited in the 2022/23 recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force have been rejected by the force. A statement by the force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday titled “Police confirms 2022 constable recruitment process marred with irregularities, alleged corruption,” calls for review as the recruitment list flooded with non-applicants. The police authorities said the exercise was marred by irregularities and corruption as names of unqualified candidates were smuggled into the final...

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Eid-el-Kabir: State Governors Harps On Peaceful Coexistence

NewsNigeriaEid-el-Kabir: State Governors Harps On Peaceful Coexistence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

Community leaders in Taraba State have been charged to continue collaborating with security agencies for peace to reign across the state. Governor Agbu Kefas made the call on Sunday while felicitating with the Muslim Ummah on the celebration of Eid-El-Kabir. He said Taraba State has all the faiths cohabiting in peace, adding that his administration would continue to be fair to all sides, and reiterated his administration’s commitment to the state’s peace, unity, and progress...

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Nigeria’s Cost of Living Crisis Worsens As Inflation Rate Hits 33.95%

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Cost of Living Crisis Worsens As Inflation Rate Hits 33.95%

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, released data on Saturday showing Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to a staggering 33.95 per cent in May, the highest level in 28 years. This represents a 0.26 percentage point increase from April’s already concerning rate of 33.69 per cent. The report highlights a relentless rise in the cost of living, with food prices at the forefront. Food inflation specifically reached 40.66 per cent in May, up from 40.53 per...

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Breaking Political Leadership Barriers in the S. East: A Need for Transformation

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsBreaking Political Leadership Barriers in the S. East: A Need for Transformation

PilotnewsJune 16, 2024

“In the end, the Southeast would need to rethink not just its politics, but its leadership” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The Southeast has a peculiar problem of leadership challenge and this reflects on business succession, political succession, and general order across the zone. In business, for instance, most businesses owned by Southeast industrialists of high repute between the 1980s and early 2000s have shutdown upon the death of their founders. This is calamitous, but the zone has...

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Stool Tussle: Police Ban Eid-el-Kabir Durbar Activities In Kano

NewsNigeriaPoliticsStool Tussle: Police Ban Eid-el-Kabir Durbar Activities In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2024

To ensure peace and harmony in and around Kano State following the leadership tussle that engulfed the former government Emirate Council, the Police in the state have banned all activities associated with Durbar during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir. There had been a crisis over the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019 by the state Assembly, leading to the dethronement of the five emirs installed in 2020 by former-governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The Assembly replaced the...

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World Bank Approves $2.25b Loan to Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

BusinessNewsNigeriaWorld Bank Approves $2.25b Loan to Support Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 14, 2024

The World Bank has approved a US$2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to bolster economic stability and support vulnerable populations within the country. The loan will be used to provide immediate financial and technical support for Nigeria’s urgent economic stabilisation efforts and to enhance the country’s non-oil revenue generation and safeguard oil revenues. According to Ousmane Diagana, the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, “Nigeria’s concerted efforts to implement far-reaching macro-fiscal reforms place...

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Over 4.7 million Pupils Learn Sitting On Bare floors

EducationNewsNigeriaOver 4.7 million Pupils Learn Sitting On Bare floors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2024

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has declared a State of Emergency in the Education sector, accusing the immediate past administration in the State of neglecting the sector. The governor made the declaration in Kano, alleging that the past administration sold some public schools and converted others to private shops. He expressed concern over the rising number of out-of-school children, with nearly a million youngsters currently denied access to educational opportunities. Gov. Yusuf said...

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Nigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases, With 30 Deaths In Six Months – NCDC

HealthNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 1,141 Cholera Cases, With 30 Deaths In Six Months – NCDC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 13, 2024

As the rainy season intensifies, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released a report indicating that there are increasing cases of cholera across the country. Cholera is a food and water-borne disease, caused by the ingestion of the organism Vibrio cholerae in contaminated water and food. NCDC Director General, Dr. Jide Idris in a statement said: “From the 1st of January to the 11th of June 2024, a total of 1,141 suspected...

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